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  Historical Resource Guide
Thunder Bay: Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society, 1999.
Scollie, Frederick Brent, Thunder Bay, Mayors and Councillors, 1873 – 1945.
Tronrud, Thorold J. and Epp, Ernest, Thunder Bay: From Rivalry to Unity.
www.thunderbay.ca /index.cfm?fuse=html&pg=314   (259 words)

  
  Thunder Bay
Thunder Bay, created in 1970 by the amalgamation of the cities of Fort William and Port Arthur and the adjacent townships of Neebing and McIntyre, is located in the northwest part of Ontario on the west shore of the LAKE SUPERIOR bay of the same name.
The Port of Thunder Bay is the western terminus in Canada of the Great Lakes-St Lawrence Seaway.
Small patches of agricultural land occur adjacent to the city, but the community's physical and economic hinterland is dominated by the rocks, lakes and forests of the Canadian SHIELD.
www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0007997   (152 words)

  
  Thunder Bay, Ontario - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Thunder Bay began a period of extraordinary growth in the era of Sir Wilfrid Laurier as a result of transcontinental railway building and the western wheat boom.
Thunder Bay's name is the result of a mishandled plebiscite to determine the new name of the amalgamated Fort William and Port Arthur.
Thunder Bay's main tourist attraction is Fort William Historical Park (aka Old Fort William), a reconstruction of the North West Company's Fort William fur trade post as it was in 1815.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Thunder_Bay,_Ontario   (2633 words)

  
 Thunder Bay, Ontario - free-definition   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Thunder Bay (2001 population 109,016; CMA 121,986) is a city at the head of Lake Superior in northwestern Ontario, Canada.
Thunder Bay's main tourist attraction is Fort William Historical Park, built in 1973 as a reconstruction of the Fort William fur trade post.
Thunder Bay is served by the Thunder Bay International Airport, the third busiest airport in Ontario.
www.free-definition.com /Thunder-Bay,-Ontario.html   (764 words)

  
 THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO FACTS AND INFORMATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Thunder Bay is the sister_city: of Seinäjoki, Finland; Little_Canada,_Minnesota; Duluth,_Minnesota; Bunkpurugu, Ghana; Keelung, Taiwan; Siderno, Italy; Yanaizu, Japan; and Bukit Timah, Singapore.
Thunder Bay has been a port since the days of the Hudson's_Bay_Company which maintained a schooner on Lake Superior.
Thunder Bay's main tourist attraction is Fort_William_Historical_Park (aka Old Fort William), a reconstruction of the North West Company's Fort William fur trade post as it was in 1815.
www.brolgas.com /Thunder_Bay,_Ontario   (2371 words)

  
 Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society, Ojibway and Cree beadwork
Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society, Ojibway and Cree beadwork
Swampy Cree and Ojibway beadwork and embroidery such as the examples seen here are some of the most beautiful artifacts in the Thunder Bay Museum's collections.
A second collection concentrates on Ojibway beadwork in the region around Thunder Bay.
www.thunderbaymuseum.com /beadwork.htm   (247 words)

  
 About the Sanctuary/Preserve
The Thunder Bay Island Lighthouse was constructed in 1832 and is one of the oldest light stations on Lake Huron.
Thunder Bay Island is outermost in a group of islands connected to the North Point of Thunder Bay by a shallow bank of submerged rocks.
Thunder Bay Island Life-Saving Station was established in 1876 and was manned by the U.S. Lighthouse Service until 1939, when it became part of the U.S. Coast Guard.
thunderbay.noaa.gov /history/lighthouses.html   (1306 words)

  
 Thunder Bay, Ontario - Enpsychlopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Thunder Bay (48°23′ N 89°15′ W (http://kvaleberg.com/extensions/mapsources/index.php?params=48_23_N_89_15_W_), time zone EST) is a city in Thunder Bay District, Northwestern Ontario, Canada.
Thunder Bay is the sister city of Seinäjoki Finland, Little Canada, Minnesota,Duluth, Minnesota, Bunkpurugu Ghana, Keelung Taiwan, Siderno Italy, Yanaizu Japan, and Bukit Timah Singapore.
Thunder Bay Historical Museum (http://www.thunderbaymuseum.com) (founded 1908) presents local and travelling exhibitions and houses an impressive collection of artifacts, photographs, paintings, documents and maps in its archives.
www.grohol.com /wiki/Thunder_Bay,_Ontario   (2564 words)

  
 Welcome to TBPL Photo Digitization Project
Thunder Bay's rich and exciting past can be traced back nearly 11,000 years to the time of the Paleo-Indians.
Thunder Bay's recreated Old Fort William represents the fort as it appeared in 1815 when it was at its height--a bustling community of trading partners, voyageurs and Indians, all engaged in the lucrative fur trade.
Thunder Bay's history was irretrievably changed in the 1870's with the coming of the railway.
nextlibrary.ca /tbpl/archive/torysa.html   (596 words)

