Crescent Bay Manitoba Map

About Crescent Bay, Manitoba

Crescent Bay is a locality in Manitoba, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Crescent Bay is located at 50.3317°N, 96.0256°W.

Crescent Bay rests where the land breathes a sigh of relief, a gentle curve of shoreline embracing the vast, shimmering expanse of Lake Winnipeg. It lies 22.8 km north-north-west of Pinawa, MB (from Pinawa, MB: bearing 333°T), and is situated 11.9 km west of Lee River Falls. Here, the sky feels immense, a boundless canvas that can shift from the stark, crystalline blue of a winter day to the bruised purples and molten golds of a prairie sunset. The air itself carries a certain crispness, a scent of pine needles and damp earth mingling with the faint, briny tang of the lake, a constant reminder of the water's enduring presence. Stretches of sandy beach, worn smooth by countless waves, give way to low, scrubby dunes dotted with hardy grasses that sway in the persistent breeze, their resilience a quiet echo of the human spirit in this exposed landscape. The history of Crescent Bay is deeply entwined with the bounty of the lake and the fertile soil of the surrounding region. For generations, fishing has been a lifeblood, the rhythm of nets cast and hauled a familiar cadence in the lives of its inhabitants, with pickerel and goldeye often gracing local tables and markets. This agricultural hinterland, yielding grains and other crops under the generous Manitoba sun, provides a complementary economic pulse, a steady counterpoint to the seasonal ebb and flow of the fishing industry. Beyond the practicalities of sustenance and trade, there's a quiet pride in Crescent Bay, a sense of place forged by shared experience and the enduring power of the natural world, where the vastness of the lake seems to hold both the present and the echoes of those who have lived and worked its shores before.

About This Crescent Bay Map Page

Explore Crescent 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: 50.331667, -96.025556. 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 Crescent Bay includes the postal code (R0E), telephone area code (204, 431). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.

Location data for Crescent 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.