Editing Fort Frances

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{{Infobox settlement
| name                    = Fort Frances
| official_name           = Town of Fort Frances
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| subdivision_type2       = District
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| subdivision_name2       = [[Rainy River District|Rainy River]]
| established_title       = Settled
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| leader_title            = Mayor
| leader_name             = Andrew Hallikas
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| population_density_km2  = 292.2
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| area_code               = [[Area code 807|807]]
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| leader_title2           = Prov. riding
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}}

'''Fort Frances''' is a town in, and the seat of, [[Rainy River District]] in [[Northwestern Ontario]], Canada. The population as of the [[Canada 2021 Census|2021 census]] was 7,466<ref>{{cite web |last1=Statistics Canada |title=2021 Census of Population |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/search-recherche/productresults-resultatsproduits-eng.cfm?Lang=E&GEOCODE=2021A00053559012 |website=Statistics Canada |date=9 February 2022 |access-date=23 May 2023}}</ref> Fort Frances is a popular [[fishing]] destination. It hosts the annual [[Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship]].

Located on the international border with the [[United States]] where [[Rainy Lake]] narrows to become [[Rainy River (Minnesota–Ontario)|Rainy River]], it is connected to [[International Falls, Minnesota]] by the [[Fort Frances–International Falls International Bridge]]. The town is the fourth-largest community in Northwestern Ontario after [[Thunder Bay]], [[Kenora]] and [[Dryden, Ontario|Dryden]]. The Fort Frances Paper Mill was formerly the main employer and industry in the town until its closure in January 2014.<ref>{{cite news |title=Demolition of former pulp and paper mill underway in Fort Frances, Ont. |website=CBC |date=24 November 2020 |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/fort-frances-mill-demolition-1.5814632 |access-date=20 June 2023}}</ref> Today, there is no manufacturing or major industry in Fort Frances. Healthcare, social services and the town corporation make up the majority of the top tier employers, with big box retail coming in second.  [[New Gold]], a Canadian mining company, acquired mineral rights to the area in 2013. The Rainy River mine commenced processing ore on September 14, 2017 and completed its first gold pour on October 5, 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newgold.com/assets/rainy-river/default.aspx |title=New Gold Inc. - Assets – Rainy River}}</ref>

== History ==
[[File:Fort Frances ON 1.JPG|225px|thumbnail|left|Fort Frances courthouse]]
Fort Frances was the first [[Europe]]an settlement west of Lake Superior and was established by [[French Canadian]] [[Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye]], first commander of the western district. In 1731, he built [[Fort Saint Pierre]] near that spot as support for the [[fur trade]] with native peoples. In 1732, his expedition built [[Fort Saint Charles]] on Magnuson's Island on the west side of [[Lake of the Woods]]. After some time, Fort Saint Pierre fell out of use.<ref name=heritage>{{cite web |url=http://www.fort-frances.com/heritage |title=A Short History of Fort Frances |publisher=Town of Fort Frances |access-date=2011-05-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110519023302/http://www.fort-frances.com/heritage |archive-date=2011-05-19 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 1817, following the [[War of 1812]] and the redefinition of borders between Canada and the United States, the [[Hudson's Bay Company]] (HBC) built a fort here. In 1830 HBC Chief Factor John Dugald Cameron<ref>Sylvia Van Kirk, "CAMERON, JOHN DUGALD," in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 8, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed November 22, 2015, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/cameron_john_dugald_8E.html.</ref> named the fur trading post after [[Frances Ramsay Simpson]], the 18-year-old daughter of a London merchant,<ref>Sylvia Van Kirk, "SIMPSON, FRANCES RAMSAY," in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 8, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed November 22, 2015, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/simpson_frances_ramsay_8E.html.</ref> who had married earlier that year in London, [[George Simpson (administrator)|George Simpson]], Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company, who would visit the fort many times. In 1841 she became Lady Simpson after George Simpson was knighted, and she died in 1853 at [[Lachine, Quebec]].<ref>[[John S. Galbraith]], "SIMPSON, Sir GEORGE," in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 8, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed November 22, 2015, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/simpson_george_8E.html.</ref>

[[File:July 1st parade, Fort Frances (I0002362).tif|thumb|July 1st parade, Fort Frances, ca. 1905 ]]
Incorporated in 1903, the town held a big [[centennial]] celebration in 2003.

