Heritage Events
We celebrate our heritage through events held throughout the year.
Doors Open Thunder Bay
In September, historically significant sites in Thunder Bay open their doors to the public free of charge. Doors Open Thunder Bay is a community event designed to attract the public's interest in the preservation, protection and promotion of Ontario's built, natural and cultural heritage. This local event is conducted in accordance with the Ontario Heritage Foundation's province-wide standards for Doors Open events, which are held in over one hundred communities across Ontario. This event aims to encourage residents and visitors alike to learn about Thunder Bay's rich heritage through tours of private homes, commercial buildings, government buildings, churches, and other heritage sites which are not normally open to the public.
Doors Open 2012 will be held on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012 from 10 am - 4 pm
Doors Open 2010 was held on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010 from 10 am - 4 pm.
The Doors Open Thunder Bay Committee would like to thank all participating site owners, all volunteers, all sponsors and all participants in making Doors Open 2010 a success, with over 2,400 visits to the property sites!
For more information about Doors Open please contact The Office of the City Clerk, 625-2412.
The following sites participated in Doors Open 2010:
- Superior Court of Justice
- St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church
- City Hall
- 170 Algoma Street North (known locally as Masala Grille)
- McKibbin House
- Trinity United Church
- McIntyre House
- HMCS Griffon (Whalen House)
- Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame
- James Whalen Tug
- Masonic Hall
- City of Thunder Bay Archives
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