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| General Description | Thunder Bay (2006 census population 109,140), formerly the twin cities of Fort William and Port Arthur, is a city in and the seat of Thunder Bay District, Ont.The city takes its name from the immense bay at the head of Lake Superior, known on 18th-century French maps as Baie du Tonnerre (Bay of Thunder).[7] The city is often referred to as the "Lakehead" or "Canadian Lakehead" because of its location at the end of Great Lakes navigation.The Sleeping Giant is a formation of mesas and sills on Sibley Peninsula which resembles a giant lying on its back when viewed from the West to North-Northwest section of Thunder Bay. |
| Front Description | Thunder Bay...land of the sleeping giant |
| Back Description | THE LEGEND OF NANABIJUO Thunder Cape, a part of Sibley Peninsula, resembles the unique shape of a sleeping giant - Nanabijou of Objibway Indian lore who once walked the Great Lakes guarding the treasure of Silver Islet. When the time came for his last long sleep, the giant lay down in the waters of Thunder Bay, where he will forever be seen 18 miles off shore, his body stretching out 6 1/2 miles, and his folded arms 1100 feet above the surface. |
| Height | 102.00 mm |
| Width | 152.00 mm |
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