The main employer was a [[paper mill|pulp and paper mill]] established in the early 1900s. It had numerous owners over the years, notably [[Edward Wellington Backus]]. Most recently owned by [[Resolute Forest Products]], the mill employed about 700 persons until its closure in 2014.

On June 25, 1946, the town was struck by a [[tornado]], which caused major damage and struck a week after the deadly [[1946 Windsor–Tecumseh tornado|Windsor tornado]].

On August 25, 2013, the town hosted the final pitstop in the Kraft Celebration Tour by receiving the most votes out of all 20 communities

On January 14, 2014, Resolute Forest Products announced that it planned to stop operations of the final paper machine and close out its operations in Fort Frances by the end of the month.

On December 13, 2014, [[Tim Hortons]] filmed a commercial in Fort Frances. The commercial, which dubs Fort Frances "one of the coldest places in Canada", was shot at the local Tim Hortons. In the days leading up to the filming, yarn was seen covering trees, benches, etc. Workers had spent the night covering the interior of the restaurant with yarn and building a giant toque on the roof. For the day, the coffee was free.

In August 2015 the Seven Generations Education Institute hosted the World Indigenous Nations Higher Education Consortium's (WINHEC) Annual General Meeting at the Nanicost Grounds for members attending from all over the world.

== Transportation ==

There are three airports in the area, one of which is in the United States. The two city airports are for general aviation and the other is a privately owned [[floatplane]] base.

* [[Fort Frances Municipal Airport]]
* [[Fort Frances Water Aerodrome]]
* [[Falls International Airport]]

Fort Frances Municipal Airport does not have regularly scheduled commercial airline service. It was previously served by only one company, [[Bearskin Airlines]], with flights to and from Kenora, [[Winnipeg]], Thunder Bay, and [[Dryden, Ontario|Dryden]]. Falls International Airport has flights to [[Minneapolis–Saint Paul]] by [[Delta Connection]].

[[Ontario Highway 11]] and [[Ontario Highway 71]], the latter of which ends in Fort Frances, are the two major highways in the community. Both are part of the [[Trans-Canada Highway]]. The town is connected to [[Kenora]] via Highway 71, while Highway 11 provides connections to [[Devlin, Ontario|Devlin]], [[Emo, Ontario|Emo]], and [[Rainy River, Ontario|Rainy River]] to the west, and [[Atikokan]] and [[Thunder Bay]] to the east.

[[Canadian National Railway]] travels into Fort Frances with freight traffic only and travels across the [[Fort Frances-International Falls International Bridge]], over the Rainy River, into the US.

Train, truck and car traffic to and from the United States traverses the International Bridge.

Fort Frances Transit operated until 1996, and Fort Frances Handi-Van Transit is a provincially-funded service run by the Town of Fort Frances. Caribou Coach Transportation Company Incorporated cancelled its bus route to and from [[Thunder Bay]] in October 2017. The route was once served by [[Greyhound Canada]]. North Air operates a taxi service from Fort Frances whose service area includes the International Falls, Minnesota area and airport.

== Climate ==
Fort Frances experiences a [[humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''[[Humid continental climate#Dfb/Dwb: Warm summer subtype|Dfb]]''), with cold winters and warm summers. Temperatures beyond {{convert|34|C|1}} have been measured in all five late-spring and summer months. Summer highs are comparable to [[Paris]] and the [[Los Angeles Basin]] coastline in [[California]], whereas winter lows on average resemble southern [[Siberia]] and polar subarctic inland [[Scandinavia]].

Fort Frances, along with [[Atikokan]] hold the record for the highest temperature ever recorded in the province of Ontario. On 13 July 1936 the mercury climbed to {{convert|42.2|C|1}}.

