Thunder Bay Museum
A city history museum housed in an old police station building, covering Indigenous culture, the fur trade, Finnish immigration, and Great Lakes shipping.
The Thunder Bay Museum is housed in a police station building from the 1910s in the former City of Fort William. Its three floors of exhibits cover the history of the Thunder Bay region, from Indigenous culture and the fur trade to railways, the grain elevators, and immigrant communities including Finnish and Italian settlers. There are also temporary exhibitions and a children's interactive area. It's a mid-sized museum, and a visit takes about an hour. Admission is about 5 to 10 Canadian dollars. It makes a good indoor option on rainy days or in winter.
Opening hours
About 13:00–17:00 (extended in summer)
Nearby sights
- Hillcrest Park
- Mount McKay (Anemki Wajiw)
- Prince Arthur's Landing
- Chippewa Park
- Centennial Park
- Fort William Historical Park
- Trowbridge Falls
- Terry Fox Memorial and Lookout