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| Place | Loon Straits |
| Type | Northern Community |
| Province / Territory | Manitoba (MB) |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 51.525 |
| Longitude | -96.586111 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | GAPKW |
Loon Straits is a northern community in Manitoba, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Loon Straits is located at 51.5250°N, 96.5861°W.
Loon Straits rests on the cusp of a vast, sprawling Canadian Shield landscape, where the ancient bedrock, smoothed by millennia of glacial passage, offers a rugged embrace. It lies 30.7 km south-south-east of Bloodvein, MB (from Bloodvein, MB: bearing 164°T), and is situated 13.8 km south-east of Bullhead. Here, the land is a mosaic of Precambrian granite outcroppings, interspersed with shallow, tea-coloured lakes and wetlands that hum with unseen life. Dense stands of boreal forest, dominated by jack pine and trembling aspen, cling to the rocky slopes, their dark green needles stark against the pale, often hazy, sky. The air carries the clean, sharp scent of pine resin and damp earth, a constant reminder of the wildness that presses in from all sides. In the quiet hours, the stillness is broken only by the distant call of a loon, a sound that seems to echo the very soul of this remote place. The history of Loon Straits is intrinsically tied to the bounty of its waters and the resilience of its people. Early Indigenous communities, drawn by the rich fishing grounds and abundant game, established a deep connection to this territory, a heritage that still whispers through the rustling leaves and the lapping waves. Later, fur traders and prospectors followed, drawn by the promise of natural resources, and their legacy can be seen in the scattered remnants of old traplines and the weathered bones of forgotten cabins. The local economy, once reliant on logging and trapping, has largely shifted to support tourism, with visitors drawn to the pristine wilderness for fishing, hunting, and the sheer, unadulterated peace. Small, independent lodges and outfitters dot the shoreline, their weathered docks a testament to the enduring allure of Loon Straits.
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Location data for Loon Straits 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 |