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.

On March 5, 1848, Captain Alexander M. MacGregor sailed his little schooner "THE FLY" into the mouth of the Penetangore River.

Settlers Allan Cameron and William Withers landed their ship at the site of the modern-day town, in that part of Canada West known only as the Queen's Bush, and founded a community called Penetangore.

Francis 'Paddy' Walker arrived in Kincardine (then Penetangore) driving from Goderich on the ice along the Lake Shore, in a horse drawn cutter in the spring of 1850.

An outstanding example of the pioneer entrepreneurs who helped create strong communities, Mr. Walker also operated a schooner, Mud Turtle, and was a contractor on the Durham Road as it was cut eastward through the bush from Kincardine.

In the summer of 1851, the Durham Road finally reached its terminus at Penetangore, and allowed access to the settlement by land.

The road would be considered nearly impassable by today's standards, but at the time represented a significant improvement in communication and trade.

Over this time, the name Penetangore had gradually fallen out of favour, and was officially discontinued (except with regard to the river) when the Village of Kincardine was incorporated on January 1, 1858.

On December 29, 1874, the last nail was driven on the new 67 miles of rail of the Wellington, Grey and Bruce Railway Company.

The railway brought many new settlers into Kincardine which kickstarted a huge industrial expansion for the small village.

When the Queen visited Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, her suite was furnished with Coombe furniture.

She had purchased the Grant property on Queen Street North and proposed to donate it along with $2,500 annually for the creation of a hospital to serve Kincardine and surrounding district.

Since Bell was not interested in supplying rural service, the people in the surrounding townships began to organize their own company.