Bell Park, Waterfront park in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Bell Park is a municipal waterfront park on the western shore of Ramsey Lake in Sudbury, stretching southwest from McNaughton Street to Science North, bounded by Paris Street to the west and the lake to the east. It holds beaches, gardens, two gazebos, playgrounds, an amphitheatre and recreational facilities, and is one of the largest parks in the city.
In 1907 William J. Bell and his wife Katherine bought 155 acres along the northwestern shore of Ramsey Lake and built their estate, Belrock. In 1926 they donated 110 acres to the Town of Sudbury to create the park. After the Bells' deaths, Belrock passed to Sudbury Memorial Hospital in 1954; a 1955 fire gutted the mansion, which was restored in 1967 as a Centennial Project.
The park is named for lumber baron William J. Bell, who with his wife Katherine donated 110 acres of their Belrock estate to the Town of Sudbury in 1926. Since 1996 the two gazebos, named for William and Katherine Bell, have hosted the free Peter Schneider Concert Series.
The park runs from McNaughton Street southwest to Science North, between Paris Street and Ramsey Lake. The Jim Gordon Boardwalk links the park to Science North. In winter, a skating path on Ramsey Lake connects the Sudbury Canoe Club with the Northern Water Sports Centre.
The Sudbury Mining Heritage Sculpture, designed by Timothy Schmalz and unveiled in 2001, stands south of the amphitheatre. The two-sided bronze arch depicts mining's past, present and future, merging into two giant hands that reach into the rock of the Canadian Shield.
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