Bell Park is a large municipal

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, Canada, located on the western shore of

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. The park is named for William J. Bell, an early lumber baron in the city whose former Belrock mansion is also the site of the Art Gallery of Sudbury.C.M. Wallace and Ashley Thomson, ''Sudbury: Rail Town to Regional Capital''.

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, 1993. . The park site is part of his estate land, donated to the city by him upon his death. Two former mayors of the city are also honoured in the park grounds: the park's amphitheatre is named for Grace Hartman, and a

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connecting the park to the nearby

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site along the Ramsey Lake shoreline is named in honour of Jim Gordon. The park has an amphitheatre, two gazebos, several flowerbeds, a monumental sculpture commemorating the city's mining heritage, a main beach (with lifeguard supervision in the summertime) and canteen, a children's playground area, washrooms at two locations in the park, and ample parking for visitors. The park has been the site of many cultural events in the city, including the

Northern Lights Festival Boréal Northern Lights Festival Boréal is an annual summer music festival in Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. It is one of Canada's oldest music festivals in continuous operation, having been staged every year since 1972 until the Covid-19 pandemic.

, the Sudbury Summerfest, the city's annual

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races and a summer concert series. The Bell Park Gazebo Concert Series showcases the talent of local performers in a summer concert series held at the gazebo, and is free of charge. In 2015, the beach at Bell Park was awarded

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certification by the international

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."4 more beaches, marinas in Manitoba and Ontario earn Blue Flag eco-certification".

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, May 20, 2015.

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