{{Weather box
| location = [[Fort Frances Municipal Airport]], 1991−2020 normals, extremes 1892−present{{efn|Temperature and precipitation normals were collected at Fort Frances Airport for the period 1981−2010. Extreme high and low temperatures were recorded in the town of Fort Frances from January 1892 to September 1995 and at Fort Frances Airport from August 1976 to present.}}
| metric first = Y
| single line = Y
| Jan record high C = 10.0
| Feb record high C = 13.2
| Mar record high C = 26.4
| Apr record high C = 31.7
| May record high C = 35.0
| Jun record high C = 40.0
| Jul record high C = 42.2
| Aug record high C = 35.6
| Sep record high C = 35.6
| Oct record high C = 31.1
| Nov record high C = 22.8
| Dec record high C = 13.9
| year record high C = 42.2
| Jan high C = -9.3
| Feb high C = -5.9
| Mar high C = 1.7
| Apr high C = 9.9
| May high C = 17.6
| Jun high C = 22.7
| Jul high C = 25.2
| Aug high C = 24.2
| Sep high C = 18.9
| Oct high C = 10.4
| Nov high C = 1.1
| Dec high C = -6.3
| year high C = 9.2
| Jan mean C = −15.2
| Feb mean C = −12.5
| Mar mean C = -4.6
| Apr mean C = 3.6
| May mean C = 10.8
| Jun mean C = 16.3
| Jul mean C = 18.7
| Aug mean C = 17.6
| Sep mean C = 12.7
| Oct mean C = 5.3
| Nov mean C = -3.2
| Dec mean C = −11.2
| year mean C = 3.2
| Jan low C = -21.0
| Feb low C = -19.1
| Mar low C = -11.0
| Apr low C = -2.9
| May low C = 4.0
| Jun low C = 9.8
| Jul low C = 12.1
| Aug low C = 10.9
| Sep low C = 6.5
| Oct low C = 0.3
| Nov low C = -7.3
| Dec low C = -16.0
| year low C = -2.8
| Jan record low C = -45.0
| Feb record low C = -45.5
| Mar record low C = -37.3
| Apr record low C = -28.5
| May record low C = -11.1
| Jun record low C = -5.0
| Jul record low C = 0.6
| Aug record low C = -4.0
| Sep record low C = -7.8
| Oct record low C = -16.7
| Nov record low C = -38.0
| Dec record low C = -42.0
| year record low C = -45.5
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation mm = 31.7
| Feb precipitation mm = 20.8
| Mar precipitation mm = 32.4
| Apr precipitation mm = 45.2
| May precipitation mm = 85.8
| Jun precipitation mm = 109.2
| Jul precipitation mm = 102.1
| Aug precipitation mm = 85.2
| Sep precipitation mm = 84.2
| Oct precipitation mm = 58.5
| Nov precipitation mm = 43.3
| Dec precipitation mm = 32.7
| year precipitation mm = 731.0
| rain colour = green
| Jan rain mm = 0.0
| Feb rain mm = 2.4
| Mar rain mm = 11.7
| Apr rain mm = 34.9
| May rain mm = 85.3
| Jun rain mm = 114.3
| Jul rain mm = 104.0
| Aug rain mm = 86.6
| Sep rain mm = 85.9
| Oct rain mm = 54.2
| Nov rain mm = 22.4
| Dec rain mm = 2.9
| year rain mm = 604.4
| Jan snow cm = 38.4
| Feb snow cm = 20.9
| Mar snow cm = 18.8
| Apr snow cm = 12.1
| May snow cm = 0.3
| Jun snow cm = 0.0
| Jul snow cm = 0.0
| Aug snow cm = 0.0
| Sep snow cm = 0.0
| Oct snow cm = 3.9
| Nov snow cm = 30.7
| Dec snow cm = 31.9
| year snow cm = 157.0
| unit precipitation days = 0.2 mm
| Jan precipitation days = 10.6
| Feb precipitation days = 8.8
| Mar precipitation days = 9.2
| Apr precipitation days = 9.6
| May precipitation days = 14.8
| Jun precipitation days = 15.6
| Jul precipitation days = 14.6
| Aug precipitation days = 11.9
| Sep precipitation days = 14.0
| Oct precipitation days = 12.7
| Nov precipitation days = 9.9
| Dec precipitation days = 11.1
| year precipitation days = 142.8
| unit rain days = 0.2 mm
| Jan rain days = 0.0
| Feb rain days = 0.63
| Mar rain days = 1.7
| Apr rain days = 6.4
| May rain days = 13.2
| Jun rain days = 13.1
| Jul rain days = 13.3
| Aug rain days = 11.0
| Sep rain days = 12.7
| Oct rain days = 10.1
| Nov rain days = 2.9
| Dec rain days = 0.56
| year rain days = 85.5
| unit snow days = 0.2 cm
| Jan snow days = 8.8
| Feb snow days = 6.1
| Mar snow days = 4.6
| Apr snow days = 2.3
| May snow days = 0.11
| Jun snow days = 0.0
| Jul snow days = 0.0
| Aug snow days = 0.0
| Sep snow days = 0.0
| Oct snow days = 1.8
| Nov snow days = 6.5
| Dec snow days = 7.7
| year snow days = 37.8
| source 1 = [[Environment Canada]]<ref name="climate">{{cite web |publisher=[[Environment Canada]] |url=https://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_1991_2020_e.html?searchType=stnProv&lstProvince=ON&txtCentralLatMin=0&txtCentralLatSec=0&txtCentralLongMin=0&txtCentralLongSec=0&stnID=169000000&dispBack=0 |title=Fort Frances Airport |work=Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 |access-date=October 10, 2024}}</ref><ref name="climate 2">{{cite web |publisher=[[Environment Canada]] |url=http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_e.html?searchType=stnProx&txtRadius=25&optProxType=station&coordsStn=48.65%7C-93.433333%7CFORT+FRANCES+A&txtCentralLatMin=0&txtCentralLatSec=0&txtCentralLongMin=0&txtCentralLongSec=0&stnID=3938&dispBack=0 |title=Fort Frances |work=Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000 |date=31 October 2011 |access-date=October 27, 2016}}</ref><ref name="Fort Frances RCS">{{cite web |publisher=[[Environment Canada]] |url=http://climate.weather.gc.ca/historical_data/search_historic_data_stations_e.html?searchType=stnName&timeframe=1&txtStationName=fort+frances+rcs&searchMethod=contains&optLimit=yearRange&StartYear=1840&EndYear=2016&Year=2016&Month=10&Day=27&selRowPerPage=25 |title=Fort Frances RCS |work=Canadian Climate Data |date=31 October 2011 |access-date=October 27, 2016}}</ref>
| date=August 2010
}}

