Waverley Park, Municipal park in Thunder Bay, Canada.
Waverley Park is a public park in the north end of Thunder Bay, Ontario, forming the centre of the Waverley Park Heritage Conservation District in Port Arthur. It lies between Waverley Street and Red River Road, with the Hogarth Fountain at its centre, a cenotaph, a bandstand, and giant cottonwood trees reaching up to 40 m.
The land was set aside as parkland by the Crown Lands Department in 1871, making it one of Ontario's oldest municipal parks. This early designation shows how long the community has valued this space.
The park's name comes from Waverley Street, which borders it, and the grounds sit within the Waverley Park Heritage Conservation District in Port Arthur. The Coalition For Waverley Park and The ThunderBay Musician's Association hold a concert series on Monday evenings in July and August at the bandstand. A memorial garden shaped like the former Central School baseball diamond honours five named visionaries with inscribed stones.
The park lies between Waverley Street and Red River Road, with Magnus Theatre on its eastern corner and the former Port Arthur Collegiate Institute at the western end. The Hogarth Fountain has not run since 2017. The Waverley Park Concert Series takes place on Monday evenings in July and August at the bandstand.
The Hogarth Fountain at the center comes from the English estate Luton Hoo and displays sculptures of children and lions. This uncommon artwork gives the park a distinctive character that visitors often overlook.
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