Economy Lake Winnipeg
1 economy
1.1 transportation
1.2 communities
1.3 commercial fisheries
economy
transportation
because of length, lake winnipeg water system , lake important transportation route in province before railways reached manitoba. continued major transportation route after railways reached province. in addition aboriginal canoes , york boats, several steamboats plied lake, including anson northup, city of selkirk, colvile, keenora, premier, princess, winnitoba, wolverine , diesel-powered ms lord selkirk ii passenger cruise ship.
communities
communities on lake include grand marais, lester beach, riverton, gimli, winnipeg beach, victoria beach, hillside beach, pine falls, manigotagan, berens river, bloodvein, sandy hook, albert beach, hecla village , grand rapids. number of pleasure beaches found on southern end of lake, popular in summer, attracting many visitors winnipeg, 80 km south.
gimli on lake winnipeg.
commercial fisheries
lake winnipeg has important commercial fisheries. catch makes major part of manitoba s $30 million-a-year fishing industry. lake once main source of goldeye in canada, why fish called winnipeg goldeye. walleye , whitefish account on 90 percent of commercial fishing.
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