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| Place | Laurie River |
| Type | Community |
| Province / Territory | Manitoba (MB) |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 56.225556 |
| Longitude | -101.00694 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | GAOGY |
Laurie River is a community in Manitoba, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Laurie River is located at 56.2256°N, 101.0069°W.
Laurie River rests within a vast, ancient boreal forest, where the land rolls gently under a sky that often seems impossibly wide, even here, far from the open prairies. It lies 57.1 km north-north-east of Pukatawagan, MB (from Pukatawagan, MB: bearing 20°T), and is situated 27.1 km west of Granville Lake. Pine and spruce, their needles catching the diffused sunlight, form an unbroken, emerald canopy that whispers secrets on the wind, a sound that becomes the constant companion to the river itself. The water, a dark, tea-coloured ribbon, glides with a quiet purpose, reflecting the towering trees and the occasional, stark white of a birch. This is a landscape sculpted by millennia of ice and water, where the ground is often soft with moss and the air carries the clean, sharp scent of woodsmoke and damp earth. In the brief, explosive summer, wild blueberries dot the undergrowth, their tiny fruits a burst of colour against the muted greens and browns. Historically, Laurie River’s story is one of resilience and resourcefulness, deeply tied to the rich fur-bearing animals that once roamed these forests, a legacy still felt in the sturdy independence of its people. The river was, and remains, the lifeblood of this place, facilitating the movement of goods and people, a vital artery through the wilderness. While large-scale industry has largely receded, the echoes of logging and trapping can still be found in the weathered structures and the ingrained knowledge of the land passed down through generations. Today, a quiet tourism, drawn by the untamed beauty and the chance to cast a line into the river’s depths, offers a gentle hum to the local economy, a counterpoint to the profound stillness that settles over Laurie River as dusk paints the sky in hues of lavender and rose.
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Location data for Laurie River 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.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada |