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Kincardine (/ ˌ k ɪ n ˈ k ɑː r d ə n / kin-KAR-dən) is a municipality located on the shores of Lake Huron in Bruce County in the province of Ontario, Canada.The current municipality was created in 1999 by the amalgamation of the Town of Kincardine, the Township of Kincardine, and the Township of Bruce.
Kincardine is a community and former town, located in the municipality of Kincardine on the shores of Lake Huron in Bruce County in the province of Ontario, Canada.The namesake town is located at the mouth of the Penetangore River, and was founded in 1848 by the name of Penetangore.
Economically, the township depends heavily on agriculture, agricultural services and tourism. A number of residents work in Kincardine or Goderich, with the Bruce Nuclear Generating Station being the largest employer in the area. With tourism and the Bruce Nuclear Generating Station, the local economy is more prosperous than many similar regions.
This is a List of Ontario Tourist Routes throughout the province, which are designated to highlight places of cultural, environmental, or social importance.. It is currently unknown if the majority of these trails are still listed since many of the provincial highways of Ontario were decommissioned in 1997 and 1998, as the Tourist Trails followed the provincial highways for the majority of ...
A map depicting the parish of Kincardine in Ross and Cromarty in 1891. Source: Based on an extract of a small part of the map of Ross and Cromarty in Philips Handy Atlas of the Counties of Scotland, 1891 (out of copyright), which was then editted and enhanced to show the parish of Kincardine
Later, the area was known as Pine Point as a lantern was hung from a pine tree to warn sailors of the shoal off the point, prior to the building of the lighthouse. [5] After settlers moved in from Clark Township, Huron County, the area was known as "Clark's Point". Later, the town received the name it bears today—Point Clark.'
Map of Kincardine Parish. Kincardine (Ardgay and District) is an extensive civil parish and Community council area on the south side of the Kyle of Sutherland, within the Highland unitary authority area of Scotland, the largest settlement being Ardgay. It has an area of 239 square miles and a population of 648 (2011 census). [2]
Kincardine Municipal Airport is a Transport Canada registered aerodrome north of the town of Kincardine on Highway 21. The airport complex occupies 120 acres (49 ha), overlooking Lake Huron . It serves as a base for sightseeing, corporate jets, air ambulance services and recreational pilots, some of whom own private hangars on the airport grounds.