Beaches
Manitoba’s best Family Restaurant is in Traverse Bay
Manitoba’s best Family Restaurant is in Traverse Bay
The best Family Restaurant in Manitoba and Winnipeg is in traverse Bay at the lake Winnipeg.
economy
Winnipeg property prices soar, inspite of financial crisis in the US
Despite the financial crisis in the US that is causing real estate prices to hit rock bottom there – Winnipeg property prices have soared up by 78% in the last four years.
General
Broken Head Reserve expanded to include 672 acres near Victoria Beach
It is supposed to be 672 acres near Victoria Beach.
Does anybody know more?
berry picking
Huckleberry and Blueberry picking time has come
Now is also the perfect time to go blueberry picking and huckleberry picking along the Beaches of Lake Winnipeg.
Blueberries and Huckleberries are basically the same thing though some say the real Huckleberry has larger seeds, making it more difficult to eat.
mushroom picking
Mushroom, Chanterelle picking Season at Lake Winnipeg
Chanterelle. Unlike other mushrooms Chanterelle are easy to recognise. They are bright yellow, and grow in a funnel shape.
A good place to go Chanterelle picking is Elk Island this time of year.
Albert Beach
Cottage / Cabin for Rent, Victoria Beach, Hillside Beach, etc
August and early September are the perfect time to go to Manitoba’s Beaches! Weather is warm, mid to upper 80s, it is the sunniest time of year and the mosquitos have quieted down. Enjoy the summer by renting a cottage for a week.
Beaches
Warm weekend coming up
Looks like this week-end will be nice and warm, but not too hot for the Eastern Beaches Area of Lake Winnipeg.
General
UNESCO World Heritage Site on east side of Lake Winnipeg
As part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site nomination on the east side of Lake Winnipeg. Manitoba’s Natural Resources Minister Stan Struthers and his Ontario counterpart joined forces today to protect an area in both provinces.
One of the goals of this plan is to better protect the woodland caribou that live in this region.
Beaches
Winnipeggers don’t realise the weather forecast for the Beaches is different!
The Weather for the Beaches along the eastern shore of Lake Winnipeg can be totally different – Even though the Beaches are only about 60 miles north of Winnipeg
General
Will we be charged for our garbage? Why aren’t we getting payed?
Garbage in the more environmentally conscious European countries has become a resource that people are willing to pay for! Garbage is being recycled and incinerated. With the price of non-renewable resources such as copper and iron, sorting the trash and extracting recyclable material has become profitable.
Beaches
More sun but higher UV index for the next days
Over exposure to the UV rays of our sun can lead to sun burns, which in turn are partly blaimed for skin cancer – melanoma. So let’s play it safe, wear a hat at the beach and no skinning dipping before sunset!
Beaches
Lake Winnipeg Water safe for swimming
As reported yesterday by Water Stewartship and Manitoba water testing branch, the beaches and the Lake are safe for swimming. The E. coli bacteria (Escherichia coli) are within recreational water quality guidelines.
Beaches
Canada Day, Fête du Canada, Dominion Day
Historicaly it marks the union of the province of Canada with New Brunswick and Nova Scotia on July 1st 1867, and the begin of a long march to total independance – completed in 1982 with the Constitution Act. On this day in 1867 the former Province of Canada was divided into the two current provinces of Quebec and Ontario, thus also marking the begin of a totally different problem. Separationism.
Beaches
Tornado Season has started in Manitoba
Though tornadoes (tornados? whats the proper plural?) are not really common in the Eastern Beaches Area of Manitoba, we all remember the twister that came down at Gull Lake two years ago, killing one person and our power and phone lines.
Beaches
Internet access at the Lake
Looking for Internet Service at the Beach at Lake Winnipeg. This August my contract with the Internet Service Provider will expire and I am looking to find something better, or at least an alternative. So if anybody has some good recommendations please tell me.