The town comprises the communities of Adamsville, Colpoy's Bay, Hepworth, Hope Bay, Howdenvale, Mar, McIvor, Oliphant, Park Head, Purple Valley, Red Bay, Sauble Beach, Sauble Beach North, Sauble Beach South, Sauble Falls, Skipness, Tolmie and Wiarton. The administrative centre of the region is found in Wiarton.
Wiarton is home to Canada's most famous prognosticating albino groundhog and has been celebrating the Wiarton Willie Festival for over 55 years. Each year on February 2nd, dark and early morning, towns' folk and fans from all over come out to hear Willie's prediction. Will it be an early spring or six more weeks of winter?
Sauble Beach is home to the second longest fresh water beach in the world and the top ranked beach in Ontario. Enjoy the 11 kilometers of beautiful, clean beach on the pristine shores of Lake Huron. A unique phenomenon of sandbar deposits building out along the Lake Huron shoreline keeps the water at Sauble Beach very shallow and warm.
The Blue Flag designated beach is a draw for visitors but the activities don't stop there. Recreational activities include swimming, windsurfing, water-skiing, fishing, golfing, tennis, street dances, beach volleyball, snowmobiling, cross-country skiing, and birding. There is an annual Winterfest, weekly Family Movie Nights and an annual sandcastle contest. The Canadian National (Beach) Volleyball Championships have been held there, and the local Sauble Speedway is on the CASCAR professional racing circuit. The Sauble Beach Festival of the Classical Guitar has been held there since 2007. The area is a popular destination among young people for their annual May 2-4 weekend. While a hot summer long weekend can see the resident count soar to over 100,000, Sauble Beach is the permanent year-round home to approximately 2,000 people.
The Sauble Falls Provincial Park, located at the north end of town, is a diverse starting point for family fun in Sauble Beach. It offers beautiful views of the Sauble River during the spring melt, when Rainbow Trout and Chinook Salmon struggle to fight against the cascading waterfall to spawn upstream. As a result, fishing in the area adjacent to the falls is spectacular!
MUNICIPAL CONTACT INFORMATION
http://www.southbrucepeninsula.com
Phone: 519-534-1400
Fax: 519-534-4862
Address: 315 George Street, PO Box 310, Wiarton, Ontario, Canada, N0H 2T0
CHAMBER & BIA
Wiarton & District Chamber of Commerce
ACTIVITIES & EVENTS
Wiarton Willie Festival
http://www.visitwiarton.ca/profile/wiarton-willie-festival/959/
Bluewater Outdoor Education Centre
http://www.oec.bwdsb.on.ca
http://www.oec40.ca/Outdoor_Education_40/Welcome.html
Bruce Trails
http://visitwiarton.ca/profile/the-bruce-trail/1111/
http://www.brucecountytrails.com/trail.php?Trail=3
Bruce Trails B&Bs
http://brucetrail.org/pages/trail/peninsula
http://www.hometohomenetwork.ca
Sauble Beach
http://saublebeach.com
Sauble Beach Sandfest
http://www.summerfunguide.ca/events/4078/sauble-beach-sandfest.html
Purple Valley Maple Syrup Festival
http://www.explorethebruce.com/events-in-bruce-county/Purple-Valley-Maple-Syrup-Festival-12825.php
Trek, Paddle, Bike
http://www.explorerstread.com
Snowshoes, Hike, Paddle, Ski
http://www.suntrail.net/content/welcome-suntrail-source-adventure
Sauble Falls Provincial Park
http://www.ontarioparks.com/park/saublefalls
Sauble Speedway
http://saublespeedway.ca
