Did you know the city’s drag roots trace all the way to the iconic Parliament House Resort in Orlando?

Definitely Superior Art Gallery’s annual Halloween extravaganza is back, taking over downtown Port Arthur on October 31. Last year, this event drew over 3,000 people to the Port Arthur downtown core to experience this one-of-a-kind event. It’s a party unlike any other, where the audience is as much a part of the art as the artists are. 

For a musician, creating an alter-ego can allow for a creativity and freedom that their public persona doesn’t allow.

Here are three artists who took the alter ego path, with varying degrees of success.

Director Laura-Lynn Petrick’s Lempo brings a chilling and intimate story to life on familiar northern waters. Childhood friends Shaun and Annie reconnect at neighbouring cabins, only to be forced to confront an ominous figure tied to Annie’s family history.

The past four years of Ooky Spooky have left behind a trail of blood, slime, and a white substance not suitable to be named in this publication—all of it unhinged and unforgettable to those who were there to see it.

Hear ye, hear ye! This October 11 and 12, all fair ladies and lords are called to wander through the gates of Thunder Bay’s first ever Renaissance faire at the Murillo Fairgrounds from 10 am to 7 pm each day. The event is hosted by the Oliver Agricultural Society and a team of volunteers, and fairgoers are encouraged to don their best medieval capes, crowns, and chainmail for the most mystical of weekends. 

Although Chef Fred Sorrell initially needed a larger prep kitchen for his business, Bread & Butter, he simply couldn’t resist the call of the walk-up window. Thus, Red River Dogs was born, and it’s already been a hit with young and old alike!

It’s official, the fall season is here in all of its pumpkin-spiced, red-leaved, and crisp-aired glory. Whether you’re ready for all things autumn or need a little help letting go of summer, we’ve compiled nine ways to help you celebrate the season. 

If you’ve walked the downtown strip on Red River Road at all in the past couple of weeks, you would have certainly noticed the newly refurbished exterior of the King’s Block building thanks to the freshly exposed original facade and sophisticated black paint with gold accents. You probably also noticed that brand new sign on the right side of the building for Bloom Bar + Lounge, now open and ready to party. 

Festival-goers in Thunder Bay had the time of their lives at the sixth Wake the Giant music and cultural festival this past weekend. Headlined by the Black Eyed Peas, this year’s festival marked the first-ever Indigenous headliner in addition to its first-ever ticket sell-out as 8,500 people filled Marina Park to participate in this special celebration of diversity, inclusivity, and culture.

Since that first issue, The Walleye has published nearly 200 issues shining a light on all the remarkable people who make Thunder Bay a special place to live. In honour of this milestone anniversary, we’re turning the spotlight on 15 longtime contributors whose voices, passion, and creativity have played an integral role in shaping the magazine.

It's a curtain call for the democracy Canadians built after the world wars. Politics is evolving from an arena where powerbrokers create consensus from disparate viewpoints into a zero-sum game where stakeholders choose loyalties, the victor divides the spoils, and the losers are annihilated. Our partisan choices are either a technocratic centre-right that thinks it knows better or a rules-weary right wing that feigns no moral pretense.

I strut my pot belly full of poetry,

cultivate brain sparks, turn into firewords.

“Photography is a way for me to find those little pieces of joy and vibrancy in the natural world,” says Thunder Bay photographer Sarah Jensen. “I was a kid that spent a tonne of time outside, just looking at every little bug and leaf and flower.”

While Tyler Childers’s past albums each tend to stick to one specific feel, Snipe Hunter is energetic and unexpected in both sound and lyric.

It's hard to believe this is already Wake the Giant’s sixth annual edition, but what’s even more mindblowing is the lineup that’s in store for this September 6: Black Eyed Peas, Prozzäk, Neon Dreams, and Crystal Shawanda are just a few of the acts hitting the stage.

Ever since it began in 2010, Culture Days has attracted millions of people every year to celebrate all things arts and culture at free performances, workshops, and markets across Canada. Each province and territory has its own kick-off event and this year, Thunder Bay has been chosen to get Ontario’s party started.

Close your eyes a moment and visualize a scenario: you’re driving back from a pumpkin picking trip, and you decide you absolutely need a breakfast delight. Then you see a true miracle on Highway 61 in the form of Cottage Time Public House, with their all-day breakfast and the subject of this month’s Off the Menu—the breakfast poutine.

This year’s lineup features a variety of genres such as drama, comedy, documentary, horror, and thriller, with an emphasis on filmmakers from the region. “Our goal is to highlight local films and the local film industry, and we’ve been accomplishing that,” says Harpelle.

Here is a tomato–zucchini tart featuring summer produce and a good amount of Parmesan. If you garden around here, chances are you’ve got more zucchini and tomatoes than you know what to do with—and the neighbours have stopped appreciating “surprise” porch deliveries. This is an easy, good-looking way to use them up.