== Demographics ==
{| cellpadding="1" style="float:right; margin:0 1em 1em 0; border:1px #bbb solid; border-collapse:collapse; font-size:90%;"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="text-align:center;"
! Census
! Population
|- style="text-align:right;"
| 1901
| 697
|- style="text-align:right;"
| 1911
| 1,611
|- style="text-align:right;"
| 1921
| 3,109
|- style="text-align:right;"
| 1931
| 5,470
|- style="text-align:right;"
| 1941
| 5,849
|- style="text-align:right;"
| 1951
| 8,038
|- style="text-align:right;"
| 1961
| 9,481
|- style="text-align:right;"
| 1971
| 9,947
|- style="text-align:right;"
| 1981
| 8,906
|- style="text-align:right;"
| 1991
| 8,891
|- style="text-align:right;"
| 1996
| 8,790
|- style="text-align:right;"
| 2001
| 8,315
|- style="text-align:right;"
| 2006
| 8,103
|- style="text-align:right;"
| 2011
| 7,952
|- style="text-align:right;"
| 2016
| 7,739
|- style="text-align:right;"
| 2021
| 7,470
|- style="text-align:right;"
|}

In the [[2021 Canadian census|2021 Census of Population]] conducted by [[Statistics Canada]], Fort Frances had a population of {{val|7470|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|3451|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|3779|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:7466-7739}}|7739|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|7739|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|25.55|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|7466|25.55|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.<ref name=2021census>{{cite web |url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000203&geocode=A000235 |title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario |publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] |date=February 9, 2022 |accessdate=March 30, 2022}}</ref>

Fort Frances had a population of 7,739 people in 2016, which represents a decrease of 2.7% from the 2011 census count. The median household income in 2015 for Fort Frances was $62,928, which was below the Ontario provincial average of $74,287.<ref name=SC16>{{cite web |url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3559012&Geo2=CD&Code2=3559&Data=Count&SearchText=fort%20frances&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&TABID=1 |title=Fort Frances community profile |publisher=Statistics Canada |work=[[Canada 2016 Census|2016 Census data]] |access-date=2017-03-15}}</ref>

In 2021, Statistics Canada reported that the age demographic broke down as follows for Fort Frances:
<br /> Under 14 — 14.9%
<br /> 15 to 24 — 11.2%
<br /> 25 to 34 — 12.1%
<br /> 35 to 44 — 10.4%
<br /> 45 to 54 — 12.0%
<br /> 55 to 64 — 16.0%
<br /> Over 65 — 23.4%<ref>{{Cite web |title=Demographics in Fort Frances, ON |url=https://www.point2homes.com/CA/Demographics/ON/Fort-Frances-Demographics.html |access-date= |website=Point2}}</ref>

== Coat of arms ==
The city [[coat of arms]] features a bull [[moose]]; [[maple]] leaves; a "Magneto", representative of [[electricity]] (industry); two men in a [[canoe]]; a [[Eastern White Pine|white pine]] tree; and the motto "Industry and Perseverance."

