CANADA’S CLAIMS TO FAME

Our great country is home to lots of interesting people and places, some famous, others well- kept secrets.

Grosbeak Lake

Thinking of heading to the beach this summer? One of the most unique beaches in the country is located about 25 kilometres from Fort Smith, N.W.T., and is part of Wood Buffalo National Park’s extensive band of salt plains. The salt plains were created by saline groundwater left behind by ancient seas that was then forced to the surface. Often compared to a “moonscape,” this unique salt flat is strewn with salt-corroded boulders of all shapes and sizes. The water in the red-clay ringed lake contains ten times more salt than the ocean, meaning you can float without effort—so cool!