Grand Beach is a freshwater beach on the eastern shore of Lake Winnipeg in Manitoba, Canada. Lake Winnipeg is a very large ( Lake in central North America, in the province of Manitoba, Canada, about north of the city Manitoba (English ˌmænɨˈtoʊbə French /manitoba/ is a province of Canada, spanning 647797 square kilometres (250116 sq mi of North America Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page It is located on the northern edge of the town of Grand Marais in the Rural Municipality of St. Clements. St Clements is a Rural municipality in Manitoba, Canada. It is located to the north-east of Winnipeg, stretching from East St
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History
Originally founded by homesteaders, it was home to a substantial Metis community who were the only settlers until the Canadian Northern Railway built its line and set up the resort along the 'Grand' beach in 1916. After beeing made accessable by the railway it became a very popular resort for Manitobans.
In the early days the grandest of all buildings in the resort was the Dance Pavilion, rated by some as the largest dance hall of its time in the Common Wealth. It was destroyed in a fire in 1950. Along with the incredible beaches the dance hall made Grand Beach a very attractive day trip destination for Winnipegers in the 1920s. This was made possible by regular train services to the capital (Winnipeg), with the last train for Winnipeg leaving at midnight. Winnipeg (ˈwɪnɨpɛg is the capital and largest city in the Canadian province of Manitoba, and 7th largest municipality in Canada with a population
It now is said to rank in the top 10 of the top North American beaches.
Sites and attractions
Grand Beach is part of Grand Beach Provincial Park and features 3 km of fine, white sand and is backed by sand dunes that rise up to 12 meters above the beach. Grand Beach Provincial Park is a provincial park in Manitoba, Canada. A boardwalk at the West end of the beach offers food and shopping. Change rooms and plumbed washrooms are available all along the beach.
The park offers 48 seasonal camp sites, 18 of which have electricity. There are 306 campsites in all about half offer electricity. Available activities include excellent bird watching, cycling and hiking trails, boating,(fishing), kiteboarding and berry picking (saskatoons, chokecherries, and blueberries). Birdwatching or birding is the observation and study of Birds with the naked eye or through a visual enhancement device like Binoculars. Cycling is the use of Bicycles or - less commonly - Unicycles Tricycles Quadricycles and other similar wheeled Human powered vehicles The word 'hiking' is understood in all English-speaking countries but there are differences in usage A trail is a Path or Road used for Walking, Cycling, Cross-country skiing, or other activities Boating, the leisurely activity of traveling by Boat typically refers to the Recreational use of boats whether Power boats sail boats, or Amelanchier alnifolia ( Saskatoonberry, Saskatoon, Serviceberry or Juneberry) is native to North America from Alaska across The Chokecherry ( Prunus virginiana) is a species of bird cherry ( Prunus subgenus Padus) native to North America, where it is Blueberries are Flowering plants in the genus Vaccinium, sect In the winter the park offers snowmobiling and cross-country skiing. A snowmobile (known locally as snowmachine, snowsled or by the Brandname Ski-Doo) is a land vehicle that is commonly propelled by Cross-country skiing (also known as XC skiing) is a Winter sport popular in many countries with large snowfields primarily Northern Europe, A parking pass is required to enter the park. Passes are $7 for three days or $28 for a yearly pass.
Grand Beach is on the historic La Vérendrye Trail.
Greyhound provides buses to Grand Beach on a limited bus service.
Annual events
- Canada Day Family Festival
- Grand Marais Family Festival
- Manitoba Summerfest
- Beaches Half Marathon
External links
- Grand Beach Tourism
- Manitoba Conservation
- Eastern Beaches of Manitoba
- Manitoba Historical Society
- Website of Great Canadian Lakes
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