Thessalon is a town on the north shore of Lake Huron in the Near North region of Northern Ontario.
Understand
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The town is a popular retirement community. As of 2021, it had a population of 1,260 people.
The area's timber resources drew Europeans to the area as early as 1869, with the first lumber camp being set up in 1870. By 1877 a more permanent townsite was established. The town was incorporated in 1892.
The origin of the town's name is unclear. "Thessalon" may be a corruption of a name given by local First Nations (Indigenous people), Neyashewun, meaning "a point of land". It is also theorized that the town may have been named by Jesuit missionaries who compared their travels through the region to the plight of the Thessalonians described in the Pauline epistles.
Get in
[edit]It sits at the junction of Highway 17 and Highway 129
Ontario Northland provides intercity motor coach service to Thessalon as a stop along its Sault Ste. Marie–Sudbury–North Bay–Ottawa route.
The Voyageur Hiking Trail passes near the community.
Get around
[edit]See
[edit]- Little Rapids (6km north of town)
Do
[edit]- Marina
- 1 Thessalon Peace Park, 14 Water Street. Pleasant waterside park with picnic tables and a kids' playground. An excellent spot to take a break from driving and stretch your legs.
- The Thessalon River flows through the town and into Lake Huron at Water Street. Fishing is excellent in the river: yellow perch, pickerel, bass, northwater salmon and muskie.
Buy
[edit]The town has a grocery store, a pharmacy, a hardware store, and an LCBO (liquor) outlet.
Eat
[edit]Drink
[edit]Sleep
[edit]- 1 Lakeside Park Campground, 100 Lakeside Drive, ☏ +1 705 842 2523. Check-in: noon, check-out: noon. Municipal campground opposite a large sandy beach on Lake Huron. Open from Victoria Day weekend (third weekend of May) until Thanksgiving weekend (second Monday of October). About $40 per night.
- 2 Windmill Campground, 44 Windmill Road (about 10km north of town along Hwy 129).
- 3 Carolyn Beach, 1 Lakeside Dr (at the western Hwy 17 junction), ☏ +1 705 842 3330, toll-free: +1 888 352 3330, [email protected]. Lakeside hotel with attached restaurant. $89-199 per night depending on season.
Connect
[edit]- Library