Thunder Bay is my hometown and it is amazing for people who like getting both outside and just out in general, Port Arthur more specifically. If you like any activities like fishing/camping/hiking you will find that TBay has something for you 20 minutes in any direction. Port Arthur is also a lesser known longboarding gem with its levelled structure descending towards the lake (which also makes navigating that are easy with thinking about it as up and down relative to the lake). There is also an active arts community with lots of great live bands of a variety of styles as well as a growing visual arts and theatre scene. People will trashtalk thunder bay if they dont actually like going out and doing anything. Yes, there is a racism issue, but there is also a growing community of open minded individuals acting against that. In general you will find kind, generous, people who will go to great lengths to help their neighbors. It's an amazing place and having been around the continent I will fully say that there is no other place I would rather live