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Originally posted by cmperry4
Last time I visited Beaconia beach, was sometime in the early '80s, and I was motoring around in the sand in my Suzuki SJ410, having traversed the decayed causeway in four-wheel drive.
Since then, of course, the gays/nudies migrated from Patricia Beach, thus spoiling Beaconia as a "family" beach, much to the annoyance of many locals and regulars. I think the nudies won.
The province used to operate and maintain Beaconia, but abandoned it , as they did Oak Lake beach and others - maybe it's time they took it back. For those who don't know, Beaconia Beach is a stabilized sandbar, connected across a marshy lagoon by a short causeway, on the southeast shore of Lake Winnipeg. It really is a nice spot .
Trees: if you were nearer the lake, most likely aspens (poplars) , if you were higher up the ridge, just below the pines and spruces, probably birch (grow in clumps).
Congratulations on the new family member.!
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Would this Suzuki SJ410 of yours be like a dune buggy type thingy?
Lotsa them around Beaconia ... and yeah, sandbars
I scooped some sand to bring home too
I'll see if I can find some photos online so people can see some of the scenery.
We were between the Beaconia Road that runs same as the lake, and the lake, so POPLAR trees sound about right. Someeone must have told me "poplar" trees as a kid because THAT is what I've ALWAYS called them. I LOVE them... so tall and straight ...small leaves that constantly brush and flick together in the constant breezes ... sun reflecting ... most of my walks, except along the beaches, was me listening and looking UP smiling. Joy. And listening to the leaves all nite.
Do you know the BEACONIA HARBOUR turnoff? 100 N is the name of that Road... well ... if you turn the opposite direction from the Harbour on that harbour road, and go a couple of miles towards Hwy 59 ... the first turn off corner is HOME! Grannyhada cottage there and welived there... and there-abouts.The old homestead burnt and was between there and Beaconia (village) Eddie was born/raised in that house.
Regards nudists ... my brother had something to do with "handling" the conflict between the nudists and locals. I hear there are still nudists which does make the locals irate ... (except for a few men who just GRIN
) A lot of the locals are very conservative, traditional, old-timey and religeous too... nudists would be a very tough cross to bear (shhh!)for some ... and the nudists coming in without a by-your-leave, and an in-your-face disrespectful attitude towards the locals has really upset some folks. The nudists aren't locals ...they come from all over, especially the States from what I understand.
I think my brother was one of the names that people petitioned TO to get rid of the nudists.
The area ... definately has some nice natural spots and rightnow... the air is incredibly SWEET smelling ... many things bloomed.
Isn't it crazy to see almost a field of marsh grasses and bullrushes, small strip of beach, then lake with out land on the horizon?
me
I love it. I'd buy a cabin in 2 minutes if I could.