Sleeping Giant
Thunder Bay's 50 million ton City mascot is known as the Sleeping Giant, the panoramic Sibley Peninsula, a formation of mesas and sills that juts out on Lake Superior and forms the body of water that is Thunder Bay. When viewed from the City, this remarkable peninsula resembles a reclining giant. The Sleeping Giant figures on the City of Thunder Bay's coat of arms and flag.
The formation is part of Sleeping Giant Provincial Park where dramatic steep cliffs are among the highest in Ontario at 240 metres. The southernmost point is known as Thunder Cape and has been depicted by many early Canadian artists. The park has natural, recreational and cultural opportunities during every season including hiking and biking, canoeing and kayaking, camping, wildlife viewing and photography, and winter sports like cross-country skiing and snowshoeing.
The largest, deepest, and most northerly of the Great Lakes, Lake Superior has been home to the Ojibwe people for over 500 years. An Ojibway legend identifies the Sleeping Giant as Nanabijou, who was turned to stone when the secret location of a rich silver mine was disclosed.
To find out about distinctive Sleeping Giant holiday packages visit Lake Superior Visits.
Learn more about the 2010 Giant Digital Photography Workshops
See photos of our Sleeping Giant
