This article is about the northern Ontario town. For the incorrect but common anglicization of the Greek city, see Thessaloniki. For the nearby First Nations reserve, see Thessalon 12, Ontario.
The main industries are timber and tourism. The town is a popular retirement community. There is an arena and one primary school in the town. It is home to a few local celebrities, including Jackie Layer (former assistant coach of the Colorado Rockies), and Lloyd Boyer (former Montreal Canadiens prospect and small-town hockey legend). William Tremblay of the Sault Greyhounds was born here, and Angelina Napolitano, the first person in Canada to use the battered woman defence for murder, lived here briefly in the early 20th century.[2] It was also home to the Thessalon Flyers. The Voyageur Hiking Trail passes near the community.
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.
^Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online: Angelina Napolitano. By Franca Iacovetta. University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2004. page accessed June 2008