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Gifting
Hands On Science

Check out our shop for great gift ideas for all the scientists in your life (Even you!)

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Discovering
Collections

Bunchberry (Cornus canadensis) covers the forest floors in many habitats across the Boreal Forests in Canada. Find more Herbarium Specimens Here

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Preserving
Natural Hertiage

We are actively looking to expand our collections

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The Boreal Museum
The Haunted Lakehead

Join us for stories of ghosts, crimes, murders, and creepy goings-on at The Lakehead.

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Location

Hours: Temporary Pop-up Hours Thurs - Sat: 12 - 6pm Sun: 12 - 4pm

Address: 215 Red River Road, Thunder Bay

Phone: +1 807 407 7570

Email: [email protected]

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Donation

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About Us

Passion and Expertise
The Boreal Museum

Based in Thunder Bay, The Boreal Museum is nestled in the heart of Northwestern Ontario.

We are a local start-up company with a passion for Natural History and the Sciences. We saw a need for more accessibility to education, particularly in the sciences in our community and are doing our best to make the world a little bit smarter, one person at a time.

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Collection

The Mighty Collection

Our collection of artifacts is continually growing. We pride ourselves on having unique specimens from all over the world. From Fossilized Dinosaur Eggs to Local SIlver Ore, we are excited to help enrich everyone's lives through interpretation and display of our exciting specimens

Artefacts
55
Lives Enriched
184
Oldest Object
3800

Million Years

Events

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Upcoming

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The Wish Market: Holiday Market at Keskus Come get in the spirits of the holidays at the Wish Market at Keskus!
11:00AM Dec 01, 2024
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Main Event

Foragers Walk
Walking Tours

Come join us on these guided walking tours and learn about all the amazing wild foods that grow in the Boreal Forests surrounding Thunder Bay!

These guided tours will take place at the LPH Greenspace or the Tree Farm at 25th Side Road and will last from 1 to 1.5 hours long and will teach you how to identify and use some of our local wild foragables!

Book now to learn even more!

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