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Location

Owen Sound is located at the intersection of four provincial highways: 6, 10, 21 and 26. These highways provide direct links to Toronto via Highway 10, Guelph/Kitchener/Hamilton via Highway 6, Collingwood/Barrie via Highway 26, and Sarnia/USA via Highway 21. Highway 6 extends north to Tobermory and the ferry crossing to Manitoulin Island.

For latest fall colour (color) changes please see Fall Colour Changes Southwestern Ontario Bruce Peninsula

Enjoy fall road trips and fall colours in the Bruce Penisnula area along Georgian Bluffs to Wiarton.

Accommodations in the Owen Sound Area

Walter's Falls

• The Falls Inn

Hotels

A selection of hotels, inns, and motels are available for booking on-line accommodation.

• Best Western Inn On the Bay
• Comfort Inn Owen Sound
• Days Inn Owen Sounnd
• Knights Inn Owen Sound
• Owen Sound Travelodge

Attractions in the Owen Sound Area

The Northern Terminus-Underground Railroad
The park setting for the project is on the Sydenham River in Owen Sound Ontario. It is
believed that Owen Sound was the northern most terminus for the Underground Railroad
where many former slaves settled. Black History In Owen Sound-North of Toronto

Museums

Owen Sound Marine and Rail Museum
The Owen Sound harbour was a bustling waterfront at the turn of the twentieth century and served as the "Gateway to the West". From 1885 to 1911, Owen Sound prospered as the busiest port on the Upper Great Lakes, moving immigrants west to the prairies and bringing prairie grain east. The museum collection includes scale models of ships, steamers, trains, a dugout canoe, shipbuilding tools, marine and railway uniforms, various flags and many other items relating to the area's marine and rail past. The displays are rotated on a regular basis, so each Museum visit offers a different glimpse into days gone by. See Museum

Festival of Northern Lights Catch The Magic

Owen Sound, Ontario November 28, 2009 to January 3, 2010
Owen Sound has a History of Lighits. Local resident Sally Sargent was quoted in a past Sun Times article as saying it was fairly easy to determine who worked for Noma Lites during the 1950s and early '60s in Owen Sound. "You'd be able to drive down the street and see all of the homes all lit up with lights and you would know they worked at Noma. . . . You'd almost have to wear sunglasses when you went by some of the houses." Web Site Click Here

Outdoor Experiences

The Bruce Penisnual is an excellent road trip or great drive at any time of year, especially the fall where
you can see great stands of hardwood forest with Georigan Bay and green cedar back drops

• Bruce Peninsula-Owen Sound to Wiarton Return Fall Colour Trip
• Bruce Peninsula-Northern Section.

Culture and History

• Beth Ezekiel Synagogue
• Billy Bishop Home and Museum – National Historic Site
• Between the Maples
• Former Canadian National Railway Station/Owen Sound Marine & Rail Museum
• Former Station Hotel
• Greenwood Cemetery and Mausoleum
• The Highland Manor Inn
• Inglis Falls Conservation Area
• Tom Thomson Art Gallery
• Wilkinson House

Owen Sound Area Tourism Information

Official Town Web Site: Town of Owen Sound

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