Geraldton has two town mottos – ‘Spirit of the North’ and ‘The Friendly Town with a Heart of Gold’.

Geraldton is located northeast of Nipigon at the junctures of Highways 11 & 584, on the shores of the Kenogamisis Lake. The town of Geraldton is located in the center of Northwestern Ontario's Greenstone Region, lying east of Lake Nipigon and just above Lake Superior. The community serves an area population, including the surrounding communities of close to 6,500 people.

Geraldton boasts an excellent golf course, the Kenogamisis Catch and Release Fish Derby held every Canada Day weekend, the annual Geraldton Music Jamboree (August civic long weekend), and the popular Geraldton District Fall Fair on the 3rd weekend of August. It is also known for its forestry and mining industry.

Geraldton serves as the regions center for education, health care, retail trades, transportation, professional, government and utility services. As home to eight former producing gold mines which operated between 1936 and 1970 in the heart of the Canadian Shield, the Geraldton-Beardmore Gold Camp hosts numerous mineralized zones which continue to be explored for potential development.