LIONS HEAD, ONTARIO, CANADA

Lions Head, a village of 500, Situated on the east side beautiful Bruce Peninsula, was named after an escarpment outcrop in the shape of a Lions Head. Now crumbled into Georgian Bay, the ephemeral Lions Head is proudly pointed out by Locals.

Half-way between Wiarton and Tobermory on the Georgian Bay side, this town served as a dock and centre for the isolated population of farmers, loggers and fisherman on the Bruce Peninsula in the early days. Today , population 500, it has a main street, hospital, post office, library, supermarket, Nursing Home as well as other shopping venues. It is a preferred destination of Tourists in the summer wanting to escape city smog and heat. The dock is now a very popular Marina with the beach nearby.
About 2 1/2 hours north of Toronto, the drive itself through rural Ontario is worth the doing. The Niagara Escarpment runs through it and accesses to trails and National Park are within walking distance.
When the tourists are gone, it is a complacent, community oriented, busy place where everybody knows everybody and life is good.

Main St. Lions Head looking south.