Thunder Bay Thunder Bay is a city in and the seat of Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada. It is the most populous municipality in Northwestern Ontario and the second most populous (after Greater Sudbury) municipality in Northern Ontario; its population ...

is a city on Lake Superior in the province of Ontario, Canada. Thunder Bay also refers to several other things in North America's Great Lakes region.

Places

In Canada

Thunder Bay is the name of several places in the province of Ontario: *

Thunder Bay District, Ontario Thunder Bay District is a district and census division in Northwestern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. The district seat is Thunder Bay. In 2016, the population was 146,048. The land area is ; the population density was . Most of ...

, a district in Northwestern Ontario **

Unorganized Thunder Bay District Unorganized Thunder Bay District is an unorganized area in northwestern Ontario, Canada in Thunder Bay District. It comprises all parts of the district that are not part of an incorporated municipality or a First Nations reserve. Most of the terr ...

Thunder Bay (Ontario landform) Thunder Bay is a large bay on the northern shore of Lake Superior, in Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada. The bay is about long and wide. It is bordered to the east by the Sibley Peninsula at the southern tip of which is Thunder Cape, marki ...

, a bay of Lake Superior in Ontario for which the district and city are named *

Thunder Bay International Airport Thunder Bay Airport is an airport in the city of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. With 108,130 aircraft movements in 2012, it was the fourth busiest airport in Ontario and the 16th busiest airport in Canada. During the same year, more than 761,0 ...

or Thunder Bay Water Aerodrome, aerodromes in the city of Thunder Bay * Thunder Bay, in the Niagara Region, a neighbourhood of

Fort Erie, Ontario Fort Erie is a town on the Niagara River in the Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada. It is directly across the river from Buffalo, New York, and is the site of Old Fort Erie which played a prominent role in the War of 1812. Fort Erie is one of N ...

Thunder Bay Port Authority The Thunder Bay Port Authority is a port authority in Thunder Bay, Ontario, which was created by the ''Canada Marine Act'' of 1998. The 19 port authorities created by the act were 19 of the 20 most economically significant ports in Canada. The por ...

, oversees the operation of Thunder Bay's port on behalf of Transport Canada

Electoral districts in Ontario

Current *

Thunder Bay—Atikokan (provincial electoral district) Thunder Bay—Atikokan is a provincial electoral district in northwestern Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1999. The electoral district was created from Port Arthur, Fort William, Lake Nip ...

Thunder Bay—Rainy River Thunder Bay—Rainy River is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004. It first elected a member in the 2004 federal election. History It was created in 2003 from ...

* Thunder Bay—Superior North (federal electoral district) *

Thunder Bay—Superior North (provincial electoral district) Thunder Bay—Superior North is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1999. The district is in the northwestern part of the province of Ontario. It consists of ...

Defunct * Thunder Bay—Atikokan *

Thunder Bay (electoral district) Thunder Bay was a federal electoral district in the northwestern part of the province of Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1979. This riding was created in 1966 from parts of Fort William, Ken ...

Thunder Bay and Rainy River Thunder Bay and Rainy River was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1904 to 1917. It was located in the northwestern part of the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1903 from parts of Algoma ...

In the United States

Thunder Bay is the name of several places in the US state of Michigan *

Thunder Bay (Michigan) Thunder Bay is a bay in the U.S. state of Michigan on Lake Huron. The bay extends from North Point at to South Point at . The city of Alpena lies at the mouth of the Thunder Bay River at . The entire bay lies within Alpena County, with Alpe ...

, a bay of Lake Huron on which the city of Alpena is located *

Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve is a United States National Marine Sanctuary on Lake Huron's Thunder Bay, within the northeastern region of the U.S. state of Michigan. It protects an estimated 116 historically sig ...

, marine sanctuary and underwater preserve which encompasses Thunder Bay and follows Alpena County's borders *

Thunder Bay Island Thunder Bay Island is a island in Lake Huron. The island is one of eight constituent islands of the Michigan Islands National Wildlife Refuge. The island is part of Alpena Township in Alpena County. It marks the entrance to Thunder Bay, the h ...

, an island within the sanctuary, near Thunder Bay *

Thunder Bay River The Thunder Bay River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed November 21, 2011 river in the U.S. state of Michigan. It drains much of Alpena County and Montmorency County, ...

, a river which empties into Thunder Bay * A fictional city in the film ''

Anatomy of a Murder ''Anatomy of a Murder'' is a 1959 American courtroom drama and crime film produced and directed by Otto Preminger. The screenplay by Wendell Mayes was based on the 1958 novel of the same name written by Michigan Supreme Court Justice John D. Vo ...

Sport

Thunder Bay Border Cats The Thunder Bay Border Cats are a baseball team that plays in the Northwoods League, a collegiate summer baseball league. The league's only Canadian team, their home games are played at Port Arthur Stadium in Thunder Bay, Ontario. The Border Ca ...

, a baseball team in Thunder Bay, Ontario, which is part of the collegiate summer Northwoods League *

Thunder Bay Chill Thunder Bay Chill Soccer Club is a Canadian soccer team based in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 2000, the team plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. The team plays its home games at Chapples Park S ...

, an association football team founded in 2000 in Thunder Bay, Ontario, which is part of the Premier Development League *

Thunder Bay North Stars The Thunder Bay North Stars are a Junior ice hockey#Junior A, junior A ice hockey team from Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. They are a member of the Superior International Junior Hockey League. History After the fall of the Thunder Bay Flyers in 200 ...

