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Investors see ANOTHER return from Masterworks (!!!!)
That’s 6 sales in 7 months. 29 all time. And the performance?
16.5%, 17.6%, and 17.8%, net annualized returns on sold works held longer than one year (See all 29 at Masterworks.com)
It’s not from stocks, private equity, or real estate… it’s from contemporary and post war art. Crazy, right?
With Masterworks, you don’t need to be a BILLIONAIRE to invest in multi-million dollar art anymore.
Historically, the segment overall has had attractive appreciation and low correlation to stocks.*
Masterworks targets works featuring legends like Banksy, Basquiat, and Picasso, identifying what they believe to have significant long-term appreciation potential, not just at the artist level but at the level of individual artworks.
As one of the largest players in the art market, with $1.3 billion invested over 500 artworks, they pass critical advantages through to their 70,000+ members to add art to their portfolios strategically.
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*According to Masterworks data. Investing involves risk. Past performance is not indicative of future returns. See important Reg A disclosures at masterworks.com/cd.
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In this Harbour Beat Issue…
🏠 Students build tiny homes — and trades careers
🎨 A renowned artist turns Lake Superior into art
⚽ The Chill rally late for a wild 3-3 draw
🤝 A Kenora women’s shelter marks 40 years
Trivia: The world’s largest desert isn’t the Sahara — which frozen continent actually holds that title? (Answer at the bottom!)
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Your week ahead in and around Thunder Bay:
Monday, June 29
Dawson Diner Monday Night Cruise-In — 6:30–8 p.m. · 📍 Dawson Diner, 1889 Dawson Rd · Lakehead Antique Car Club cruise-in with a BBQ to kick off the week (weather permitting). · 📅 Add to Calendar
Tuesday, June 30
Tuesday Group Run — 6:30–7:30 p.m. · 📍 Boulevard Lake (meet at the Rita St. lot) · A friendly 5k run or run/walk — all speeds welcome. · 📅 Add to Calendar
Tai Chi in the Park — 7–8 p.m. · 📍 Marina Park Tai Chi Pad · Free outdoor tai chi sessions by the water. · 📅 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 · A free day of music, dancing and family activities at the historic fort and Anishinaabe Encampment. · 📅 Add to Calendar
Canada Day on the Waterfront — 3–9 p.m. · 📍 Prince Arthur’s Landing (Marina Park) · The city’s free waterfront celebration with music, culture and food. · 📅 Add to Calendar
Thursday, July 2
Macgillivray Pipe Band Hillcrest Park Concert — 7:30–8:15 p.m. · 📍 Hillcrest Park · A free outdoor concert from the community pipe-and-drum band (playing since 1917). · 📅 Add to Calendar
Summer in the Parking Lot 2026 — 6 p.m. · 📍 Superior Inn, 555 Arthur St W · An outdoor live-music night with Small Town Bad, Nick Warren, Back Forty and more. · 📅 Add to Calendar
Friday, July 3
“The Wedding Singer” Dinner Theatre — 6:30 p.m. · 📍 Italian Cultural Centre, 132 Algoma St S · Triple Threat Talent’s totally-’80s wedding-reception dinner theatre. · 📅 Add to Calendar
Monday brings a damp, cool start to the week — mainly cloudy with a 30% chance of a morning shower and the risk of a thunderstorm, topping out near 18°C. The late-June UV index still climbs to a high 7, so grab sunscreen if the clouds break. Showers settle in through the evening (a possible 15–25 mm overnight) with a low around 14°C. Hang in there: Tuesday and Canada Day both jump to a sunny 29°C. Full forecast at Environment Canada.
Students build tiny homes — and trades careers
A hands-on program run through Lakehead Public Schools and partner boards has high-school students designing and building fully functional tiny homes that are then delivered to First Nations communities across the northwest. It has grown from one house to several — students pick up carpentry, electrical and plumbing skills plus certifications, and one vice-principal says some students’ absenteeism has dropped “to zero.”
A renowned artist turns Lake Superior into art
Internationally celebrated Anishinaabe artist Rebecca Belmore — a Lac Seul First Nation member who represented Canada at the 2005 Venice Biennale — is back in Thunder Bay for a studio residency at Definitely Superior Art Gallery, which she helped found in 1988. She’s making two new sculptures for shows in Toronto and St. Louis: one from found water bottles about water as a precious commodity, and another of rope and iron-cast hands about the labour of making a living.
The Chill rally late for a wild 3-3 draw
Down 3-1 in the closing minutes at Chapples Park on Saturday, the first-place Thunder Bay Chill stormed back to salvage a 3-3 tie with Queen City United. A red card and an injury left the visitors two players short, and Nick Phyllis and late sub Francesco Scopacasa pounced for two quick goals. The men’s side stays undefeated (3-0-3) and atop the Prairies Premier League heading into Friday’s road game.
A Kenora women’s shelter marks 40 years
Saakaate House, the Kenora women’s shelter founded in 1985, is marking four decades of supporting women and families fleeing violence. What began as an emergency shelter now includes transitional housing, advocacy, mental-health supports and childcare, and has expanded to serve transgender community members. Leaders say a shortage of safe, affordable housing remains the biggest challenge for the families they help.
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Trivia answer: Antarctica. With almost no precipitation, the frozen continent is classified as the world’s largest desert — roughly 14 million square kilometres, even bigger than the Sahara.