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Tobermory (/ ˌ t oʊ b ər ˈ m ɔːr i /; Scottish Gaelic: Tobar Mhoire) [2] is the capital of, and until 1973 the only burgh on, the Isle of Mull in the Scottish Inner Hebrides. It is located on the east coast of Mishnish, the most northerly part of the island, near the northern entrance of the Sound of Mull .
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 ]
An alongside berth was completed in 2000. In 2003, Tobermory would receive their latest lifeboat, a 17 m (56 ft) Severn-class lifeboat, 17-39 Elizabeth Fairlie Ramsey (ON 1270). [2] On 27 January 2013, the Tobermory lifeboat was called to the aid of a fishing boat with gearbox failure, located 7 miles (11 km) west of the Isle of Coll.
Tobermory also has one whisky distillery (Tobermory distillery) and from 2005 to 2009 had a brewery (Isle of Mull Brewing Company). [43] Tiroran is home to the island's other distillery (Whitetail Gin) which was established as the isle's first new distillery in over 220 years in 2019. Tourism is now the mainstay of the island's economy.
Tobermory, Mull, the chief town of the Isle of Mull in Scotland Tobermory (whisky distillery) Tobermory Single Malt Scotch whisky; Tobermory High School; Tobermory, Ontario, a town on the Bruce Peninsula, Ontario, Canada Tobermory Airport
MS Chi-Cheemaun is a Canadian passenger and vehicle ferry in Ontario, Canada, which traverses Lake Huron between Tobermory on the Bruce Peninsula and South Baymouth on Manitoulin Island. The ferry connects the two geographically separate portions of Highway 6 and is the vessel that replaced MS Norgoma and SS Norisle in 1974.
Sweepstakes (also known as Sweeps) was a Canadian schooner built in Burlington, Ontario, in 1867.It was damaged off Cove Island, then towed to Big Tub Harbour in the Georgian Bay of Lake Huron, where it sank in September 1885.
Bruce Peninsula National Park is a national park on the Bruce Peninsula in Ontario, Canada.Located on a part of the Niagara Escarpment, the park comprises 156 square kilometres and is one of the largest protected areas in southern Ontario, forming the core of UNESCO's Niagara Escarpment World Biosphere Reserve. [2]
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