Thunder Bay is home to one of Canada’s most historically significant waterfronts. Continuously inhabited for the past 10,000 years, this Lake Superior port has been home to aboriginal groups, French fur trading posts, and was an important link in the shipping of grain and other products from western Canada. Acknowledging this unique cultural heritage, while helping establish a new direction for Thunder Bay’s future is Prince Arthur’s Landing - a waterfront revitalization project which transforms an underutilized park into a year-round community destination.

Incorporating a range of buildings, landscapes and public art, Prince Arthur’s Landing promotes connections to Lake Superior, aboriginal culture, and the city’s shipping and rail history. The design evolved from a series of public workshops with Native and non-Native community representatives, and both buildings and outdoor spaces were holistically designed by the architects. Two key buildings, the Water Garden Pavilion and the Baggage Building Arts Centre, create important year round destinations for recreation, culture and the arts. A restaurant, splash pad/skating rink, skateboard park, trails, aboriginal gardens, public art installations and outdoor amphitheatre support year-round public activities.

Check out the BLOAAg story for more information. Publish Date : 2025/Sep/29