FREE SKATING times during Holidays - sponsored by a well known HUGE Donut chain - strategically placed near said Arenas, usually.....like Wow..... I can almost finish this page but ... but that taste of their .... (insert favorite treat) .... I just have to go there right now.......

memo to self - Dec 25 -  Donut Shops Closed

Happy New Year

FREE SKATING indoors continues ... sponsored by Tim Hortons  (a donut shop) - see Free skating schedules for below handed out FREE at above said 45 strategic locations
 

OLD TIMERS HOCKEY CHALLENGE - 7pm Jan ___  for about $20, you can see your favorite TB lawyer get smashed into the boards by a famous senior citizen (tickets at Petries Sports) like , where else can even see a lawyer in Thunder Bay for $20 ??

17th Annual ROBINS DONUT's MINOR HOCKEY CLASSIC tournament JAN 10-13 2008 ...   250 games in 6 arenas - 100 teams (sounds pretty big to me)

Thunder Bay Minor Hockey Association Classic Tournament  Feb 7 -10 2008
Bantam AA + Midget AA   call 346 4510 for info
-sponsored by Grand Portage Lodge + Casino

CURRENT RIVER REC CENTRE - Winter CARNIVAL -  Feb 7 - 10 2008  -  dance + pancakes, curling,  ball hockey, Meat Bingo ? log sawing, nail hammering, skate races , poker run, turkey toss, clown show

Ice FISHING Tournament  - Lac De Mille Lacs

ICE Fishing TOURNAMENT   - SHEBANDOWAN

NORTH McINTYRE REC Centre WINTER CARNIVAL  Feb ____   2051 Government Road  767 1400
Other events call TB Community Auditorium  684 4444

VOYAGEUR WINTER CARNIVAL -  - CANCELLED

CENTRAL CANADA OUTDOORS SHOW - February 22 -24 2008 
at the new SPORTS Dome (Thunder Bay's answer to the Duluth Boat Show DECC Feb 13-17 2008 a huge event bringing in  thousands of people) 

Chilly Buns Antique CAR RALLY February ____

SIBLEY SKI TOUR   01 Mar 2008 -   10km,  20km, 50km events
at Lake Marie Louise - Sleeping Giant Provincial Park

ICE RACES - every SUNDAY Afternoon also some SATURDAYS (except Superbowl Sunday, the day I usually go there)... Races run weekly as scheduled or until somebody goes through the ice in the Mission Bay at Chippewa Park - hosted by Thunder Bay Autosport Club

Mar ___  P.R.O. Kids  CHEEP SKATE  7-9pm (Friday)  Fort William Gardens - open to all KIDS - games, prizes, face painting and a beginner's skate area, a family event for everyone - small admission charge

ST URHO'S DAY Celebration Parade 11:55am - Saturday MAR ___ (starts on Bay Street in front of the HOITO Restaurant ....(special appearance by the only grasshopper available in Thunder Bay in March,  also every living Rotarian + politician past or present within 200 miles)

Cross Quetico Lakes Tour (Cross country ski thing)  Mar __ - Atikokan + Quetico Park area  (807) 597 4503 

NORTHWEST FILMFEST  MAR ___ Cumberland Cinema  115 N. Cumberland St   625 5450

CLE Yard + Garden Show  Mar ___  CLE Grounds  May St at Northern Ave Thunder Bay ON  Canada  807 622 6473

Antique Show + Sale April ___ Travellodge Airlane Motor Hotel  698 W. Arthur St at Expressway  

Apr ___  The Big E Bunny arrives ONLY to good little girls + boys everywhere

Childrens Activity Extravaganza  April ___  10am-4pm  C.L.E. Building Northern Ave .... in support of P.R.O. Kids  - showcase of local childrens' activities + events available

FOLKLORE FESTIVAL   MAY __ (12-11pm)+ __ (12-7pm) 2007  Fort William Gardens  Miles at Vickers St  info  345 0551

THUNDER BAY TRADE SHOW - May ____ LU Hangar (new)  Oliver Road
(where there's lots of PAID Parking spaces)

(memo... Atikokan - Auto Home + Leisure Show MAY __)
(memo RED LAKE Home + Trade Show  Apr ___ )
(memo  EMO Spring Fever Days  Apr ___  )
(memo... Fort Frances - Home + Leisure Show  Apr 27-28 2007)
(memo... Dryden -  Sports + Home Show  Apr ___ )
(memo ... Kenora  Home Show  Apr ____ )
(memo ... Marathon  ____________???)
(memo... Manitouwadge Trade  Show June ____)
(memo Sioux Lookout Blueberry Festival August 3-12 2007  ??)

10 MILE ROAD RACE   MAY ___ 2008 (always on Monday of Canadian Long Weekend in May) Down May Street and runs into City Hall (haven't we all done that?) 

