Bell Park is a large municipal park

Park

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 in Greater Sudbury, Ontario

Ontario

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, Canada

Canada

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, located on the western shore of Lake Ramsey

Lake Ramsey

Lake Ramsey is a lake in Sudbury, Ontario, located near the city's downtown core. Until 2001, Lake Ramsey was listed by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's largest lake located entirely within the boundaries of a single city, but when the Regional Municipality of Sudbury was...

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The park is named for William J. Bell, an early lumber baron in the city whose former mansion is also the site of the Art Gallery of Sudbury

Art Gallery of Sudbury

The Art Gallery of Sudbury is an art gallery in Sudbury, Ontario.Established in 1967 by the city's chamber of commerce, the gallery is located in the historic arts and crafts movement Belrock Mansion of William J. Bell, an early lumber baron in the city and philanthropist...

. The park site is part of his former estate land, donated to the city by him upon his death. Two former mayors of the city are also honoured in the park grounds: the park's amphitheatre is named for Grace Hartman, and a boardwalk

Boardwalk

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 connecting the park to the nearby Science North

Science North

Science North is an interactive science museum in Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.The complex, which is Northern Ontario's most popular tourist attraction, consists of two snowflake-shaped buildings on the southwestern shore of Lake Ramsey, just south of the city's downtown core, as well as a...

 site along the Lake Ramsey shoreline is named in honour of Jim Gordon.

The park has an amphitheatre, two gazebos, several sprawling flowerbeds, a main beach (with lifeguard supervision in the summertime), a children's playground area, washrooms at two locations in the park, and ample parking for visitors.

The park is the site of many cultural events in the city, including the Northern Lights Festival Boréal

Northern Lights Festival Boréal

Northern Lights Festival Boréal is an annual folk festival in Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's oldest music festival, in continuous operation since 1972...

, the Sudbury Summerfest

Sudbury Summerfest

Summerfest is an annual music and entertainment festival in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. Held in the city's Bell Park on the shore of Lake Ramsey, the festival takes place in August of each year....

, the city's annual dragonboat races and a summer concert series. The Bell Park Gazebo Concert Series showcases the talent of local performers in a summer concert series held at the Gazebo, and is free of charge.

A monument to the city's mining

Mining

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heritage is also adjacent to the park site.