Northern Ontario Railroad Museum

The Tourism team recently traveled to Capreol to see the Railroad museum for ourselves. It's hard not to find old trains interesting, so we went into the tour excited. The staff at the museum were very friendly and were capable of answering every question we had. While the building at the centre of the musuem was fascinating, the true spectacle is the old trains.

We went into a number of old locomotives, including a school train. These were basically schoolhouses on the rails that taught children. It's quite the novelty to me, considering how different things have become. The condition of this train, along with the others, was beautiful. The museum is doing a great job at restoring these vehicles.

My team and I left very happy and I highly recommend you to check it out too!

Science North and Dynamic Earth

Yesterday was the first excursion for the summer student tourism team. With 2 weeks of training under our belts, it was time to take an adventure to two of Sudbury’s hottest attractions; Science North and Dynamic Earth.

All three of us had been to both places before, but their truly is something new to see every time. At Dynamic Earth, I got a kick out of traveling through a recreation of a late 1800s mine. It’s hard to imagine going underground with nothing but a candle attached to your hard hat!

At Science North, we were dazzled by the Wild Fires 4-D film. It felt like you were actually in the Water Bomber cockpit with the pilots.

To end the day, we toured the Body Worlds Vital exhibit. It is wonderfully put together, and along with the touching music, really emphasizes the beauty of the human body.

Keep checking back for more touring!

First Blog Entry

Hello, my name is Scotty and while this may be my first blog post, I’m beginning my second week of training for Sudbury Tourism. Although I’ve worked summer jobs before, as we all have, none compare to being a Visitor Service Representative.

            Seeing that I was born and raised in Sudbury, I initially expected to know a lot about this job. Being able to tell people where things are and giving a helping hand at Market Square are just a few things I will be doing.

            Needless to say, there’s so much more to Sudbury that I had was unaware of, specifically downtown. Even the arts community, which I feel a part of (Currently completing a second year at Thorneloe University for Theatre) is much larger than I assumed.

            I’m amazed by the variety and culture thriving downtown, and through this blog I’ll be reporting on everything exciting in Sudbury; the food, the nightlife, the festivals, etc. So stay tuned!