Thunder Bay SPORTS Celebrity Dinner + Silent Auction  MAY ___  Valhalla Inn - tickets 622 2710  (proceeds to TB Boys + Girls Club  and  L.U. ATAC Building)

BIRDHOUSE AUCTION - May ___ - Thunder Bay Art Gallery

SOCCER. May+June....everyday, everywhere, no escaping this annual phenomenon - cheer on your colour co-ordinated favorites jockeying for position, brawls, punches, tripping, mudfights ..... and that's just the Soccer Mom's parking their minivans ..... kind of like hockey

Youth Dragon Boat Festival  MAY __ - Boulevard Lake

KITE FESTIVAL - MAY __  CHIPPEWA PARK (new location)

Thunder 100 SOAP BOX Grand Prix JUNE  ____ behind Magnus Theatre at Waverley Park

12 Hour FUNFEST Relay for Shelter House June ___ at Chippewa Park Campground area  - register a team 623 8182
Outdoor Concert +  car Rally
- all proceeds to the NEW + Improved Shelter House Thunder Bay

BORDER CATS BASEBALL  345 8112  Season Opens  _____  Winnipeg Ave at Lisgar St  Port Arthur Stadium Thunder Bay Ontario - Support your local Baseball Team  

BENNY BIRCH'S  Birthday Party JUNE 6 7 8  2008   768 4440  (at Chippewa Park) 
Q.  What is the most recognized tree in Thunder Bay ?   after attaining an age most poplar's would flip their lids for, this true legend (in his own mind) wanders a large fenced-in area mostly talking to himself, but for 3 days every year the whole town drops by to celebrate his birthday and give a boost to his ego at this long running HUGE Charitable Fundraising Event with midway + more Rotarians than you ever knew existed ..... 

SUNSHINE DREAMS for KIDS WALK JUNE ____  4 pm
Delaney Arena (start + finish) Proceeds to Sunshine Foundation - register at any local Radio Shack in Thunder Bay

ROCK the FORT - cancelled June ____  cancelled   at Fort William Historical Park  (a Major Concert EVENT)

Thunder Bay SENIOR GAMES JUNE _____ 2008   55 Plus Centre  River St.  

CHILDREN'S FESTIVAL   June ____ now held inside TB Community Auditorium, (not sure why) 

VINTAGE SPORTS CAR RENDEZVOUS  JUNE ___ at NORWESTER Hotel  Hwy 61

RELAY for LIFE  June __ 2008 -  at FORT WILLIAM Historical Park  344 5433   proceeds to Canadian Cancer Society

MS 24 HOURS of KAMVIEW - RIDE For a REASON  June ____ 2008  Kamview Nordic Centre   mountain bike rally - proceeds to  MS SOCIETY TBay - tickets 344 2944 

Summer in the Parks - Free Weekly Concerts - at Marina Park
(first Free Concert Starts Wednesday June ___  6:30-9:30 pm)  See Free concert schedule

July 1  CANADA DAY  - Marina Park  fireworks 10:30 pm

BLUES FESTIVAL   JULY ____ 2008  TBay Waterfront Area

Thunder Fest Super Weekend   July ___ 2008  Da Vinci Centre   Waterloo at Arthur St

__ July 2008  - FAMILY FISHING DAY in Ontario

FRINGE FESTIVAL  ??????   moved to Victoriaville in south core area

TEDDY BEARS PICNIC July __ 2008  12-3pm Vickers Park  - 9000 Bears in One PARK -

BORDER CATS BASEBALL  345 8112  Winnipeg Ave at Lisgar St  Port Arthur Stadium Thunder Bay Ontario - Support your local Baseball Team  -  see home games regular schedule
June ... July  Aug

DRAGON BOAT RACE  July ____ 2008 Boulevard Lake
see also Sudbury Dragon Boat Race  (July ____ 2008 Sudbury ON)

see also North Shore Dragon Boat Race  (July ___ 2008 Grand Marais MN)
see also Lake Superior Dragon Boat Race  (Aug ___  2008 Barkers Island - Superior WI)

Coastal Steel Kids of Steel TRiathalon - Boulevard  Lake   July ___ 2008

Festa Italiana   Aug ____  2008   S. Algoma Street
(annual summer celebration (rain or shine) at the Italian Centennial Hall outside on the black asphalt paved parking Lot usually on the 2 hottest days of the year (am I the only person that doesn't go to this thing?)

