Tobermory | |
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Community | |
 Little Tub Harbour | |
| Etymology: Named after Tobermory in Scotland | |
  Tobermory  Tobermory | |
| Coordinates: 45°15′N 81°40′W / 45.250°N 81.667°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Ontario |
| County | Bruce County |
| Municipality | Northern Bruce Peninsula |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code | 519 |
| Website | tobermory |
Tobermory is a small community located at the northern tip of the Bruce Peninsula, in the traditional territory of the Saugeen Ojibway Nation. Until European colonization in the mid-19th century, the Bruce Peninsula was home to the Saugeen Ojibway nations, with their earliest ancestors reaching the area as early as 7,500 years ago.[1] It is part of the municipality of Northern Bruce Peninsula. It is 300 kilometres (190 miles) northwest of Toronto. The closest city to Tobermory is Owen Sound, 100 kilometres (62 miles) south of Tobermory and connected by Highway 6.
Naval surveyor Henry Bayfield originally named this port Collins Harbour.[2] Due to similar harbour conditions it was renamed after Tobermory (/ˌtoʊbərˈmɔːri/; Scottish Gaelic: Tobar Mhoire), the largest settlement in the Isle of Mull in the Scottish Inner Hebrides.
The community is known as the "freshwater SCUBA diving capital of the world"[3] because of the numerous shipwrecks that lie in the surrounding waters, especially in Fathom Five National Marine Park. Tobermory and the surrounding area are popular vacation destinations. The town lies north of the Bruce Peninsula National Park.
The MS Chi-Cheemaun passenger-car ferry connects Tobermory to Manitoulin Island in Lake Huron. Tobermory is also the northern terminus of the Bruce Trail and has twin harbours, known locally as "Big Tub" and "Little Tub". Big Tub Harbour is Canada's largest natural freshwater harbour.[4]
Tobermory is typically a few degrees colder than Toronto. Many businesses in the town are open from May until the Thanksgiving long weekend in October and are closed for the other seven months of the year.
- ^ "The Ghosts of Tobermory". Adventure Science. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
- ^ "Tobermory | Bruce County Welcomes You". brucecounty.on.ca. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
- ^ Wilkins, Jennifer. "Tobermory: The Freshwater Capital of the World". Dive News Network. Retrieved October 1, 2013.
- ^ "Tobermory Crusader". Retrieved 1 October 2013.