The Thunder Bay Country Market is the place to be on Saturdays for foodies. Visit dozens of local vendors at the CLE Grounds showcasing Thunder Bay's amazing agriculture community. Its just another fantastic culinary surprise you'll find in Canada's best outdoor city. Try some Thunder Oak Gouda and find out why its won international awards. This locally produced cheese, available in a multitude of flavours, goes great with anything. If jams and jellies are your cup of tea, you'll find locally made preserves and spreads from Belluz Farms. If seafood is your thing, try some locally sourced smoked trout, whitefish, pickeral or salmon. Being a gateway to some of the planet's best freshwater angling means great catches are easy to find. Are you a carnivore? Than this…
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Ladies, if you’ve ever dreamed of dirt, grim and sweat then the Dirty Girls Mud Run is the perfect event for you! However if you also enjoy the sheer hilarity of watching a few hundred women get covered in head-to-toe mud, then you should probably be in attendance. In support of the Canadian Cancer Society, Dirty Girls Thunder Bay is proud to put on its first ever 5 km Mud Run on Saturday August the 10th, at This Old Barn in Murillo, Ontario. (Mark this event on your calendar, if plan to visit Thunder Bay in August.) Mud Runs - Popular Fundraising Events What is a Mud Run you may ask? Exactly as it sounds registered participants will be trekking…
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Are you looking to escape to a quiet, remote lake hoping to catch the BIG ONE? Do you sit and imagine about a dream vacation where you are the only person fishing on a lake? If you've answered yes to both these questions then Algoma has the Fly-in Fishing Adventure you're looking for. The fly-in fishing trip is unsurpassed as the ultimate Canadian experience in the fishing world. This adventure takes fishermen where few others have gone -- crystal clear lakes hidden deep in the wilderness where you'll catch the BIG fish that you've dreamed about. Your fishing adventure begins on the dock of a seaplane airbase where you and your companions load gear into a bushplane. The bushplane has…
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My son definitely enjoyed climbing all over the airplanes at the Bushplane Museum. The flight simulator helped reconfirm why I did not pursue a career as a pilot. Fun was had by all. Mr. T. Swanson, Peterborough, ON
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If you're an enthusiast of Celtic culture – music and dance, you may want to book your tickets for a trip to Thunder Bay the weekend of June 21- 23 to take in the Canadian Celtic Celebration. Sunday June 23rd hosts an evening performance at the 1500-seat Thunder Bay Community Auditorium as a finale to this three three-day Celtic festival created by internationally renowned fiddler Pierre Schryer. Pierre Shryer (left) renown international fiddler performs with young lad on guitar Exclusive to Thunder Bay, the Canadian Celtic Celebration features some of the best Celtic music and dance performers in the field. These top performers will be bringing a world class show to Northern Ontario that celebrates and showcases authentic Celtic roots. The music…
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Got Jigs? Why Jigs are the "Go-to Fishing Lure” for Catching Walleye Says Mark Romanack
by Mark Romanack
When talk turns to walleye fishing, jigs are the lures most often discussed. It's no coincidence that jigs are the "go-to fishing lure" of most walleye enthusiasts but just knowing enough to take along some jigs on your next trip to Ontario's Algoma Country isn't a guarantee of fishing success. Jigs are a fishing tool and like any other tool in the garage one size or type doesn't fit every application. Let's use a hammer to illustrate a point. A claw hammer is a good tool for driving nails but not the best tool for putting on a hub cap. A rubber mallet is a hammer of sorts and is a good tool for putting on a hub cap but…
It's promising to be a series of fantastically fortunate events in Northeastern Ontario this summer! The Northeastern Ontario travel region is a premier destination for festivals in northern Ontario. Whether you're looking for a musical experience, or a more culturally uplifting exploit, there's an event planned to suit you. With most of our locales situated only 3 1/2 hours from the major cities of Toronto and Ottawa (see map), we could easily become your next weekend getaway. Events will be added as more information becomes available, so please feel free to bookmark the article and check back throughout the summer! French River Rubber Boots FestivalMay 11 The French River Rubber Boots Festival is a foot-stompin' fun celebration of spring, maple…
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A few years ago, after learning that the largest cave in precambrian rock was located close to Thunder Bay, I set out to find what many call “The Bat Cave” at Cavern Lake. Cavern Lake is located in a provincial Nature Preserve off of Fish Hatchery Road, approximately 9-kilometres north of Dorion. Dorion is a small community about a 45 minute drive east of Thunder Bay, right on the Trans-Canada Highway. Hard to Find, A Protected Area According to the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR), the cave is home to several colonies of bats. Because any disturbances in the cave could harm the bats, visits by humans are discouraged by the MNR. When I went to the local ministry office…
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The Terry Fox Lookout is a very popular stop for visitors traveling to Thunder Bay. The site with its spectacular view of Lake Superior and the iconic Sleeping Giant, serves as the Tourist Information Centre for the City of Thunder Bay. Its convenient location just off the Trans-Canada Highway is less than a kilometre from Hodder Avenue, the first exit into the City. The scenic lookout features the Terry Fox Monument that is dedicated to Canadian icon Terry Fox, who was forced to end his courageous cross-Canada run in his battle with cancer just a few kilometres (miles) from this scenic spot in 1980. As local Thunder Bay writer Richard Boon explains the mileage point – 3,339 where Fox ended his…
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Do you love adventure and the outdoors? Ever heard of geocaching? (Photos Courtesy of Parks Canada) Parks Canada just launched its Heritage Hide’n’Seek GeoTour. We’ll have you and your family searching for heritage treasures across Northern Ontario with a number of sites in Thunder Bay and Northwest Ontario. Geocaching, a High-tech Treasure Hunt Best described as a high-tech treasure hunt, geocaching participants use GPS-enabled devices, such as smartphones, to navigate to a set of coordinates to locate a hidden container, known as a cache. Geocaching is practised worldwide by over 5 million people, everyone from young families to retired couples. There are more than 2 million geocaches registered online. Discover The History of Northwest Ontario Not your typical history lesson, the…
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