Join us for the 14th annual Thunder Bay International Film Festival this winter. The festival kicks off on Wednesday, January 21 and runs through Sunday, January, 25.
Whats Happening at Thunder Bay
August Lights: Featuring the 8 Sanctuary Sentinels!
"Even though lighthouses may no longer serve their original purpose with modern GPS and radar, they still hold a valuable place in our cultural heritage and in how communities connect with their past." —Don La [...]
Get Your Paddle On….in the Sanctuary!
Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary is known for the shipwrecks it protects—nearly 200, with about 100 yet to be found! So often, deep-water shipwrecks are the images we see because the preservation and detail are [...]
World Championship held at TBNMS – highlights and more!
The 2025 MATE ROV Competition World Championship brought together different languages, continents, values, time zones, resources, climates, and customs - but with a shared mission; ocean, and planet. It is easy to stand back and [...]
COLLEGE STUDENTS GET HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE IN SANCTUARY
Say hello to some hydrographers in training! In May, students from Northwestern Michigan College in Traverse City got hands-on experience with NOAA hydrographers as they kicked off a major effort to map the 4,300-square-mile sanctuary. [...]
Thunder Bay’s Signature Events
Festival of Sail
ROV Competition
Film Festival