== Media ==

=== Newspapers ===
* ''[[Fort Frances Times]]'' – Weekly
* ''[[Fort Frances Bulletin]]'' – Twice Weekly

=== Online media ===
* ''Fort Frances Times'' Online

=== Television stations ===
The only local television channel serving Fort Frances is the [[Shaw TV]] community channel on [[Shaw Communications|Shaw Cable]] channel 10.

There are no local broadcast outlets or repeaters serving Fort Frances; Shaw Cable carries [[CBWT-DT]] ([[CBC Television|CBC]]), [[CBWFT-DT]] ([[Ici Radio-Canada Télé]]) and [[CKY-DT]] ([[CTV Television Network|CTV]]) from [[Winnipeg]], [[CITV-DT]] ([[Global Television Network|Global]]) from [[Edmonton]], and TVO, plus [[CITY-DT]] ([[Citytv]]), [[CHCH-DT]] (independent), [[CFTM-DT]] ([[TVA (Canadian TV network)|TVA]], live feed) and [[TFO]]. [[CJBN-TV]] from Kenora used to be available on cable until it permanently signed off on January 27, 2017.

United States network programming on Shaw TV comes from [[Detroit]] ([[WDIV-TV]], [[WXYZ-TV]], [[WWJ-TV]], and [[WTVS]]) and [[Rochester, New York|Rochester]] ([[WUHF]]); stations from the [[Template:Duluth TV|Duluth television market]] are not available on cable, though they are available over-the-air from repeaters in International Falls.

=== Radio stations ===
* FM 89.1 – [[CKSB-10-FM|CKSB-9-FM]] ([[Ici Radio-Canada Première]], repeats [[CKSB-10-FM]], [[Saint Boniface, Winnipeg|Saint Boniface, Manitoba]])
* FM 90.5 – [[CBQT-FM|CBQQ-FM]] ([[CBC Radio One]], repeats [[CBQT-FM]], [[Thunder Bay]])
* FM 93.1 – [[CFOB-FM]], ''93.1 The Border FM'' [[hot adult contemporary]]

Another radio station, [[CKWO-FM|CKWO]] FM 92.3 The Wolf, was licensed to the neighbouring [[Couchiching First Nation]] in 2003 <ref>[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2003/db2003-571.htm Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2003-571], Native FM radio station in Fort Frances, ''CRTC'', November 14, 2003</ref> and launched in 2004. Its unknown when the station left the air; the CRTC renewed CKWO-FM's licence from 1 September 2012 to 28 February 2013, with no known license renewals since that date.<ref>[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2012/2012-474.htm Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2012-474], Various radio programming undertakings – Administrative renewals, ''CRTC'', September 4, 2012</ref>

== Education ==

=== Elementary and secondary schools ===
[[Rainy River District School Board]]
* [[Fort Frances High School]]
* Robert Moore School
* J.W. Walker School

[[Northwest Catholic District School Board]]
* St Mary's School

=== Post-secondary schools ===
* [[Confederation College]]
* Seven Generations Education Institute

=== Former elementary schools ===
[[Rainy River District School Board]]
* Fort Kinhaven School
* F.H. Huffman School
* Alexander Mackenzie School
* Sixth Street School
* Alberton Central School (Alberton, Ontario)
* McIrvine School
* Old Fort Frances High School
* Westfort High School

[[Northwest Catholic District School Board]]
* St. Michael's Catholic School
* St Francis School