  
 Thunder Bay Net
THUNDER BAY, city, is the seat of Thunder Bay District, NW Ontario, on Thunder Bay (an arm of Lake Superior); inc. 1970 with the amalgamation of the cities of Fort William (inc. 1907) and Port Arthur (inc. 1906) and the townships of Neebing and McIntyre.
Situated in an agricultural, lumbering, mining, and fishing region, Thunder Bay is a major port, with extensive grain storage facilities, and it is a commercial and manufacturing center.
Thunder Bay is the site of Lakehead University (1965) and Old Fort William, a recreation of the fortress as it was in 1806.
www.geocities.com /thunderbaylife/main.html   (327 words)

  
 Historical Resource Guide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
In addition to artifacts and exhibitions, the Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society maintains archives with valuable information regarding the history of Thunder Bay and its early inhabitants.
Thunder Bay: Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society, 1999.
Scollie, Frederick Brent, Thunder Bay, Mayors and Councillors, 1873 – 1945.
www.city.thunder-bay.on.ca /index.cfm?fuse=html&pg=314   (259 words)

  
 Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada - www.thunderbaynet.com
THUNDER BAY city, is the seat of Thunder Bay District, NW Ontario, on Thunder Bay (an arm of Lake Superior); inc. 1970 with the amalgamation of the cities of Fort William
Situated in an agricultural, lumbering, mining, and fishing region, Thunder Bay is a major port, with extensive grain storage facilities, and it is a commercial and manufacturing center.
Thunder Bay is the site of Lakehead University (1965) and Old Fort William, a recreation of the fortress as it was in 1806.
www.thunderbaynet.com /main.html   (317 words)

  
 Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary Frequently Asked Questions
Thunder Bay and the surrounding waters on Lake Huron contain a nationally significant collection of over 100 shipwrecks.
The Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve is the first freshwater and Great Lakes sanctuary, the only sanctuary located entirely within state waters, and the first sanctuary to focus solely on a large collection of underwater cultural resources.
An inventory of Thunder Bay's underwater cultural resources, conducted by Michigan State University in 1975, suggested that the number of wrecks located in the area warranted the establishment of an underwater "reserve." A local diving club supported this idea and, under state law, Thunder Bay was declared Michigan's first Great Lakes Bottomland Preserve in 1981.
thunderbay.noaa.gov /info/faq.html   (1179 words)

  
 Thunder Bay Tourism
Thunder Bay Tourism is your gateway to four season fun.
This historic store and community out at the tip of the Sibley Peninsula is a wonderful place to visit and explore.
Thunder Bay is comprised of uniquely different areas.
www.thunderbaytourism.com   (427 words)

  
 Thunder Bay, Ontario - TBRHSC
Thunder Bay is located near the geographic center of North America and at the head of the Great Lakes on a spectacular waterfront.
The population of Thunder Bay is approximately 120,000 and is made up of a diverse multi-cultural base.
Thunder Bay is also home to Lakehead University, professional theatre and arguably the world's best cross country trails.
www.tbrhsc.net /patient_information/thunder_bay_information.asp   (131 words)

  
 Department of History
Thunder Bay: Lakehead University, Centre for Northern Studies, 2005.
Thunder Bay Films Limited and The Devil Bear,” Revue Canadienne D’Études Cinématographiques / Canadian Journal of Film Studies 14:2 (Automne 2005): 21-40.
My duties for this film included being retained as a historical consultant, research performed in archives throughout Canada and the United States, and as one of the principle “characters” in the film.
www.queensu.ca /history/People/Faculty/Beaulieu.htm   (470 words)

  
 Thunder Bay, Ontario - TBRHSC
Thunder Bay is located near the geographic center of North America and at the head of the Great Lakes on a spectacular waterfront.
The population of Thunder Bay is approximately 120,000 and is made up of a diverse multi-cultural base.
Thunder Bay is also home to Lakehead University, professional theatre and arguably the world's best cross country trails.
www.tbh.net /patient_information/thunder_bay_information.asp   (122 words)

  
 Thunder Bay Business Women's Network - Newsletter - June 2004
When she moved to Thunder Bay from Atikokan it was to attend Confederation College and to graduate from the Business program.
Born and raised in Thunder Bay, Shelley is an Associate at the law firm Weiler, Maloney, Nelson specializing in Labour and Employment Law, mostly dealing in management.
Shelley’s mother and grandparents reside here in Thunder Bay, but the rest of her family is all across North America.
www.businesswomensnetwork.ca /article/95.asp   (2586 words)

  
 Thunder Bay Historical
A historical site with more than 42 outfitted era buildings allows the visitor to visit just as it...
The historic 100 year old James Whalen Tug is permanently moored in the park alongside a riverside walkway.
A Museum, Historical Society and Archives for Thunder Bay and Northwestern Ontario, Canada.
www.thunderbaynow.com /resorces.php?subcat=17   (139 words)

  
 history of the thunder bay art gallery   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
In 1972, the Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society included a small public art gallery in its newly renovated facility.
The expanded facility called the Thunder Bay National Exhibition Centre and Centre for Indian Art was opened to the public in the summer of 1982.
The Centre continued to bring to Thunder Bay exhibitions and artists usually only available in larger cities, and it began to originate exhibitions of work by native artists from Northwestern Ontario and across Canada.
www.tbag.ca /history.htm   (660 words)

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