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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, Corvette Fest and since 1979 the youth of the town collect picnic tables from across town on Labour day and stack them to form a pyramid in the middle of Clan Gregor Square which is then decorated from items left out from the restaurants. |
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, Corvette Fest and since 1979 the youth of the town collect picnic tables from across town on Labour day and stack them to form a pyramid in the middle of Clan Gregor Square which is then decorated from items left out from the restaurants. |
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[http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v115/180/33/570385700/s570385700_459906_888.jpg A picture of a pyramid is available on Facebook] |
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Revision as of 22:19, 14 February 2010
Village of Bayfield | |
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Village | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| County | Huron County |
| Founded | 1832 |
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]
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, Corvette Fest and since 1979 the youth of the town collect picnic tables from across town on Labour day and stack them to form a pyramid in the middle of Clan Gregor Square which is then decorated from items left out from the restaurants.
A picture of a pyramid is available on Facebook
Transportation
Bayfield is located on Highway 21, twenty kilometres south of Goderich.
Bayfield also has one of the largest leisure boat marina's on Lake Huron. The marina has gas available for purchase as well as a restaurant within walking distance.
References
- ^ "The founding of Bayfield". 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
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Photographs available at: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2243309190