After spending hours driving along a beautiful coastline filledwith majestic forests, the first impression you get of Thunder Baymight be a little off-putting. It is a concrete city filled withindustrial relics. There are two distinct downtown areas that canbe seen as kind of gritty. However, under its rough surface,Thunder Bay exhibits a nice small-town vibe.For centuries, the Ojibwe tribe has called this area home. Bythe early 1800’s this area was primarily occupied by the Britishand used as a hub for trading. In the 1960’s a few of theneighboring towns merged together to form what is now known asThunder Bay. The name is derived from the aboriginal word for theregion, Animikie, which means thunder.There aren’t a lot of attractions here, but it’s a great placeto rest your head while explo