Two Days Of Discovery In Thunder Bay
From Itineraries Minnesota Fall Issue 2007
This itinerary works best in the Summer.
DAY ONE
9:30 – 1:00 pm
Check into an area hotel before your group starts at North America’s largest amethyst deposit, Amethyst Mine Panorama. Take a walking tour of the mine site and hear interesting and informative talk on the mine’s history and geology, and specifically the mineralogy of amethyst. Plus experience the joy and excitement of mining your own amethyst on the “dig-your-own” amethyst adventure.
1 – 2:30 pm
Have lunch at Hoito Restaurant, a café style restaurant with individual tables and home-style food, including many Finnish dishes.
2:30 – 5:00 pm
Relax and enjoy a beautiful summer tour of the Belluz Farms – Valley Berry Patch. You’ll pass through their strawberry fields, cornfields, and pumpkin patch. From “The Top of the World” (the highest point in Slate River Valley), view the entire Nor’wester Mountain Range in its full summer glory. Then your group members will have the opportunity to pick their own fruits, vegetables or pumpkins, depending on the season.
5 – 7:00 pm
Experience Thunder Bay’s only Resto-lounge featuring tapas style food menu at Lot 66. Private dining room available for groups.
7 – 10:00 pm
The night’s entertainment is at Magnus Theatre. This professional theatre company stages classical and international works, with a strong commitment to the production of new Canadian plays.
DAY TWO
9 – 10:00 am
Enjoy a hearty breakfast at your hotel.
10 – 11:30 am
Stop at the only farm in Ontario that produces Gouda cheese. This creamy Dutch cheese has long been a favorite of cheese lovers around the world and has been made at Thunder Oak Cheese Farm since 1995. Arrive just in time to watch the cheesemaking process.
11:30 – 1:00 pm
Head to the largest public art gallery in Northwestern Ontario, the Thunder Bay Art Gallery. Take the “Opening Your Eyes” Tour. The tour content and activities will be tailored age appropriately and to a variety of learning styles. It includes a gallery orientation and exercises to make participants feel comfortable in communicating about, and engaging in, art in a gallery setting while learning about the current exhibitions.
1 – 2:00 pm
Have lunch at Thunder Bay’s best-kept secret, Mama Alfa’s Pizzeria. The freshest ingredients, their special recipes, and an enjoyable atmosphere – a combination that assures your dining experience will be memorable.
2 – 4:00 pm
Saddle Up! at Dreamfields Riding Centre. Their standard trail package includes one hour in the saddle, orientation and short lesson before your group rides through rocky meadows, rolling hills, boreal forest, beaver ponds, and teaming wildlife. A perfect way to end your experience in Thunder Bay!
For more information or to customize this sample itinerary for your group contact your tour operator or Thunder Bay Tourism, 800-667-8386.
