Kincardine, Ontario (community)

Kincardine is a community and former town, located in the municipality of Kincardine on the shores of Lake Huron in Bruce County in the province of Ontario, Canada. The namesake town is located at the mouth of the Penetangore River, and was founded in 1848 by the name of Penetangore. The current municipality was created in 1999 by the amalgamation of the Town of Kincardine, the Township of Kincardine, and the Township of Bruce. The former town is Ward 1 within the current municipal boundaries.

The locals of the area still use the former town's motto: "Where You're A Stranger Only Once".

Kincardine is known for its sandy beaches including Station Beach, located at the mouth of the Penatangore River. Adjacent to the beach is Kincardine Harbour which boasts Kincardine's iconic lighthouse where the "Phantom Piper" pipes down the sun every evening (except Saturdays) in the summer through to Labour Day. On summer Saturday evenings Kincardine hosts a Pipe Band Parade where the Kincardine Scottish Pipe Band parades from Victoria Park down Queen Street. Once the band has passed, onlookers join in the parade and continue to march down Queen Street behind the band. Kincardine is also home to the Bluewater Summer Playhouse, the only professional live theatre in Bruce County.

Kincardine is a municipality located on the shores of Lake Huron in Bruce County in the province of Ontario, Canada. The current municipality was created in 1999 by the amalgamation of the Town of Kincardine, the Township of Kincardine, and the Township of Bruce.

The full municipality had a population of 11,389 in the Canada 2016 Census.

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