Thunder Bay Museum Claimed

The Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society was created in 1908 to preserve and interpret the history of Northwestern Ontario through lectures, publications, the erection of monuments and plaques, and the preservation of documents.

Among the Society’s many accomplishments in its early years, was the publication of a long series of valuable historical reports and the construction of a monument to the original Fort William fur trading post at the foot of McTavish Street in Thunder Bay. It was unveiled in 1916 by our founding father, Peter McKellar.

The Thunder Bay Museum is home to three floors of galleries displaying the vast and rich heritage of Thunder Bay and Northwestern Ontario.

• The first and third floors are home to long-term exhibits that chronicle the over 10,000 year history of our area.
• The second floor gallery features travelling exhibits from other museums and organizations across the country.
• The Antechamber Gallery, on the third floor is devoted to the celebration of our community’s artistic and creative endeavours with displays rotating approximately three times per year.