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.[2] The park site is part of his estate land, donated to the city by him upon his death.[2] Two former mayors of the city are also honoured in the park grounds: the park's amphitheatre is named for Grace Hartman,[3] and a boardwalk connecting the park to the nearby Science North site along the Ramsey Lake shoreline is named in honour of Jim Gordon.[4]
The park has an amphitheatre, two gazebos, several flowerbeds, a monumental sculpture commemorating the city's mining heritage,[5] 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,[6] the Sudbury Summerfest,[7] the city's annual dragonboat races[8] 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.[9]
^"Grace Hartman's accomplishments remembered". Sudbury Star, October 11, 2001.
^"Time to get serious about Sudbury's future: City must focus on quality of life issues". Sudbury Star, February 27, 2004.
^"Mining monument to be located in Bell Park". Sudbury Star, January 21, 2001.
^"Folk festivals forge their own traditions". The Globe and Mail, June 17, 1983.
^"SummerFest offers 'one last party' for music lovers". Sudbury Star, January 21, 2001.
^"Roaring on Ramsey: Dragonboats rule the weekend waves". Sudbury Star, July 14, 2003.
^"Bell Park to swing with blues". Sudbury Star, July 13, 1999.
^"4 more beaches, marinas in Manitoba and Ontario earn Blue Flag eco-certification". Canadian Press, May 20, 2015.
External linksedit
"Bell Park". City of Greater Sudbury. Retrieved 2010-07-03.
January 01, 1970
bell, park, sudbury, bell, park, large, municipal, park, greater, sudbury, ontario, canada, located, western, shore, ramsey, lake, bell, parktypepublic, parklocationgreater, sudbury, ontario, canadacoordinates46, 47500, 99222, 47500, 99222websiteofficial, page. Bell Park is a large municipal park in Greater Sudbury Ontario Canada located on the western shore of Ramsey Lake 1 Bell ParkTypepublic parkLocationGreater Sudbury Ontario CanadaCoordinates46 28 30 N 80 59 32 W 46 47500 N 80 99222 W 46 47500 80 99222WebsiteOfficial page 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 2 The park site is part of his estate land donated to the city by him upon his death 2 Two former mayors of the city are also honoured in the park grounds the park s amphitheatre is named for Grace Hartman 3 and a boardwalk connecting the park to the nearby Science North site along the Ramsey Lake shoreline is named in honour of Jim Gordon 4 The park has an amphitheatre two gazebos several flowerbeds a monumental sculpture commemorating the city s mining heritage 5 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 Boreal 6 the Sudbury Summerfest 7 the city s annual dragonboat races 8 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 9 In 2015 the beach at Bell Park was awarded Blue Flag beach certification by the international Foundation for Environmental Education 10 See also editList of contemporary amphitheatersReferences edit City OKs new master plan for Bell Park Sudbury Star March 9 2000 a b C M Wallace and Ashley Thomson Sudbury Rail Town to Regional Capital Dundurn Press 1993 ISBN 1 55002 170 2 Grace Hartman s accomplishments remembered Sudbury Star October 11 2001 Time to get serious about Sudbury s future City must focus on quality of life issues Sudbury Star February 27 2004 Mining monument to be located in Bell Park Sudbury Star January 21 2001 Folk festivals forge their own traditions The Globe and Mail June 17 1983 SummerFest offers one last party for music lovers Sudbury Star January 21 2001 Roaring on Ramsey Dragonboats rule the weekend waves Sudbury Star July 14 2003 Bell Park to swing with blues Sudbury Star July 13 1999 4 more beaches marinas in Manitoba and Ontario earn Blue Flag eco certification Canadian Press May 20 2015 External links edit Bell Park City of Greater Sudbury Retrieved 2010 07 03 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bell Park Sudbury amp oldid 1090565896, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