SALMON FUN DERBY  Aug ____ 2008 at Marina Park  ($8000. in prizes) 624 7780 Moose Hall

LIVE FROM THE ROCK (New - Folk Festival)  Aug ____ 2008
in RED ROCK Ontario Canada featuring Folk music and singers from Nolalu  + Beyond 

CANADIAN LAKEHEAD EXHIBITION  - August ___  2008   CLE Fairgrounds   May St at Northern Ave - Advance Discount Tickets + Coupons available at TB  A + P Stores (July)
(Fearless Forecast.... it only rains in Thunder Bay on these 5 days all summer)

KAKABEKA FALLS - STREET FAIR    -  AUG ____ 2008
all roads lead to KAKABEKA - just west of  Thunder BAy

??  BLUEGRASS CONCERT  in  NOLALU call 475 8814  for Tickets or Reservations at ST. URHO'S GOLF COURSE + DRIVING RANGE - Location at the Busy Intersection of Interstate 588 + the 590 Expressway just west of Kakabeka Falls (see directions to Hymers Fair below then add about 5 miles after 'Dave's Road exit - will somebody please replace the sign at Dave's Road...)  memo - all roads lead to NOLALU - just west of  Stanley + Kakabeka Falls

PASS LAKE FAIR  (mid August) (travel directions from Vancouver BC: go east, turn right at Sleeping Giant Boulevard, then left at Pass Lake) unless you're coming in from the east, then I really don't know how to get there

WESTFORT Merchants - STREET FAIR + Open Market  AUGUST __  - South end of Thunder Bay

MURILLO FAIR (now LAST Weekend of August) Aug ____

BAYOU BOOGIE (Grand Portage Casino waterfront)  Sep ____  (I hear it's a big thing)

HYMERS FALL FAIR  Sept ___  usually Free Admission if you bring a SQUASH  (always on Labour Day weekend, SUN + MON only)
boring directions: go west turn left after Kakabeka Falls then left again... ho hum, are we there yet? 
easier directions (courtesy of a local media magnate who has since moved to Alberta to find work)...  stop at KB for lunch or ice cream.... then backtrack to Stanley turnoff, then turn right after the Kam river, follow a wild and wonderful meandering winding 2 lane road for ____? miles then..... DO NOT Turn right into Hymer's main road, (that's where they want you to go) keep going for ___ kms + TURN right at DAVE'S Road (ok, somebody took the Dave's Road sign down, I guess they want you to use Hymer's Fair Drive) just another mile or 2 and you're in the back door, no lineups, no walking for 2 miles from the school (uphill both ways), easy parking + right at the Hymer's Fairground entrance
 

76th Annual Slate River Plowing Match  ______  Hwy 130  Slate River

WOMEN AT THE HELM  (Charity SAIL BOAT RACE ) 
SAT Sep 8 ?? in Thunder Bay Harbour + beyond

RIVERFEST   SEP __   10 am KAMINISTIQWIA RIVER HERITAGE PARK (by Old Train Station on Syndicate Ave South)

MS Super Cities Walk SEP __  - CLE Heritage Bldg  - 2km + 5km walk

Terrace Bay Fall Craft Fair  Sep __  12-4 pm - Terrace bay Community Centre  - Largest Fall Fair on North Shore

Murillo GIANT PumpkinFest  Sat SEPT ___    10am - 4pm - MURILLO fairgrounds - Oliver Road  +  Dinner 4-7 pm

Gammondale Farm     ___ McCluskey Drive 

CROSSING BORDERS North Shore Autumn Studio Tour + Sale  Sept __  - Oct __      10 am - 6 pm daily 
Open House + Sale for several small independent Craft Studios along Hwy 61 from Thunder Bay ON to Two Harbours MN .... great chance to meet the Artists + maybe get some Free apple cider

BREASTFEEDING CHALLENGE  at 10 am _____    Moose Hall  434 Fort William Road - call Laura 625 5952 to register

CBCF Run for the CURE  Sep ___   Fort William Stadium

THUNDER BAY HOME + Wellness Expo Oct ____   624 2621  Valhalla Inn

ANTIQUE SHOW  ____ October - NorWester Resort Hotel   Hwy 61

Moose Madness  in Grand Marais MN  October ____
where Moose Bucks are legal tender for 3 days only
(so that's where everybody from Thunder Bay went on those two days)

Kamview - Half Marathon - Kamview Nordic Centre  OCT ___

November  _____  VISIONS + LIGHT FILM FESTIVAL Cumberland Cinema - Cumberland St North

November ____ L.S.S.D. annual SKI SWAP  - Memorial Ave little mall across from Frankie's Pizzeria

Nov ____  Artisans Northwest   - Valhalla Inn

Nov __  2007 Thunder Bay Annual CHRISTMAS PARADE Memorial Ave 10 - 11:30 am  

Nov _____  Grand Marais Christmas Parade  6:15 - 7:15 pm (Minnesota time) - a BIG parade in a nice little town - it's so BIG the parade goes around the Block twice (always on the Tuesday before USA Thanksgiving Weekend)

Nov __  Mile High Melodrama Play s in South Gillies Community Centre - extreme caution.... sells out before the play date usually, please do not expect tickets at the door  

