The perfect weather we’ve been having for the past few days has brought – it seems – everybody and their relatives to Hillside Beach. Cars Parked on the side roads for about a mile.

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The Idle Thyme Restaurant in Traverse Bay, Manitoba, will be open from 8:00 am until 7:00 pm on Monday ,Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday.
and Friday and Saturday they will open at 8:00 am and close at 8:00 pm.

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Should you be thinking of renting a cottage or cabin along Lake Winnipeg, we recommend you start looking now and rent as quickly as possible, before all the good places are gone. Especially along the Eastern Beaches of Lake there will only be a handfull of houses for rent and they will be taken and rented out.

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Best Restaurant at Lake Winnipeg, at the Beach
If you would like to spend a relaxing day on the beach, then you should include an enjoyable dinner. The Idle Thyme is just the place for that.
The excellent cuisine at the Idle Thyme does not only offer a huge breakfast menu, but has also made itself a name for lunch and dinner specials.
Ideally situated at the corner of Hwys 59 & 11 (Traverse Bay Corner)

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Is business along Lake Winnipeg and in Manitoby really worse than it ever was?

Many business owners are complaining that business has been becoming worse and that the last Summer was the worst yet. Even those that do not live out at the Lake full time are complaining that things have become almost dead. Many businesses are closing, making it necessary to drive long distances for services, groceries and other products.
It should

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Ian here reporting from Kamloops which has a balmy temperature of -2c (have not experience that for a while). We left Swift Current on Tuesday Jan 11 at 10am. It was -25c when we left. Arrived Calgary at 3:00(just missed the rush hour…no perimeter highway there). Pushed on to Canmore and stayed the night there. [...]

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Hi Ian here from the Veranda Gift Shop….well maybe not since I am writing this from Swift Current Saskatchewan with a balmy temperature of -18c. Paulette and I are on our way to Victoria BC with a stop for a few days in Vancouver (we expect to get into Vancouver around January 13 just after [...]

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Paulette and I wish everyone a Happy New Year. Woke up this morning to a very cold day (-27C) with a strong north wind but hey its sunny and this is winter. Incedently , the Veranda gift shop is open and we are having a big sale today. I am going out on the snowmobile [...]

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