50 fun things for kids to do this summer, TBay-style! Get your picture taken at the graffiti alley on Cooke Street. Take a grown-up out for ice cream. (You pay.) Throw rocks in Lake Superior. Look at the view through binoculars at Hillcrest Park. Visit the turtle at Vickers Park. Go on the rides at Chippewa Park. Fly a kite at Boulevard Lake. Play mini golf. Spot a rainbow at Kakabeka Falls. Hike the Middlebrun Bay trail at Sleeping Giant Provincial Park. Bike to a corner sto

Who’s ready for spring? Here’s your round-up of family-friendly activities in Thunder Bay this month. Month of May Thunder Bay Public Library, various locations In addition to their regular kids’ programming, there are lots of fun, free events at the TBPL this month. Consider: a mom-themed storytime and card-making (May 3, 10:30am, County Park), author visit (May 4, 10am, Waverley), movie and craft (May 4, 2:30pm, Waverley), bath bombs (May 8, 6:30pm, County Park), and drag q

TBayWithKids.ca: Four of your picture books (Once Upon a Northern Night, The Red Sash, Dawn Watch and Marja’s Skis) and your upcoming adult fiction title, The Lightkeeper’s Daughters are set in and around Thunder Bay. Can you briefly share the inspiration behind each? Jean Pendziwol: I grew up in Thunder Bay and spent much of my youth and adult years enjoying the wonderful outdoor environment here. My parents had a sailboat, so our summer weekends and holidays were always spe