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In this Harbour Beat Issue…
🎬 Thunder Bay artists shine at the Northern Ontario Music & Film Awards
🏃 A 24-hour trail race tests grit at Kamview
🧡 A Dryden runner finishes a 2,700-km mental-health journey
🎓 Indigenous educators celebrate a first graduating class
Trivia: Which planet in our solar system rotates on its side, with its axis tilted nearly 90 degrees? (Answer at the bottom!)
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Your week ahead in and around Thunder Bay:
Sunday, June 28
VegFest 2026: Rooted in Wellness — 11 a.m.–5 p.m. · 📍 CLE Coliseum · Free all-ages festival of vegan eats, wellness and local vendors. · 📅 Add to Calendar
3rd Annual Motorcycle Ruff Ride & BBQ — 12–4:30 p.m. · 📍 Thunder Bay Harley-Davidson · A charity motorcycle ride and barbecue. · 📅 Add to Calendar
Border Cats vs. Duluth Huskies — 5:05 p.m. · 📍 Port Arthur Stadium · Northwoods League baseball under the lights. · 📅 Add to Calendar
Tuesday, June 30
Indigenous Survivors Day 2026 — 11 a.m.–7 p.m. · 📍 Baggage Building Arts Centre · A community gathering honouring Survivors’ strength and resilience. · 📅 Add to Calendar
Hip Hop in the North — 5–7:30 p.m. · 📍 Mary JL Black Library · Learn songwriting and beat production with a local specialist. · 📅 Add to Calendar
Wednesday, July 1 — Canada Day
Fort William Historical Park Canada Day Celebration — 10 a.m.–5 p.m. · 📍 Fort William Historical Park · Music, dancing and family activities at the historic fort. · 📅 Add to Calendar
Canada Day on the Waterfront — 3–9 p.m. · 📍 Prince Arthur’s Landing (Marina Park) · Free waterfront celebration with music, culture and food. · 📅 Add to Calendar
Thursday, July 2
Summer in the Parking Lot Live Music Series — 5:30–9:30 p.m. · 📍 Superior Inn, 555 Arthur St W · Four bands, food and drinks; $7 at the gate, kids free. · 📅 Add to Calendar
Sunday serves up an easy mix of sun and cloud, with a comfortable high near 22°C inland — though it’ll hang closer to 16°C right along the lake. There’s no rain in the daytime forecast, but the late-June sun is fierce: the UV index hits 9 (very high), so sunscreen is a must if you’re out at VegFest or the ballpark. Skies turn partly cloudy overnight, dipping to a low around 13°C. Full forecast at Environment Canada.
Thunder Bay artists shine at the Northern Ontario Music & Film Awards
Five Thunder Bay creators took home hardware at the Northern Ontario Music and Film Awards in Sudbury this month. Dougall Media’s Ryan La Via won outstanding director (long format) for his documentary A Sobering Story, while local actor Barbara Saxberg earned outstanding actor (short format) — a strong showing for the city’s growing screen and music scene.
A 24-hour trail race tests grit at Kamview
The fourth annual High Noon 24-Hour Trail Race & Relay took over the Kamview Nordic Centre this weekend, with runners looping a 3.38-km forest course for as long as they could last. New 6- and 12-hour solo options drew first-timers alongside the ultramarathon crowd, and finishers were welcomed across the line under a hand-made arch of cheering competitors.
A Dryden runner finishes a 2,700-km mental-health journey
Carter Armstrong jogged into his hometown of Dryden on Thursday, capping a 2,700-kilometre run from Vancouver that crossed five provinces in 77 days. He set out to raise $100,000 for the Canadian Mental Health Association — and left his community with a simple message: be kind, and look out for the people who smile the most.
Indigenous educators celebrate a first graduating class
There were “wonderful spirits” at the Keewaytinook Okimakanak Board of Education’s first-ever graduation, where seven students received their educational assistant certificates. The milestone ceremony marked a new cohort of Indigenous education workers ready to support classrooms across the region.
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Trivia answer: Uranus. Its axis is tilted about 98 degrees — likely knocked sideways by an ancient collision — so the planet essentially rolls around the Sun on its side, giving it extreme 21-year-long seasons.