As you enter the large eight-foot wooden doors, you step into the 48,000 square foot facility. Walking on water, you are guided over a slate floor cut in blue and gold mosaic tile. The floor incorporates longitude and latitude lines that map out Lake Superior. The facility is an ocean of colour, light and sound. In the lobby, massive, 14-foot chandaliers dazzle guests in a varied light display, from the soft, soothing colours of our inland sea to the intensity of a lightning storm on water.
Huge murals adorn the walls and ceilings, depicting Thunder Bay's unique history and environment.
Nautical accents are apparent everywhere to make a visit to this facility truly a multi-sensory experience.