Welcome to Tobermory on the Bruce Peninsula

TOBERMORY - A NATURALIST HAVEN - Welcome to TOBERMORY!

TOBEMORY TOP PLACE TO VISIT ON www.localsknow.ca!

Canadas Top Hidden Travel Gems
The top ten most-viewed spots to date are:

1. Georgian Bay in Tobermory, Ontario This is one of those places that is even better than the photos. I have been twice in the last few years and I would go again in a heartbeat !Carl

Thanks to LOCALS KNOW, Canadians have become the country?s trusted travel experts, encouraging each other to discover their own backyard this summer. Georgian Bay received top honours based on the number of views generated to date on the campaign?s website.

Some of the enthusiastic comments generated for Georgian Bay on the website include:

Ive had the chance to go to Tobby twice. I can honestly say it was amazing. The clear water, fresh air, the Milky Way across the night sky. Truly something every Canadian should see. It embodies that inexhaustible feeling of being Canadian. it's hard to explain. It's a must for everyone! Tyler

Never visited this amazing place. even that Im a Canadian for almost 18-years. But will definitely keep in mind for my next vacation with family!!!Kedy

Since the campaign launched on June 1, 2009, more than 10,000 Canadians have been logging onto the website each day, uploading almost 3,600 photos of their local travel gems and generating over 2.3 million page views to date. The campaign has been a phenomenal success so far.

Tobermory is located at the top of the Bruce Peninsula. Tobermory offers visitors fresh, clean air, gorgeous scenery, tranquil waters, and the darkest sky's in southern Ontario. Tobermory is almost surrounded by water - Lake Huron on one side and Georgian Bay on the other. It is a naturalist haven, having 2 national parks - Fathom Five National Marine Park and the Bruce Peninsula National Park - close by.

Tobermory is renown for it's natural setting, it is a photographers paradise. There are miles of forest - with tall pines and cedars. The majestic cliffs of the Niagara Escarpment carves it's way into Tobermory along the Georgian Bay coast - there is nothing more breath-taking than standing on a rock outcropping - towering 200' above the sea green waters of Georgian Bay!

Tobermory boasts the highest concentration of native orchids in North America - take a hike along the trails, and you maybe lucky enough to spot a rare Calypso Orchid - or a gorgeous Showy Ladies Slipper Orchid. The cliff faces in the Bruce Peninsula National Park contains some of Eastern North America's oldest living trees - the "cliff dwelling" white cedar. Tobermory is the epicenter of the Unesco Biosphere Designation.

10 Best Activities around Tobermory

1. Boat Tour (Flower Pot island, Glass Bottom Ship wrecks, Sunset)
2. Golf (Nine and Dine, Skins and League night, Mini Putt, Lessons and Range)
3. Diving (Snorkeling and Dive the Ship Wrecks and Certifications)
4. Hiking (Burnt Point loop and the Singing Sands loop of the famous Bruce Trail)
5. Water Sports (Boat rentals, Kayak Rentals and lessons)
6. Movies and Exhibits (Parks Can. Visitor Center)
7. Cultural (Museum and Light Houses)
8. Entertainment (Powwow, DJ at the Legion, and Live Bar Bands)
9. Beaches (Singing Sands, Big Tub Lighthouse and Dunks Bay, Cyprus Lake)
10. Photography (Parks Tower, Vistas and Orchids on Bruce Trail, the Escarpment from the water)
11. Cruise (Chichi Man Dinner Cruse or Day Trip to Manitoulin)

Dining

1. Fine / Casual (Grand View and The Princess)
2. Casual Entertainment (Crows Nest and Bootleggers at Big Tub Lodge)
3. Family (Tub House Pub at Cornerstone, Shipwreck Lees, Lighthouse, Leeside)
4. Fish (Craigie’s and The Fish Shop)
5. Specialty (Mermaid Secrets, Stone Orchid)
6. Pizza (Adventure Inn, Bakery, Deleroca Pizza and Tub House Pub)

Sweets (Sweet Shop, Peninsula Supply and Beavertails)