Inverhuron Provincial Park is a
provincial park
Ischigualasto Provincial Park
A provincial park (or territorial park) is a park administered by one of the provinces of a country, as opposed to a national park. They are similar to state parks in other countries. They are typically open to the ...
located on the shores of
Lake Huron
Lake Huron ( ) is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. Hydrology, Hydrologically, it comprises the easterly portion of Lake Michigan–Huron, having the same surface elevation as Lake Michigan, to which it is connected by the , Strait ...
beside the small village of
Inverhuron, Ontario
Inverhuron is a community located in Bruce County within the Municipality of Kincardine in the Canadian province of Ontario. The community includes approximately 200 permanent residents and 400 seasonal cottagers.
Inverhuron is located on the ...
, near
Tiverton, Ontario
Tiverton is a community in the Municipality of Kincardine, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada. It is near the shore of Lake Huron on Highway 21 between Port Elgin and Kincardine.
History
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,
Canada
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. The park opened in 1956.
With the construction of a
heavy water "deuterium oxide" plant at the
Bruce Nuclear Power Development,
Ontario Hydro
Ontario Hydro, established in 1906 as the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario, was a publicly owned electricity utility in the Province of Ontario. It was formed to build transmission lines to supply municipal utilities with electricity ge ...
purchased the park from the
Ministry of Natural Resources
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in 1973 for issues of safety and security.
[Inverhuron Provincial Park Final Environmental Study Report](_blank)
See also
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List of Ontario Parks
This is a list of protected areas of Ontario that are administered by Government of Ontario. Ontario Parks and the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks are the provincial bodies responsible for managing these protected areas.
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References
External links
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Provincial parks of Ontario
Parks in Bruce County
Protected areas established in 1956
1956 establishments in Ontario
Campsites in Canada
Lake Huron
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