Waverley Park — Attraction in Thunder Bay

Waverly Park is a gem in downtown Port Arthur, Thunder Bay. This small park is one of the oldest in the city with some of the largest and possibly oldest trees in the city. Lakehead University Law School and Magnus Theater are both connected to the walking paths within the park.

Waverly Park features a war memorial and Hogarth Fountain. The fountain was made in the 1790s in England and purchased by the Hogarth family and placed in Thunder Bay in 1964.

Highly recommend this park for walking, photo backgrounds, picnics, reading a book by a tree, walking your dog, or enjoying a live outdoor concert on a Monday...

Play spaces are great, but for unaccompanied adults, its enjoyable to have a park that caters to them. So, no playground here, just a gazebo, a fountain, a cenataph, and some of the oldest poplars in town. Recent years have seen the city's parks department to consider the coverage of this peaceful green space; however it is likely that the major trees will need to be felled long before the newer trees are large enough to retain the canopy. Most of the park is quiet and provides some distance from the bustle of...

I visited today July 1st, 2021 to March with IRSS, friends, family & community members. Prior to the March I was involved in a Guinness World Record Drumming Event for July 1st. There were over 100 drummers of various types from many different countries. I wanted to attend both events. I thought the perfect place for both would be Waverly Park with the big trees, open space & scenery. The GWR event ran late with VIP speeches & technical issues. Luckily the 1st event finished just in time for me to...