![cover image](https://wikiwandv2-19431.kxcdn.com/_next/image?url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Pike_Bay_rock_beach.jpg/640px-Pike_Bay_rock_beach.jpg&w=640&q=50)
Northern Bruce Peninsula
Municipality in Ontario, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Municipality of Northern Bruce Peninsula is located on the Bruce Peninsula in Bruce County, Ontario, Canada. It is a popular vacation spot in the summer for its water sports and cottaging, and in the winter for snowmobiling. The municipality was formed on January 1, 1999, when the townships of St. Edmunds, Lindsay, and Eastnor (which was named after Eastnor, Herefordshire[2]), as well as the Village of Lion's Head, were amalgamated.
Quick Facts Country, Province ...
Northern Bruce Peninsula | |
---|---|
Municipality of Northern Bruce Peninsula | |
![]() Pike Bay | |
Coordinates: 45°05′57″N 81°24′25″W | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | ![]() |
County | Bruce |
Formed | January 1, 1999 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Milt McIver |
• Federal riding | Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound |
• Prov. riding | Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound |
Area | |
• Land | 783.99 km2 (302.70 sq mi) |
Population (2016)[1] | |
• Total | 3,999 |
• Density | 5.1/km2 (13/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Postal Code | N0H |
Area code(s) | 519 and 226 |
Website | www![]() |
Close
It is home to the Bruce Peninsula National Park, the Fathom Five National Marine Park, and the Lion's Head Provincial Park.
![Thumb image](http://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,9,45.12,-81.5,274x320.png?lang=en&domain=en.wikipedia.org&title=Northern_Bruce_Peninsula&revid=1221175652&groups=_4e6d3d2d7e71966c8b97edd292ae756567da2530)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Mapscaleline.svg/52px-Mapscaleline.svg.png)
10km
6miles
6miles
![Tobermory, Ontario](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/11px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Tobermory
- - - - - - - - -
![Lion's Head, Ontario](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/11px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Lion's
Head
Head
![Dyer's Bay](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/9px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Dyer's Bay
![Pike Bay](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/9px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Pike Bay
Fathom Five
Marine Park
Marine Park
N O R T H E R N
B R U C E P E N I N S U L A
B R U C E P E N I N S U L A
Bruce Peninsula
National Park
National Park
G e o r g i a n B a y
L a k e H u r o n
![Stokes Bay](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/9px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Stokes Bay
Cove Island
Map of Northern Bruce Peninsula municipality.[3]