Ben Eoin lies on the East Bay of the Bras d'Or Lake and hosts an all season resort including a ski hill (Ski Ben Eoin), an 18-hole golf course (The Lakes Golf Club) and a 75-slip marina (The Ben Eoin Yacht Club & Marina).[4][5][6] Also located in Ben Eoin is a provincial picnic and hiking park (Ben Eoin Provincial Park), a country inn (The Birches) and a large summer trailer park (Ben Eoin Beach RV Resort & Campground).
The name, Beinn Eòin, translates to "John's Mountain" ("Eoin" means John) and is named after John (Jonathan - son of John) McNeil, a farmer who lived at the foot of Ben Eoin around 1855 or earlier. (R.M. McLellan PM 1905).[3][7]
^ ab"Nova Scotia Geographical Names Database entry for "Ben Eoin" (includes map)". Government of Nova Scotia. Retrieved May 13, 2012.[permanent dead link]
^. The Cape Breton Post. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2012.
^"$3.5-million marina proposed for Ben Eoin". The Chronicle Herald. Retrieved May 13, 2012.
^"Ben Eoin resort proposal would combine ski resort, golf course and marina". CBC News. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
^"Place-names of the province of Nova Scotia (1922), by Thomas J Brown". Royal Print & Litho., Halifax, N.S. Retrieved May 13, 2012.
eoin, ɑː, scottish, gaelic, beinn, eòin, community, canadian, province, nova, scotia, located, cape, breton, regional, municipality, unincorporated, community, best, known, season, resortlocation, east, nova, scotiacoordinates, 96778, 45500, 96778, 45500, coor. Ben Eoin 1 b ɛ n ˈ j ɑː n 2 Scottish Gaelic Beinn Eoin is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia located in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality 3 Ben EoinUnincorporated communityBen Eoin is best known for its all season resortBen EoinLocation of East Bay in Nova ScotiaCoordinates 45 58 4 N 60 27 18 W 45 96778 N 60 45500 W 45 96778 60 45500 Coordinates 45 58 4 N 60 27 18 W 45 96778 N 60 45500 W 45 96778 60 45500Country CanadaProvince Nova ScotiaRegional municipalityCape Breton Regional MunicipalityTime zoneUTC 4 AST Summer DST UTC 3 ADT Forward sortation areaB1JArea codes902 and 782NTS Map011F16GNBC CodeCACRIBen Eoin lies on the East Bay of the Bras d Or Lake and hosts an all season resort including a ski hill Ski Ben Eoin an 18 hole golf course The Lakes Golf Club and a 75 slip marina The Ben Eoin Yacht Club amp Marina 4 5 6 Also located in Ben Eoin is a provincial picnic and hiking park Ben Eoin Provincial Park a country inn The Birches and a large summer trailer park Ben Eoin Beach RV Resort amp Campground The name Beinn Eoin translates to John s Mountain Eoin means John and is named after John Jonathan son of John McNeil a farmer who lived at the foot of Ben Eoin around 1855 or earlier R M McLellan PM 1905 3 7 Parks EditBen Eoin Provincial ParkReferences Edit Geographical Names of Canada Ben Eoin Government of Canada Retrieved January 16 2016 The Canadian Press 2017 The Canadian Press Stylebook 18th ed Toronto The Canadian Press a b Nova Scotia Geographical Names Database entry for Ben Eoin includes map Government of Nova Scotia Retrieved May 13 2012 permanent dead link Ben Eoin resort proposal would combine ski resort golf course and marina The Cape Breton Post Archived from the original on March 3 2016 Retrieved May 13 2012 3 5 million marina proposed for Ben Eoin The Chronicle Herald Retrieved May 13 2012 Ben Eoin resort proposal would combine ski resort golf course and marina CBC News Retrieved August 8 2012 Place names of the province of Nova Scotia 1922 by Thomas J Brown Royal Print amp Litho Halifax N S Retrieved May 13 2012 Ben Eoin on Destination Nova Scotia This Cape Breton County Nova Scotia location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ben Eoin amp oldid 1073006836, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
