8 THUNDER BA Y EXPERIENCE 2020 23 T A K E I N S O M E L I V E TH E A TRE F r om music als and mel odr amas t o c omedies and cuttingedge dr amas ther e s sur e t o be a sho w f or y ou Loc al options include Magnus Theatr e Cambrian Play er s and P ar amount Theatr e 24 B I K E I T U P Shuniah Mines is a s t ellar singl etr ack mount ain biking ar ea with tr ails winding thr ough the bor eal f or es t Or if y ouv e al ways want ed t o try f at biking r ent one at a l oc al bik e shop and c onquer the tr ails y earr ound 25 V I S I T A M O N U M E N T T O A C A N A D I A N H E R O The T erry F o x Monument f eatur es a s triking br onze s t atue of T erry F o x in honour of his cr os sc ountry Mar athon of Hope that ended jus t outside of the city This is also the sit e of a T ourism Inf ormation Centr e open y earr ound 26 G E T A B I R D S E Y E V I E W A seaplane t our with Wildernes s North or helic opt er t our with Wisk Air giv es y ou a whol e ne w per spectiv e of the city It s also fun t o s t op by the seaplane base Thunder Bay W at er Aer odr ome in season t o wat ch the air cr aft 27 S HOP W E S T F OR T V IL L AG E This is an int er es ting slic e of TBay his t ory with a handful of independent shops and r es t aur ants with a t o w ering old gr ain el e v at or and Mount McKay Anemki W ajiw dominating the skyline 29 G O B A C K I N T I M E F ort William His t oric al P ark is a f ascinating r ecr eation of a 19thc entury fur tr ade f ort with c os tumed inchar act er int erpr et er s who cr aft bir ch bark c anoes and tin lant erns bak e br ead t end f arm animals and mor e 30 R E L A X I N A P A R K The city has a gr eat v ariety of municipal parks Thr ee l oc al f av ourit es W av erl e y dating back t o 1871 with seasonal liv e music at the pavilion Hill cr es t incr edibl e city and lak e vie ws and Vick er s r espl endent tr ees and gar dens 31 P L A Y A R O U N D Hit the links at one of the city s 10 golf c our ses Not onl y will y ou hav e some chall enging gr eens y ou c an also t ak e in some ohw o w vie ws of l oc al landsc ape lik e the NorW es t er mount ain r angeand perhaps some l oc al wildlif e t oo 32 E X P LO R E TH E W A T ER FRO N T D I S TR I C T Kno wn f or its abundanc e of enticing shops and delicious r es t aur ants as w ell as the Gat e way Casino this is a fun plac e t o play 33 W A L K O N W A T E R Rent s t andup paddl eboar d gear and pos sibl y t ak e a l es son t oo and go f or a paddl e on the ar ea s inland lak es 34 T A K E I N T H E T R O P IC S Y es y ou c an see citrus tr ees and c off ee plants in Thunder Bay Jus t head t o the Cent ennial Conserv at ory t o s tr oll the path and wat ch the amethys t wat erf all surr ounded by lush gr eenery 35 P A Y A V I S I T T O T H E P AG O DA Quirky Y ou bet This national h i s t o r i c s i t e built in 1909 was designed t o be ec c entric It s till serv es as a useful t o u r i s t inf ormation bur eau 36 G R O O V E T O L I V E MUS I C The city hos ts pl enty of e x c ell ent liv e music at lar ge v enues lik e the Thunder Bay Community Audit orium and a v ariety of small er bar s and night clubs 37 W A T C H A N I C E R A C E Car s and mot or cy cl es r acing on a fr ozen Lak e Superior On purpose This mot or sport is a thrilling way t o spend a wint er w eek end aft ernoon 38 T R Y A L O C A L B R E W Cr aft beer s fr om Sl eeping Giant Br e wing Co and Dawson T r ail Cr aft Br e w ery ar e widel y av ailabl e at l oc al bar s and r es t aur ants but it s fun t o go t o the sour c e T ak e a br e w ery t our and then sit back and decide on y our f av ourit e 28 T O U R A L I G H T H O U S E Lighthouses w er e a big part of the big lak e and a trip t o the r es t or ed sit e at P orphyry Island ac c es sibl e onl y by lak e or by air is a glimpse of what lif e was lik e f or the lightk eeper s and their f amilies 8 THUNDER BA Y EXPERIENCE 2020