A Gateway to the Great Outdoors
Rural & Wild
Thunder Bay’s surrounding townships include both agricultural and wilderness settings, with fields of wheat, local produce, and livestock among barns and farmhouses from the early 1900s, and where you can discover quiet secondary highways and dirt roads nestled between mountains, lakes, and rivers.
Within an hour drive of Thunder Bay, find yourself surrounded by the great outdoors among both waterways, and the world’s largest contiguous boreal forest. Explore the great provincial parks that include lakes, rivers, hiking and biking trails, cabins and other scenic backgrounds.
Urban & Historical
In the City of Thunder Bay, you will find both historical and modern style architecture. Some of the oldest buildings in Thunder Bay are from the turn of the century and face views of Lake Superior. Notable infrastructure includes churches, museums, schools, and even a former Provincial Courthouse.
Located 15 minutes of Thunder Bay’s southside is Fort William Historical Park, an 1800s Fur Trade Fort located along the Kaministiquia River, as well as the Oliver Paipoonge Heritage Park, which is home to an early 1900 pioneer village.
Local Crew
Thunder Bay’s Confederation College Film Production program and Lakehead University’s Media, Film and Communications program produce new film crew looking for experience. Crew in Thunder Bay work well together on projects to support any film project, proving adept across all departments.
Thunder Bay has a welcoming and supportive community dedicated to assisting filmmakers and ensuring the success of productions. Thunder Bay is also home to Northwestern Ontario’s first, state-of-the-art and multi-purpose music, film, and TV audio production studio, Blueprints Studio.
Resources in Thunder Bay
Production Facilities and Support
Film-Friendly Hotels
- Best Western Plus Nor’wester Hotel & Conference Centre
- Best Western Thunder Bay Crossroads
- Comfort Inn Thunder Bay
- Days Inn & Suites By Wyndham Thunder Bay
- Days Inn North
- Delta Hotels by Marriott Thunder Bay
- Hampton Inn & Suite by Hilton
- Holiday Inn Express & Suites
- Home 2 Suites
- Howard Johnson
- Lakehead University Conference Centre
- Landmark Hotel
- Prince Arthur Waterfront Hotel & Suites
- Ramada Airlane By Wyndham
- Seasons Extended Suites
- Super 8
- Superior Shores Hotel
- The Courthouse Hotel
- Towneplace Suites by Marriott
- Travelodge by Wyndham
- Valhalla Hotel & Conference Centre
- Victoria Inn Thunder Bay
Vendors
With access to state of the art video equipment and studio facilities, Apple Wagon Films are able to offer unparalleled flexibility to clients for all their video needs.
Our experienced videographers can confidently tackle any phase of video production in Thunder Bay. This includes creative development, producing, videography and editing.
Airline that serves 11 destinations in Ontario and Winnipeg, Manitoba. No other airline offers better connecting service between NW Ontario and NE Ontario. Thunder Bay acts as Bearskin's major hub, linking Northern Ontario's 5 largest cities to NW Ontario and to Winnipeg.
We cater to clients in both the music and film industries in a variety of capacities, offering creative and technical services like music composition and production, mixing, sound design, foley, ADR, narration/voice acting and location sound, among others. Other services include locations scout support, equipment rentals, production assistance, and small set rentals.
We are a Thunder Bay local small thrift store with a lot of character, family owned.
We provide award-winning videography & editing services to Thunder Bay, Ontario and beyond! We create high quality videos for marketing, events, real estate, and more.
Zoe Gordon and Shayne Ehman are media artists collaborating with colleagues on broadcast television, film and contemporary media arts.
Constructed with our guests' comfort in mind, Dog Lake Resort resort features nine contemporary and spacious one-bedroom and two-bedroom log cabins, surrounded by tasteful decor.
Based in Thunder Bay, Ontario. We have travelled all over the world working on everything from television to corporate. We focus on the various aspects of both aerials, photography and cinematography.
Thunder Bay’s most distinguished town car service for weddings, business, or just a night on the town. Our plush SUVs and uniformed drivers will ensure you arrive with style.
An experienced aerial video and photographic specialist. Our aerial work is fully licensed with Transport Canada maintaining a RPAS Advanced License. We are also fully insured.
A video editing company based in Thunder Bay, Ontario, focusing on the entire post-production process for Film, Video and New Media projects.
From documentaries to comprehensive promotional and educational videos, MorVision provides a wide range of professionally produced products.
We offer affordable fly-in outpost camps, drive-in fishing camps, multiple fishing adventures, and remote moose hunting trips to meet your needs and budget.
Airline offering direct flights from Downtown Toronto to Thunder Bay, Sudbury, Sault. Ste. Marie and Timmins.
The Prince Arthur Waterfront Hotel offers the best location in the city overlooking Lake Superior and the vibrant Waterfront District. With fantastic views over the bay to Sleeping Giant Provincial Park, this large and charming hotel abounds with true northern hospitality.
ShebaFilms is a film production company based in Thunder Bay, Ontario. We focus primarily on documentary filmmaking, but we also produce fiction, commercial and educational films.
At Sleeping Giant Antiques, we promote the use of sustainable, beautiful decor alternatives using rich vintage pieces, antiques and heirlooms that will provide you with endless opportunities to repurpose and create beauty in your world.
We partner with clients to create brand experiences that have meaning, relevance and deliver extraordinary value using modern video production, photography, web design, social strategy & distribution.
Film and video production company facilitating digital film acquisition (Arri, RED, Sony, Blackmagic).
We are first and foremost a film and video production company. Sound design, color timing, digital film acquisition (Arri, RED, Sony, Blackmagic,) production design and writing.
The Uride app gives you safe, reliable, and affordable rides. With the lowest fares and quickest pickup times in your city.
The Valhalla Hotel is perfectly situated for anyone traveling to Thunder Bay. Located just minutes away from the Thunder Bay Airport and near to some of the city’s main attractions.
Wasaya Airways LP is the leading quality provider of airline services in Northern Ontario. The airline has 25 destinations and four bases in Thunder Bay (Main Headquarters), Sioux Lookout, Pickle Lake and Red Lake, Ontario. Wasaya Airways provides air transportation for passenger, charter, and freighting requirements.
A full-service video production company, focused on high-end commercials and inspired storytelling.
Wisk Air Helicopters has been supplying safe, reliable, trusted helicopter services across Canada for over 35 years. We are a family business originating in Thunder Bay, Ontario. We now have a network of 8 operational bases across Canada.