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Originally Posted by troutman
You've never been to Grand Beach on Lake Winnipeg? Rated top 10 Beach in the World in Playboy in the 80s.  |
The sand is pretty amazing, soft and pillowy.
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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
Was this before the mosquitos made it uninhabitable in the summer?
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Actually they brought in monster dragon flies that feast on mosquitos. last time I was at Grand beach, 4 years ago maybe 5 they weren't aproblem
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Originally Posted by D as in David
And now the algae blooms make going in the water until the later part of July unadvisable.
Other than that, Grand Beach is pretty good; especially the dunes of East Beach. Haven't been there for 25+ years, though, so maybe it has changed.
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Sadly, the locals say the lake is dying. It is huge, but shallow. When we were there they the the fecal levels posted.........
Nice sand thou