Karen Leigh

The Dead Sea of Canada . . From Wikipedia (sorry but very accurate): Little Manitou Lake is a small saltwater lake about 120 kilometres south-east of Saskatoon, Canada. The lake was formed by receding glaciers during the most recent ice age. It is fed by underground springs, and has a mineral content high in sodium, magnesium and potassium salts due to it being a terminal lake. The salt content of the water (180 g/L) gives it a salinity about half of that of the Dead Sea (300...-400 ppt), allowing bathers to float easily. There is no fishing, because the high salt content of the water supports little other than brine shrimp. Since the 19th century, native people have been bringing sick people to the lake they named after the spirit Manitou. The earliest known practice of using this water to heal was when some Assiniboine people afflicted with smallpox were supposedly cured after drinking and submerging themselves in the water. Since the turn of the 20th century and the depression of the 1930s, Manitou has been a tourist resort due to its unique mineral waters. Since the late 1980s, the claimed health benefits and the buoyancy of the water have once again made it a popular tourist destination. #manitoubeach #saskatchewan #canada #amazingplacestovisit #minerals #mineralspa #spa #manitoumineralsprings #geology #minerallake #beach #lake

Mineral spa day! . . . .... #manitouspringsresortandspa #manitoubeach #saskatchewan #travelsaskatchewan See more

Summer is coming! . . . #canadaspring #visitalberta #visitalbertacanada #canada #canada #canadatravel #crimson #crimsonlakeprovincialpark

On the way to the boat launch