The name is the English translation of the FrenchAnse du Tonnerre, which appears as early as the map of Franquelin in 1688. It was probably derived from the Native American name, as they believed that the Bay was peculiarly subject to thunder storms. The Thunder Bay Band of Chippewa and Ottawa, who called this bay home, merged with the Mackinac Bands of Chippewa and Ottawa Indians in the mid 1800s under Chief Way-ge-maw-waw-be.
There are a substantial number of shipwrecks in and around Thunder Bay. Diving is an important activity.[2]
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^ abcU.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Thunder Bay (Michigan)
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thunder, michigan, thunder, state, michigan, lake, huron, extends, from, north, point, 02194, 26611, 02194, 26611, south, point, 88333, 31417, 88333, 31417, thunder, baythunder, bayshow, michiganthunder, bayshow, united, stateslocationalpena, county, michigan,. Thunder Bay is a bay in the U S state of Michigan on Lake Huron The bay extends from North Point at 45 01 19 N 83 15 58 W 45 02194 N 83 26611 W 45 02194 83 26611 to South Point at 44 53 00 N 83 18 51 W 44 88333 N 83 31417 W 44 88333 83 31417 Thunder BayThunder BayShow map of MichiganThunder BayShow map of the United StatesLocationAlpena County Michigan 1 Coordinates45 00 00 N 83 24 00 W 45 00000 N 83 40000 W 45 00000 83 40000TypeBay 1 Surface elevation581 feet 177 m 1 Northern Michigan as shown on a 1755 Map of New France showing various islands land features rivers and settlements In French I du Castor means Beaver Island L ours qui dort means The Bear That Sleeps and ance au tonnerre means Thunder Bay The map also shows several rivers that exist today with similar names Rue Aux Buscies and Rue d Oulamanittie Rue du Pierre Marquet The city of Alpena lies at the mouth of the Thunder Bay River at 45 03 48 N 83 25 41 W 45 06333 N 83 42806 W 45 06333 83 42806 The entire bay lies within Alpena County with Alpena Township in the north and Sanborn Township in the south Several islands in the bay are protected as part of the Michigan Islands National Wildlife Refuge Thunder Bay Island lies just east of North Point outside the bay The wildlife in the Bay s waters are protected as part of the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary The name is the English translation of the French Anse du Tonnerre which appears as early as the map of Franquelin in 1688 It was probably derived from the Native American name as they believed that the Bay was peculiarly subject to thunder storms The Thunder Bay Band of Chippewa and Ottawa who called this bay home merged with the Mackinac Bands of Chippewa and Ottawa Indians in the mid 1800s under Chief Way ge maw waw be There are a substantial number of shipwrecks in and around Thunder Bay Diving is an important activity 2 References edit a b c U S Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System Thunder Bay Michigan Thunder Bay www nedivenews com Archived from the original on 24 March 2008 Retrieved 24 March 2008 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thunder Bay Michigan amp oldid 1183644591, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
