Falcon Lake is an unincorporated urban centre at the western end of Falcon Lake situated in the southeasternmost section of the

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in the

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province of

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. It is the major entry point to the Whiteshell from the

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. Three provincially operated campgrounds, Falcon Creek, Falcon Beach and Falcon Lakeshore, picnic areas, a swimming beach and adjacent public boat launch, several cottage lot divisions and numerous tourist services make the community a favored entrance point to the provincial park. In 2003, 40% of park visitors entered the park at the Falcon Lake checkpoint. The Falcon Lake Golf Course is an 18-hole public course designed by

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. The course was constructed in 1957–58 and opened in 1958. Falcon Beach Ranch offers horseback riding, sleigh and wagon rides. A riding stable at this location first began operation in 1959. The Falcon Ridge Ski Slopes, established in 1960, offers alpine and cross-country skiing. A

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range was added to the facility in the mid-1980s as the host site for the Junior National Biathlon competition. and continues to be used for training and events. It is the site of the Falcon Lake Floppet, a nordic ski event held annually since 2018. It is the birthplace of Megan Imrie, Canadian biathlete. Beaver Days, an annual winter festival and fundraiser for the Whiteshell Community Club began in 1975. It includes a wide array of winter activities including snowmobiling, skiing, hockey, horse-drawn sleigh rides and skating. The Falcon Lake Winter fish-off has been held annually since 2004. Hundreds of anglers gather to see who can catch the heaviest fish from the grid of holes the organizers have drilled through the ice. It is known in

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for the May 20, 1967,

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sighting known as the Falcon Lake Incident. The 2010 album ''

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singer-songwriter

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."Jim Bryson Recruits the Weakerthans for The Falcon Lake Incident"
. ''

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'', September 23, 2010.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by

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, Falcon Lake had a population of 383 living in 177 of its 796 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 272. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

Climate

Falcon Lake has a

humid continental climate A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and freezing ...

(

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''Dfb'') with warm summers and severely cold winters. Precipitation is moderate, but is somewhat higher in summer than at other times of the year.

Gallery

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s at Falcon Lake

References

External links

Falcon Lake Townsite Map
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Demographics

Climate

Gallery

See also

References

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