Bayfield, Ontario
| Village of Bayfield | |
|---|---|
| — Village — | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| County | Huron County |
| Founded | 1832 |
Coordinates: 43°33′45″N 81°41′53″W / 43.562544°N 81.697962°W Bayfield, is a community located within the Municipality of Bluewater, Ontario, Canada on the eastern shore of Lake Huron, situated at the mouth of Bayfield River.
It was founded in 1832 by Carel Lodewijk, Baron van Tuyll van Serooskerken, a Dutch nobleman, who had purchased large real estate holdings in the area.[1] It was named for noted Great Lakes surveyor and British naval officer Admiral Henry Wolsey Bayfield; who personally selected the site for the community.[2]
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Traditions
As a small community Bayfield has many yearly traditions that include the Bayfield fair in August and is best known for Christmas in Bayfield which takes place the second weekend in November, along with the lighting of the trees in the revitalized Clan Gregor Square. Also, there is the fireman's breakfast, pioneer park 5k run, the ocean yacht rendezvous and Corvette Fest.
Transportation
Bayfield is located on Highway 21, twenty kilometres south of Goderich.
References
- ^ "The founding of Bayfield". http://www.bayfieldhistorical.ca/photos/plaque_foundingofbf.jpg. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
- ^ Rayburn, Alan (1997), Place Names of Ontario (University of Toronto Press), Toronto-Buffalo-London, ISBN 0-8020-7207-0), pg.25
External links
- Statistics Canada data related to Bluewater Ontario
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