Fort William Historical Park
A reconstructed 1816 headquarters of the North West Company's fur trade. Among its more than 40 wooden buildings, costumed actors recreate the fur trading days.
Fort William Historical Park recreates the North West Company's inland fur trade headquarters on Lake Superior in the early 19th century. It is one of the largest living history museums in North America. Inside the wooden palisade are more than 40 buildings, including the Great Hall, warehouses, workshops, an Indigenous encampment, and canoe sheds. Costumed interpreters playing Scottish merchants, French-Canadian voyageurs, and Ojibwe people demonstrate blacksmithing, birchbark canoe building, and fur trading. Large festivals are held in summer. Admission is about $15 CAD. Plan on 2 to 3 hours. The park also has an observatory. It is about 12 km southwest of downtown.
Opening hours
Approx. Jun–Sep 10:00–17:00 (limited hours the rest of the year)
Nearby sights
- Mount McKay (Anemki Wajiw)
- Thunder Bay Museum
- Chippewa Park
- Hillcrest Park
- Prince Arthur's Landing
- Centennial Park
- Trowbridge Falls
- Terry Fox Memorial and Lookout