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For over 100 years, the Thunder Bay Museum has been collecting, preserving, and promoting the history of Northwestern Ontario through public lectures, events, publications, newsletters, and exhibits. By becoming a member, you will directly help the Museum continue with this mandate well into the future. Corporate Members

Upcoming Exhibits

Anishnaabe Zhiimaagnishii Inaadiziwin / Life of Indigenous Soldiers / Vie des Soldats Autochtones

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Lobby Display Recent Years Case Peter McKellar Gallery

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John Bouchard: Writer, Artist and Conservation Officer

John Bouchard: Writer, Artist and Conservation Officer

“Life on the Invisible Line“ Wardens were renamed Conservation Officers in 1948, and in the decades following grew in influence, support as well as legal power. This was largely due to growing environmental awareness and an emphasis on scientific management of natural resources, culminating in the formation of the Ministry of Natural Resources in 1972 … Read more