December __  200  7 PM  PARADE of LIGHTS - fundraiser parade for SUNSHINE Foundation  
Memorial Ave + Fort William Road   (imagine 20 happy transport trucks all lit up + clogging up the 3 Main streets for 2 hours so nobody can get anywhere - similar to a work stoppage except the donut shops are empty - nobody would ever try this in Grand Marais)

Annual HOLIDAY FOOD TRAIN + Concert - DEC 6 2007   9:30 pm SHARP to 10:45pm -  CP train station at 430 S. Syndicate Ave  (across from Cronos Cafe)   (- memo-  concert should start on time - train can arrive anywhere between scheduled 9:30pm + 4 hours after) 

Christmas Craft Show  Dec 8  C.L.E. building - Northern Ave

Tobogganing + Sledding
- Centennial Park - off Arundel St
- Brent Park - Balsam St
SKATING - sometimes you can find a hockey rink empty if you get up at 3am


SKI AREAS - Cross Country + Downhill

KAMVIEW NORDIC CENTRE   Off Hwy 61 behind Neebing Hotel  475 7081 open til 10 nightly with chalet, indoor facilities etc. - prepare to be passed twice in an hour by the same group of senior citizens cross country skiing

LAPPE SKI Centre (Nordic) 4th Conc Rd  Kam. 767 2423  - features chalet, indoor facilites etc - call for hours

KAKABEKA FALLS Prov PARK - SKI TRAILS  just off Hwy 590   turn left off the main Hwy after the main Park entrance - minimal cost here

SIBLEY SKI AREA - approx 75 kms east of Thunder Bay turn right at Pass Lake Corner watch for Lake Marie Louise in Sleeping Giant Provincial Park

LOCH LOMOND SKI AREA  1800 Loch Lomond Rd off Hwy 61   Downhill Skiing and Tubing  - Open Daily 4757787 

MT. BALDY SKI  AREA  Spruce River Rd   683 8441 
Thunder Bay, where you can still buy a whole ski hill for less than the price of an empty HOSPITAL

Centennial Park Ski Trails  - best deal

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Other Attractions + SPORTING EVENTS

GAMMONDALE FARM   where the PUMPKINS ARE   McCluskey Dr. off Hwy 61

BELLUZ FARMS Valley Berry Patch   Candy Mountain Road 475 5181

BOREAL FOREST ORG - List of PARKS + GreenSpaces around Thunder Bay   

Norwest DOG SLED Adventures 

SUMMER mostly attractions
(Apparently GOLF is a big thing)

RIVER RAT Rentals   Harstone Road, Stanley ON  473 9117
- imagine Tubing down the KAM River for hours
- a great place for a Summer Birthday Party -

MINI-PUTT PUTT Lyon Blvd at Boulevard Lake (open May-Sept)

KRAZY GOLF Miniature Golf + IceCream Deli +  Laundromat  345 Kingsway at Arthur St   623 1223

KOA Mini Golf (+ Campground + Kabins + Pool + Fishpond) 162 Spruce River Rd 683 6221

TOWNLINE NINE   767 2860  6211 Townline Road (close to Dawson Road) a new golf course ...
Pop Quiz: guess how many holes?

BAYVIEW GOLF COURSE  370  Hwy 587 Pass Lake 'Highway' 977 2819 

Centennial Golf Course + Driving Range 320 Thomson Rd (off John St Road)  767 4653

Dragon Hills Golf Course + Driving Range  975  Onion Lake Road at Melbourne 768-8633

Emerald Greens Golf Course + Driving range   Dawson Road at Dog Lake Rd corner  767-4511

ST URHO'S Golf Course + Driving Range at corner Hwy 588/590 in Nolalu Ontario 475-8814 

Northern Lights Golf Complex + Driving range Hwy 130 at Oliver Road 935 2687

L+D DRIVING RANGE 368 City Road  626 9729 (just before Mt. McKay turnoff)

STANTON CRUISE LINES  623 BOAT (Marina Park in the Summer)

SENIORS BASEBALL LEAGUE  (Summer in Thunder Bay)

SAILING Thunder Bay - Charters, Lessons ?

CHIPPEWA PARK - City Road

BORDER CATS BASEBALL Port Arthur Stadium Thunder Bay Ontario  let's ALL go this time

THUNDER BAY LEGENDS   (a band)

MOSQUITO SPEEDWAY (Hwy 588 to Silver Mountain Road) 475 8965 Dirt Track Racing Season opens - MAY ____  1/4 mile high banked + wide Oval clay track

OLD FORT WILLIAM    Open all Summer but apparently the employees get paid all year to dream up ideas like  - let's change the name to FORT WILLIAM HISTORICAL PARK just to confuse everyone (or maybe just me) and create more jobs for sign painters - 

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