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Thunder Bay has much to offer. It has clean air, clean water, a moderate summer climate, lots of recreational waterfront property at reasonable prices and without the congestion of some Southern Ontario lakes.

Thunder Bay is a city of many beautiful parks, including the International Friendship Gardens, representing the community's multiethnic background. Among many nationalities, Thunder Bay has the largest Finnish population outside Finland. Many nationalities are represented by the ships that visit the city. One of Canada's largest ports, Thunder Bay is a great center of transportation.

A trip to the Thunder Bay area is incomplete without visiting

• Sleeping Giant,
• Mount McKay with a towering 1,000-foot lookout
• Fort William Historical Park
• Chippewa Park an amusement and wildlife park
• Kakabeka Falls referred to as the "Niagara of the North" with water gushing over a 40-metre (131-foot) steep wall of a canyon creating a thundering display. Visitors can enjoy the view from various vantages along the boardwalk and observation pods,
• Thunder Bay is in the heart of amethyst country - Amethyst Mine Panorama, North America's largest amethyst deposit.
• Scenic Panoramas, Nature, Environment
• Charity Casino
• World Class Ski Facilities
• More Attractions ...

Thunder Bay's hamlets Port Arthur and Fort William became bustling cities and are Atlantic Ocean ports of the head of the Great Inland Seaway. Ships from every nation unload their goods safely at Thunder Bay's front door - a far cry indeed from those long ago days of the early fur trade.

The area is rich in natural resources, evident in the diverse mines of gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, iron and platinum as well as amethyst mines, often open to the public. As a great forest center, industries include production of newsprint, paneling, fine papers, lumber and plywood. Other products include boats, camping gear, beer and furniture.

Thunder Bay has become the regional services centre for Northwestern Ontario with most provincial departments represented. Lakehead University and Confederation College are Thunder Bay major educational institutions.

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