== Notable Fort Francesians ==
* [[Dave Allison]], former coach of the NHL's [[Ottawa Senators]]
* [[Mike Allison]], former player for the [[Los Angeles Kings]], [[Toronto Maple Leafs]], and [[New York Rangers]] of the [[NHL]]
* [[Steve Arpin]], [[ARCA Re/Max Series]] and [[NASCAR Nationwide Series]] race car driver
* [[Murray Bannerman]], former player for the [[Chicago Blackhawks]].
* [[Molly Carlson]], high diver
* [[Keith Christiansen (ice hockey)|Keith Christiansen]], former player for the WHA Minnesota Fighting Saints.
* [[Todd Dufresne]], social and cultural theorist best known for his work on [[Sigmund Freud|Freud]] and [[psychoanalysis]]
* [[Gene Eugene]], actor, musician and recording producer
* [[Howard Hampton]], [[Member of Provincial Parliament (Ontario)]] of [[Kenora—Rainy River (provincial electoral district)]] and former leader of the [[Ontario New Democratic Party]].
* [[Duncan Keith]], NHL hockey player of the [[Chicago Blackhawks]], named one of the 100 Greatest NHL Players <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/fans/nhl-centennial/100-greatest-nhl-players |title=100 Greatest NHL Players {{!}} NHL.com}}</ref>
* [[Chris Lindberg]], silver medalist with the Canadian Ice Hockey Team at the [[1992 Winter Olympics]]
* [[Neil Sheehy]], former player for the [[Calgary Flames]], [[Hartford Whalers]] and [[Washington Capitals]] of the NHL.
* [[Timothy Sheehy (ice hockey)|Timothy Sheehy]], former NHL player.
* [[Gene Stoltzfus]], founding director of [[Christian Peacemaker Teams]]

== Culture and attractions ==
* The Fort Frances Museum
* Fort Frances Library and Technology Centre
* The Border Land Arts Alliance
* Tour de Fort
* Point Park
* LaVerendrye Parkway- The Sorting Gap Marina
* The Lookout Tower, open to tour during summer
* The Tugboat Hallet, open to tour during summer
* [[Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship]], held annually in late July <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.canadianbass.com/ |title=Home {{!}} Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship}}</ref>
* Scott Street Shopping District
* Kitchen Creek Golf Club
* Heron Landing Golf Course
* 8th Street Walking & Ski Trails
* Little Beaver Snow Park
* Rainy Lake Square
* Town Hall
* Rendezvous Yacht Club <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://traveltheheart.org/entries/rendezvous-yacht-club/fb27df8a-2573-4b00-bac5-92f1020549c1 |title=Rendezvous Yacht Club &#124; Heart of the Continent}}</ref>
* The Noden Causeway
* The Rainy Lake Nordic Ski Club

== Sport ==
Fort Frances is home to the following amateur sports teams:
* [[Fort Frances Lakers]] ([[Junior ice hockey]])
* [[Fort Frances Thunderhawks]] ([[Senior ice hockey]])

Fort Frances was the home of the former amateur sports teams:
* [[Fort Frances Borderland Thunder]] (Junior ice hockey)
* [[Fort Frances Canadians]] (Senior ice hockey)
* [[Fort Frances Royals]] (Junior ice hockey)

Sporting facilities include :
* Memorial Sports Centre
* Couchiching First Nations Arena also known as "The Duke" – located in neighboring [[Couchiching First Nation]]

== Sources ==
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== External links ==
{{Commons category|Fort Frances, Ontario}}
{{Wikivoyage|Fort Frances}}
* {{official|https://fortfrances.ca/}}

{{Geographic location  <!-- This geo box is for DIRECTLY ADJACENT municipalities as standardized for all other municipalities -->
 | Centre    = Fort Frances
 | North     = [[Couchiching First Nation|Couchiching 16A]]
 | East      = [[Agency 1]]
 | Southeast = ''[[Rainy River (Minnesota–Ontario)|Rainy River]]''<br />{{flagicon|US}}{{flagicon|MN}} [[Ranier, Minnesota|Ranier]]
 | South     = ''[[Rainy River (Minnesota–Ontario)|Rainy River]]''<br />{{flagicon|US}}{{flagicon|MN}} [[International Falls, Minnesota|International Falls]]
 | West      = [[Alberton, Ontario|Alberton]]
 | Northwest = [[Unorganized Rainy River District|Unorganized Rainy River]]
}}
{{Rainy River District}}
{{Authority control}}

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[[Category:1903 establishments in Ontario]]
[[Category:Hudson's Bay Company forts]]
[[Category:Single-tier municipalities in Ontario]]
[[Category:Towns in Ontario]]