, a Junior "A" ice hockey team founded in 2000 in Thunder Bay, Ontario, which is part of the Superior International Junior League *

Thunder Bay Northern Hawks The Thunder Bay Northern Hawks are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Thunder Bay, Ontario. They play in the Lakehead Junior Hockey League, formerly the Thunder Bay Junior B Hockey League. The Northern Hawks are 10-time Thunder Bay Junior ...

, a Junior "B" ice hockey team founded in 1999 in Thunder Bay, Ontario, which is part of the Thunder Bay Junior B Hockey League *

Thunder Bay Fighting Walleye The Thunder Bay Bandits are a Canadian junior B ice hockey team based in Thunder Bay, Ontario. They play in the Lakehead Junior Hockey League eligible to compete for the Keystone Cup Junior B championship of Western Canada. History The Thunder Ba ...

, a Junior "B" ice hockey team founded in 2009 in Thunder Bay, Ontario, which is part of the Thunder Bay Junior B Hockey League

Defunct

Thunder Bay Bearcats The Thunder Bay Bearcats were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. They were a part of the Superior International Junior Hockey League. History The team was founded in 2001 with the Superior International Junior Hockey ...

, a Junior "A" ice hockey team in Thunder Bay, Ontario, part of the Superior International Junior League (2006–2009) *

Thunder Bay Beavers The Thunder Bay Beavers were a Canadian Junior ice hockey club from Thunder Bay, Ontario. The Canadians were members of the Thunder Bay Junior A Hockey League and were 1972 National Centennial Cup quarter-finalists, losing to the eventual winner G ...

, a Junior "A" ice hockey team in Thunder Bay, Ontario, part of the Junior A League 1971–1978; previously known as the Vulcans and the Centennials *

Thunder Bay Bombers The Thunder Bay Bombers were a Canadian Senior ice hockey team from Thunder Bay, Ontario. They played an independent schedule under the supervision of Hockey Northwestern Ontario. They were 2005 Allan Cup Canadian National Champions. History T ...

, a senior ice hockey team in Thunder Bay, Ontario; it had been previously known as the Twins *

Thunder Bay Bulldogs The Thunder Bay Bulldogs were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from the Port Arthur section of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. They were a part of the Superior International Junior Hockey League. History The Thunder Bay Bulldogs, sometimes referred to ...

, a Junior "A" ice hockey team in Thunder Bay, Ontario, part of the Superior International Junior League (2001–2008) *

Thunder Bay Flyers The Thunder Bay Flyers were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. History On July 6, 1980, the Degagne Buccaneers and Thunder Bay North Stars were informed by the TBAHA that they would not be permitted to field teams i ...

, a Junior "A" ice hockey team in Thunder Bay, Ontario, part of the Junior A League (1980–2000); previously known as the Kings *

Thunder Bay Hornets The Thunder Bay Hornets were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. At their height, they won two consecutive Bronze Medals at the Western Canadian Junior B Championships - the Keystone Cup and later were in competition fo ...

, a Junior "A" ice hockey team in Thunder Bay, Ontario, part of the Junior A League (1982–1986) *

Thunder Bay Thunder Cats The Thunder Bay Thunder Cats was a minor professional ice hockey team based in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, and a member of the United Hockey League. The team went through a number of different names prior to being the Thunder Cats, including th ...

, an ice hockey team in Thunder Bay, Ontario, 1991–1999 before moving to Rockford; previously known as the Thunder Hawks and Senators *

Thunder Bay Twins The Thunder Bay Twins were an Amateur Senior and Professional ice hockey team from Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. The Twins won five Allan Cups as National Senior Champions from 1970 until 1991. Origin On 1 January 1970, the City of Thunder Bay w ...

, an ice hockey team in Thunder Bay, Ontario, 1970–1991, member of several leagues during its existence *

Thunder Bay Whiskey Jacks One of the six founding members of the modern Northern League in 1993, the Thunder Bay Whiskey Jacks were league members from 1993 to 1998. They played their home games at Port Arthur Stadium in Thunder Bay, Ontario. 1993 Season The Whiskey ...

, a baseball team in Thunder Bay, Ontario, 1993–1998, one of the founding members of the independent Northern League *

Thunder Bay Wolverines The Thunder Bay K&A Wolverines were a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Thunder Bay, Ontario. They were members of the Superior International Junior Hockey League. They played in the Thunder Bay Junior B Hockey League of Hockey Northweste ...

, an ice hockey team in Thunder Bay, Ontario, 2003–2010

Other uses

* ''Thunder Bay'' (film), a 1953 film directed by Anthony Mann *

Thunder Bay Press Thunder Bay Press is a California-based publisher of illustrated non-fiction books. Subject matter includes adult crafts and leisure activities, pop culture, cooking, pets and domestic animals, sports, history, transportation, and nature. Thunder ...

, a book publisher *

Thunder Bay (podcast) ''Thunder Bay'' is 2018 podcast hosted by Ryan McMahon on the Canadaland network. The podcast critiques the government and police responses to systemic racism and violence directed toward Indigenous peoples in the northern Ontario town of Thunder ...

, a 2018 investigative podcast series directed and hosted by Ryan McMahon * ''Thunder Bay'' (ship), a bulk carrier operated on the North American Great Lakes by the Canada Steamship Lines