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Thunder Bay is city rich in culture and history. Local writer Duncan Weller tells why a tour of the Thunder Bay Museum is must see on your visit to Thunder Bay this summer. For over twenty years, Monica, the attractive young woman at the front desk, has welcomed patrons to the Thunder Bay Museum. Monica is also a local artist and teacher who wrote and published a book about her experiences on the job at…
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Sleeping Giant Provincial Park is a nature lovers dream - wide open views of the huge cliffs surrounding the Thunder Bay and Nipigon area, campgrounds that put visitors in close contact with nature, and the sleepy little town of Silver Islet at the end of the road, with a general store that seems to be frozen in time. However, what many Ontario riders don't know is that the road is one of the most entertaining…
Bay Street and its Finnish connection, continues to be a unique and important part of the developing cultural hub and charm of Thunder Bay. As a National Historical Site, the Finnish Labour Temple, also known local as the Finlandia Club has been around since the early 1900s and is a living monument of activity. It is a prime location for entertainment and comfort food, served at the famous Hoito Restaurant with its entrance at street level.…
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The Thunder Bay Blues Festival has been held in Thunder Bay for the last 11 years and is gearing up to deliver its 12'th festival on the first weekend in July after the Canada Day weekend. Every year the show draws rave reviews from visitors who travel to Canada's Lake Superior city each summer from across Canada and United States. This year the show is aiming to impress with a line up of many big…
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An aerial tour of the rugged coastline of Lake Superior and a fly over of the world famous Sleeping Giant is something you will want to put on your "must do" list on your visit to Thunder Bay this summer. Wilderness North, one of Canada's largest providers of fly-in outdoor adventures is offering something new, special floatplane excursions from its seaplane base located in Thunder Bay harbour on theshores of Lake Superior. Great Photos,…
The lure of Superior While visiting Thunder Bay on business, I found myself with extra time to explore a community I knew little about. Naturally, my exploration lead me to the water...specifically Marina Park. What a hub of activity! From kids of all ages skating and riding their bikes on the skateboard plaza, people out doing tai chi or walking their dogs, sail boats coming and going and a few triumphant souls cleaning their Lake…
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Thunder Bay residents are finding it easy to be a tourist in their backyard this summer. Visitors to Thunder Bay and local residents are findng that Thunder Bay’s new waterfront development at Prince Arthur’s Landing has much to offer. The lure of Lake Superior and all the new infrastructure in the revamped Marina Park has made the waterfront a must stop to show visiting friends and relatives what Thunder Bay has to offer. The City of Thunder…
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Slash, the famed lead guitarist of the volatile Los Angeles hard-rock band “Guns ‘n” Roses is coming back to Thunder Bay for what is expected to be another sold out concert this summer here in the Northwest Ontario city on the northern shore of Lake Superior. Slash along with Myles Kennedy and Conspirators play the Thunder Bay Community Auditorium on Wednesday, July 3 at 8 p.m. It is a great opportunity to see this legend…
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Visit Thunder Bay on the May long weekend and take part in a Thunder Bay tradition and run one of Canada's oldest road races, the Fire Fighters 10-Mile Road Race. Set for the Victoria Day weekend Monday May 20, the 10-Miler is the one of Canada's oldest road races dating back to 1910. A community celebration, for runners at all levels, the Firefighters 10-Miler remains one of Thunder Bay's premier running events along with the Thunder…
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It's the ultimate Boreal experience! Next summer, you and three friends/family members could go in search of elusive woodland caribou in Woodland Caribou Provincial Park. This diverse and dynamic Arctic watershed promises ancient pictographs, starry nights, soaring eagles, majestic moose, chunky walleye and more. After exploring Thunder Bay, then flying to Red Lake, your wilderness journey will begin with a floatplane trip into Woodland Caribou Provincial Park, part of the natural and cultural landscape…
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