Well the summer is officially half over already, and my how the time flies.  With all the rain and water in the spring most of us never thought that summer was actually going to arrive, but when it did, it arrived with a vengeance.  Even with our short summers with the heat that we have been having, I still here people grumbling about the weather, and how hot it is.  For goodness sakes let’s just enjoy the summer!!  Before you know it there will be snow on the ground again and we will be wondering where the summer went.

My summer has consisted of a lot of baseball, as that is one of my favourite things to be doing in the summer.  Along with the baseball, is a weekly visit out to Narrows West to check on the place and get constant updates on the status of the high water. 

I have had my first boat tour around a small part of the lake, and I would have to say that things look completely different from a boat, than they do from the shore.  What a beautiful place, with lots of great scenery.  By far some of the prettiest sunsets that I have seen out at the Narrows as the sun goes down over Lake Manitoba.  GORGEOUS!!

The longer I work for the company the more I learn about the place, and I just really enjoy the chance to share it with everybody that I can, so that other people can enjoy this hidden gem. 

If you are into the camping, then they have a great little campground available, and one of the only campground available on Lake Manitoba this year.  However if you like to camp but don’t like to cook, then there is also a restaurant right there for your convenience.  Boating, fishing, and swimming in the summer.  Snowmobiling and skiing in the winter.  It’s a year round place where you can have fun, and create a great time.

I am looking forward to watching this little area grow into a well known community, and a great place for people to come from around the globe, as more and more people start to get familiar with it and spend more and more time there. 

With plenty of lots for sale, and a spectacular golf course that is under way, people just won’t be able to resist the draw of the Narrows.  Every hole on the golf course is unique and will be a vision of its own. 

Also with the news of the province expanding the canal so that they will be able to drain Lake Manitoba by the spring, we look forward to being able to have our beaches back to normal.

Let’s enjoy the rest of the summer, and make the best of all this warm weather that we have been having.  Even though we do not have the beaches this year due to the high water, come on out to the Narrows and enjoy a guided boat tour of Lake Manitoba!

To book your boat tour contact us today!!

Lake Manitoba is one of the most historic places in the province of Manitoba. For hundreds of years the Assiniboine and Cree have been gathering at Manitou Island which is only a few kilometers from Narrows West.

Manitou Island was an important stopping point in the north-south trading of pelts during the Voyageur era.

The province of Manitoba is named after the area that Narrows West is currently developing.

In Cree this area is known as Manitou-Wapow and in Ojibwa it is known as "manidoobaa."

Both phrases translate into "straits of Manitou, the Great Spirit." The straits of Manitou refers to the area that the bridge currently crosses which you can see while relaxing in our lodge.

People have been gathering in this area because of the abundant fish and wildlife that exist in this area.

People continue to gather here for the same reason today. Lake Manitoba is one of Canada's premier and untouched fresh water lakes. The lake is part of the Agassiz Glacier Basin and is over 200 kilometers long.

The area has an abundance of fish including Walleye, Perch, Sauger and Burbot.




On land the area is famous for being home to the Golden Eagle, Black Bear and White Tailed Deer.