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The Bluewater Outdoor Education Centre is a Bike-Friendly, dorm-style and/or camping destination for large groups or bike tours. We have secure, dry, indoor storage available for your bikes, plenty to see and do on site with staff to lead if you would like to spend a rest day trying other activities such as canoeing or archery, and we are an easy ride from numerous unique and interesting stretches of shoreline on Lake Huron and Georgian Bay including Oliphant and the Fishing Islands, Sauble Beach, and Colpoy’s Bay.
We are also available as a stop on longer itineraries, or as a home base before and after a pedal up the peninsula. Check out our facilities and some of the options available at www.bef-oec.org, and reach out to arrange your group’s personalized visit!
Escape to Nature on 2 private islands linked to the mainland by a bridge. Spend the night or several days in a unique cottage overlooking Lake Huron. Cottages range in size from 1 bedroom to 3 bedrooms. All cottages have a picnic table, Weber briquette BBQ and bonfire pit with muskoka chairs. Hike the trails, swim or explore the shoreline with complimentary canoes and one man kayaks. Fishing rods available if you wish to experience fishing. Air compressor and bike repair tools on site. Located 1.5 miles from downtown Bruce Mines. All amenities are offered in Town, laundromat, bank, Foster’s Freshmart, restaurants , ice cream shop and shopping. Pick up some supplies on your way to the resort. You will follow Bruce Bay Road to the end and then go over a bridge onto the islands. Stop and enjoy the view. To your right is the North Channel and to your left is Bruce Bay and the Town of Bruce Mines. What to do while in our community. Bruce Mines was the first Copper Mine in Canada . Explore the museum and the Simpson Mine Shaft Tour. Hike the historic Mine Trail only a short distance on your bike. Enjoy the waterfront located downtown Bruce Mines. Tom Thomson painted the harbour of Bruce Mines in 1912. Bruce Mines is located 72.98 km or 65.89 miles from Blind River and 70km or 43 miles from Sault Ste Marie. Sault Ste Marie offers the Kinsmen Trails at Hiawatha Park or Sault Ste Marie Canal Historic Site. Blind River offers the Boom Camp Trails. Bike our local country dirt roads that lead to the Voyageur Trail or just observe nature and the farmlands. St Joseph Island also has cycling trails. For more information visit the Bruce Mines & district Chamber of Commerce web site at www.brucemineschamber.com
Begin each day with our free continental breakfast together with coffee, tea and juice. You can take a dip in our indoor or outdoor pools, or take a soak in our hot tub. Our non-smoking hotel offers meeting space, fitness centre, accessible rooms, jetted tub suites, and large-vehicle parking. Enclosed bicycle parking is available.
Close to Lake Huron and the local rail trail, there are many opportunities to get out on your bike.
Our Super 8 Port Elgin hotel offers great value and convenient amenities in a beautiful, natural setting. Make this your next bicycle vacation destination in Ontario. Enjoy easy access to Lake Huron and many wonderful local trails.