Great Lakes In Manitoba (36-1)
By Fred Brenner
There are more than 100,000 lakes in Manitoba, each with its
own distinctive setting. |
Pull
off the Ontario
isn't the only province that has "great lakes". Manitoba
has its own set, those being Lake Manitoba, Lake Winnipeg, and
Lake Winnipegosis.
The largest of what we could consider Manitoba"s great
lakes, Lake Winnipeg, stretches 428 kilometres from the prairie
of southern Manitoba north to the Canadian Shield. Lake Winnipeg
has an area of 25,414 square kilometres, which actually makes
it larger than Lake Ontario! Lake Winnipeg is the fourth-largest
freshwater lake in North America.
The great lakes of Manitoba are remainders of Lake Agassiz,
a prehistoric glacial lake that formed four times during the
past 13,500 years as glaciers advanced and retreated. Lake Agassiz
was the largest freshwater lake in the world before mostly drying
up an estimated 8,000 years ago. At its greatest extent, Lake
Agassiz covered most of southern Manitoba, along with portions
of present-day Ontario, Saskatchewan, Minnesota and North Dakota.
Manitoba takes its name from manito waba, an aboriginal phrase
meaning "place where the Great Spirit (Manitou) whispers."
The whispering sound occurs when waves hit the shore of an island
in Lake Manitoba.
Though it is not possible to drive completely around the shorelines
of Manitoba's great lakes, it is still possible to explore quite
a bit of the area aboard your RV. There are campgrounds and
RV parks aplenty, and also no shortage of beaches, provincial
parks, charming small towns, and varied landscapes for you to
enjoy.
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(Read the full article in the magazine.) |
Skirted by 40-foot dunes and 1.8-mile beach, the shallow waters
of
Lake Winnipeg beckon you to visit Grand Beach Provincial Park.
Admire one of nature's great wonders as the streaking colours
of the Northern Lights bedazzle you in the evening.
Since you're touring the "great lakes" of Manitoba,
why not take on some local northern pike?
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