Sailing & Boating.
The North Bay Waterfront Marina anchors the eastern end of Lake Nipissing — one of the larger lakes in Ontario at roughly 830 km² and 65 km long — with municipal slip product on the downtown waterfront. From the marina, sailors and motor-boaters run out into open lake waters from a downtown waterfront connected directly to the Kate Pace Way and the Memorial Drive Trans Canada Trail.
The brief.
The North Bay sailing season runs roughly May through October on Lake Nipissing. The North Bay Waterfront Marina is the City's downtown slip-product anchor on the eastern end of the lake; from the marina, the open lake stretches west and southwest toward Sturgeon Falls, the Manitou Islands, and Dokis First Nation at the lake's southwest end.
Lake Nipissing is large and shallow, and wind builds steep waves quickly — local sailors know to watch the forecast carefully. The downtown grid sits directly behind the marina, and the Kate Pace Way and Memorial Drive Trans Canada Trail run the same lakeshore corridor.
2. places.
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North Bay Waterfront Marina
Municipal marina on Lake Nipissing in downtown North Bay; transient and seasonal slip product.
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Lake Nipissing open-water cruising waters
Open lake cruising from the marina out into Lake Nipissing; ~830 km² lake stretching west toward Sturgeon Falls and Dokis First Nation.
Today's read.
Temperature (3.1°C) below the typical range.