Balsam Bay Manitoba Map

About Balsam Bay, Manitoba

Balsam Bay is a locality in 32-17-7-E, Manitoba, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Balsam Bay is located at 50.4906°N, 96.5886°W.

Balsam Bay lies nestled where the land begins to soften its prairie edge, yielding to the subtle undulations that hint at the proximity of larger waters. It lies 24.5 km west-south-west of Fort Alexander, MB (from Fort Alexander, MB: bearing 238°T), and is situated 13.4 km north of Brokenhead Reserve. The terrain here is a study in muted greens and browns, a gentle slope towards a wide, quiet expanse where the sky feels impossibly vast. Aspen groves, their leaves a trembling mosaic of silver and jade in the breeze, punctuate fields of wild grass that sway like a restless sea. The air carries a clean, almost sharp scent, a blend of damp earth and the distant, sweet perfume of conifers, a constant reminder of the wilder spaces that press in. Even in the midday sun, there's a hushed quality to Balsam Bay, as if the land itself holds its breath, listening to the whisper of the wind through the reeds. This is a place shaped by the patient hand of agriculture and a long-held connection to the water, where the local economy still echoes the rhythms of the harvest and the quiet industry of those who understand the lake's bounty. Generations have worked this soil, coaxing life from the rich, dark earth, their efforts etched not in grand monuments but in the steady, enduring pulse of the farms that dot the landscape. The history here is not one of dramatic upheaval, but of quiet perseverance, a story told in the weathered barns and the sturdy, unpretentious homes that stand as sentinels against the elements. A particular stillness pervades Balsam Bay, a sense of lives lived deliberately, where the turning of the seasons still dictates the pace, and the distant cry of a loon might be the loudest sound for miles.

About This Balsam Bay Map Page

Explore Balsam Bay, Manitoba, Canada, with an embedded street and satellite map — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 50.490556, -96.588611. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts — including hourly outlooks — are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.

Detailed location data for Balsam Bay includes the postal code (R1A), telephone area code (204, 431). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.

Location data for Balsam Bay is sourced from the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada, and verified by coordinates rather than name matching alone. GPS coordinates, province, administrative location and place type are shown in the information panel above.