Build your own Copper Town Tour from the following (the prices below are over and above the cost of the Chauffeur driven Tour):
Simpson Mine Shaft: First copper mine in Canada. Experience what it was like to mine on the shores of Lake Huron.
Cost: Adults $4.00. Students $3.00 Family $ 8.00 with 2 adults max ( pay at door)
Open Tues- Sat 11:00am – 4:00 pm for July/August
Historic Mine Trail: A 1 km trail with 4 sub trails from 100 metres to 300 metres
Entrance is on Hwy 17 just past the junction of Hwy 638.
There is a map guide sign at the entrance or you can pick up your
own paper map at the museum or the mine shaft.
It will take approximately 2 hours to explore all the sub trails.
Bruce Mines Museum: Explore over 7000 artefacts
Cost: $4:00 per person children under 15 free
Open 1 June – 30 Sept 10:00 am til 4:00 pm
Walking Tour of the Town: Self guided walking tour. Pick up your map at the museum
Cost - $2.00 a map available at the museum.
For Guided Tours call 705-206-9642 or email bmd.historicalsociety@gmail.com
Shop for antiques, fleas, and artisan treasures at the Copper Town Treasures, Copper Country Studio, or the Old Bank Antique Market all in downtown Bruce Mines.
Stop for lunch at Bobbers, the Sportsmans Grill or Wyz Gyz Chip Wagon where you will get good food, great service and warm hospitality. From fine dining to casual fare, our restaurants cater for the majority of tastes. Or simply have an ice cream from the Red House Ice Cream Parlour.