72 THUNDER BA Y EXPERIENCE 2020 Sailing on Lak e Superior and hiking the Sl eeping Giant is an Ont ario Signatur e Experienc e and defnit el y something f or the buck et lis t Begin y our adv entur e at Princ e Arthur s Landing Thunder Bay s r ede v el oped wat erfr ont Mak e y our way t o Pier 3 and climb aboar d one of Sail Superior s v es sels As y ou sail pas t the W el c ome Islands t o war ds the Giant y ou will e xperienc e the crys t alcl ear wat er s of the w orld s lar ges t fr eshwat er lak e Onc e y ou arriv e at Sawy er s Bay y ou begin the asc ent up the Giant Experienc e vie ws lik e no other as y ou r each the T op of the Giant o v er 1000 ft abo v e the surf ac e of the wat er Onc e y ou fnish y our hik e and r eturn t o the boat be sur e t o c ool off with a dip in Lak e Superior Finish y our day with dinner at one of the many outdoor patios t o choose fr om in the W at erfr ont dis trict S A I L T H E B I G L A K E A N D C O N Q U E R T H E G I A N T The r esidents and c ommunities in Northw es t ern Ont ario hav e a s tr ong c onnection t o natur e the land and the r egion s Indigenous herit age Whil e in Thunder Bay visit Hill cr es t P ark onc e the original shor eline of Lak e Minong an ancient pr oglacial lak e and the pr edec es sor t o modern day Lak e Superior At similar el e v ations near this ancient shor eline t ools and artif acts dating back thousands of y ear s hav e been disc o v er ed Whil e at the park enjo y one of the City s gr eat es t vie ws of the Sl eeping Giant peninsula 1 0 0 0 0 Y E A R S O F H I S T O R Y Aft erwar d tr av el back in time t o 1816 with a visit t o F ort William His t oric al P ark wher e y ou c an meet and speak with fur tr ader s v o y ageur s and Indigenous peopl e t o disc o v er the his t ory of de v el opment in the r egion and ho w it c ontribut ed t o the original ec onomic de v el opment of Canada Jus t do wn the r oad fr om the F ort visit F ort William Fir s t Nation F ormed as a part of the RobinsonSuperior T r eaty FWFN is l oc at ed on Lak e Superior adjac ent t o Thunder Bay FWFN has many r es t aur ants gas s t ations and other busines ses t o check out and also oper at es the sc enic l ook out at Anemki W ajiw Mount McKay Jus t a short driv e up a s t eep but v ery w ellmaint ained r oad will bring y ou t o the l ook out With br eatht aking vie ws of itiner ar ies Goh Ir omot o Thunder Bay Lak e Superior and the Sl eeping Giant it is w ell w orth a visit Head eas t of Thunder Bay t o Nipigon wher e y ou c an dr op y our c anoe in the wat er and paddl e the same wat er s as the original tr av ell er s t o vie w the pict ogr aphs fr om the ar ea s Indigenous peopl e cr eat ed hundr eds of y ear s ago