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Sunday 12 May 2013

Grand Beach,Manitoba in Canada

Grand Beach is located on the northern edge of the town of Grand Marais, Manitoba.
File:Grand Beach and Provincial Park in Lake Winnipeg in Fall 2008 Manitoba Canada (6).JPG
  • Grand Beach is a freshwater beach on the eastern shore of Lake Winnipeg in Manitoba.
  • 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 is on the historic La Vérendrye Trail.
  • A parking pass is required to enter the park. Passes are $7 for three days or $28 for a yearly pass.
     
Facilities:-
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.

Activities:-

excellent bird watching,
cycling and hiking trails,
boating,
fishing,
kiteboarding,
berry picking (saskatoons, chokecherries, and blueberries). 

For winter season: The park could offers snowmobiling and cross-country skiing.

File:Grand Beach and Provincial Park in Lake Winnipeg in Fall 2009 Manitoba Canada (3).JPG
did it mentioned that the beach is 'freshwater'?
this is unusual place that one must see in Canada..


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