Thunder Bay's historic Fort William was laid out in the design of the Union Jack Flag

Where: Thunder Bay sits on the north shore of Lake Superior (the world's largest body of fresh water) half way between Winnipeg and Sault Ste Marie. About 45 km from town, on a peninsula that juts out into Lake Superior, is Sleeping Giant Provincial Park. It was voted one of the 'Seven Wonders of Canada' by viewers of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Visitors can swim, fish, camp, hike and watch for wildlife from fox to moose.

More Central and Northern Ontario 'Cool': Sudbury's Neutrino observatory 2 km beneath the ground I Shania Twain's Hometown I Killarney - the wilderness park that was saved by a group of artists I White River and Winnie the Pooh I Cochrane - swim with polar bears I Thunder Bay - Terry Fox Courage Hwy I Where Shania Twain got her start I World's first Dark Sky Reserve I Gravenhurst & Bethune - pioneer of first mobile blood transfusion units I world's longest freshwater beach

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