Thunder Bay Hot Spots
An aerial view of Kakabeka Falls Kakabeka Falls
These 40 metre high falls are Ontario’s second highest. At the top a boardwalk wraps around offering jaw-dropping views from the top and access to nearby trails. This was once the historic route of the Voyageurs, but even older history can be found here. The Kaministiquia River has cut open rocks and boulders to expose fossils that are 1.2 million years old, fossils layered in the rock walls at the bottom of the falls. Kakabeka Falls, or as it is referred to, “Niagara of the North”, is 30 kilome- tres from Thunder Bay.
Amethyst Gift Centre, Thunder Bay. Amethyst Mining
Thunder Bay is a miner’s delight if purple is your colour. Here, in the heart of amethyst country, you can visit a number of mines with digging areas open to the public to pick your own purple gems. Open May through Oct., Amethyst Mine Panorama is the largest deposit in Canada and has been mining since 1960. Otherwise, you can find amethyst in gift shops surrounding the city; it is after all the official gemstone of Ontario.
48 • Spring 2016
The Hub
Photo courtesy of Tourism Thunder Bay.
Photo courtesy of Tourism Thunder Bay.
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