Marina Park is a local waterfront park and marina located on the shores of Lake Superior in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. The park is located in the city's north end near the downtown north core. Aside from pleasure craft docks and a fueling facility, the park also had walking paths and a boardwalk, playground equipment, picnic tables, a Mariner's Monument and the historic CN Rail Station (now home to gift shops and ice-cream parlor, restaurant and other amenities).
The marina also known as "Prince Arthur's Landing" was in the first phase of a 130 million dollar upgrade. This is a private-public coalition to make the park tourist friendly and provide a new tax base for the city. On this date, the private company was in the process of building two seven-story condos, an art gallery and a hotel with a water park onto the marina. The current area was being filled in by an average of 3 acres between each pier to create enough room for the new buildings. One feature that is the mainstay for the public half of the construction is a splash pad rink which will be accessible all year long by tourists and the public.
The park also hosts numerous events during the summer season, including the "Summer in the Parks" concert series, the Thunder Bay Blues Festival, kite festival, Canada Day celebrations and many other annual events. Many celebrations have been held on the waterfront and it is the mainstay for the north core. |
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Below: The below
sign shows pictures of International Taiji Park. Karen Duquette stood
under the arch shown in the picture sign. |
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Below: Water droplets -
Notice that the two RV Gypsies were reflected in the balls. |
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Below: The stunning, shiny,
gigantic aluminum water droplets on the patio of the Water Garden Pavilion,
titled “Traveler’s Return,” reflect the powerful
waters of Lake Superior and the travelers who have arrived/departed
from here over time. |
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Below: One of the most popular
features at Prince Arthur’s Landing for children is the state-of-the-art
Splash Pad, which in winter becomes an outdoor skating rink, making
it a year-round attraction. (The two RV Gypsies do not have children,
and will never be here in the winter). |
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Below: The two RV Gypsies
ate at Bight Restaurant and Bar and had a window seat with a wonderful
view of the kids playing in the splash zone. |
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Below: The food was so good,
that Karen Duquette could not decide what to eat first, so she used
two forks simultaneously. |
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Below: Sign of encouragement
and a man-made waterfall |
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Below: As the two RV Gypsies
entered an art museum, they liked the chandelier made of automobile
headlights. Lee Duquette photographed it from a staircase, while Karen
Duquette stood underneath it to take a photo. Two very different looks. |
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Below: The Anchorage - a
place to meditate and enjoy |
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The below monument and plaque honors the memory of the ships of Canada's Merchant Navy lost during WWII. |
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Below: The two RV Gypsies
liked the car (shown below) that was parked in the parking lot at Thunder
Bay Marina Park. |
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Below: A sign
that is becoming very familiar on the streets almost everywhere. It
is meant to protect good people from the bad people, so the two RV Gypsies
do NOT consider it an invasion of privacy. |
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