By Sandi Krasowski, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Chronicle-Journal After almost two years of closure and undergoing a major revitalization, the Centennial Botanical Conservatory will reopen to the public this weekend for a glimpse of the modernized facility. “It’s the culmination of our dreams,” said Sharon Sidlar, chairwoman of Friends of the Conservatory. “It’s what we’ve been working at for so long. Just to see it open and to be able to go in there and take a look at what has happened is beyond our wildest belief.” Cory Halvorsen, the City of Thunder Bay’s manager of parks and open spaces, explained how the work was completed in the first two phases, with the final outdoor third phase beginning this summer. “When we closed for this phase in February 2024,…
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