North Bay (Ontario) Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
city in Ontario, Canada
About North Bay (Ontario)
North Bay calls itself the "gateway to Northern Ontario". The region was first populated by Indigenous peoples, and was explored and charted by French explorer Samuel de Champlain in the early 1600s. The site of North Bay was on the main canoe route west from Montreal. Apart from Indigenous people, voyageurs and surveyors, there was little activity in the Lake Nipissing area until the arrival of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) in 1882. The CPR started its westward expansion from Callander Station (later renamed Bonfield), just to the east of North Bay, which was the point where the Canada Central Railway (CCR) ended. In 1882, John Ferguson decided that the north bay of Lake Nipissing was a promising spot for settlement. North Bay was incorporated as a town in 1891. North Bay was selecte
Top Attractions in North Bay (Ontario)
Explore the best things to see and do in North Bay (Ontario):
- ★Callander Museum
- ★Dionne Quints Museum
- ★Laurentian Ski Hill
- ★Nipissing Lakers Hockey
- ★North Bay Battalion
- ★North Bay Museum
- ★The North Bay Triathlon
- ★The North Bay Waterfront
Where to Eat in North Bay (Ontario)
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Churchill's Prime Rib House
- 🍴Crown and Beaver
- 🍴Dave's Green Papaya
- 🍴Greco's Pizza
- 🍴Highwayman Restaurant
- 🍴Kelsey's
Where to Stay in North Bay (Ontario)
- 🏨Best Western North Bay
- 🏨Comfort Inn Airport
- 🏨Comfort Inn Lakeshore
- 🏨Inn on the Bay
- 🏨Northern Suites Plus
- 🏨Terrace Suites
North Bay (Ontario) Travel Guide Sections
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