Grand Bend

Although there are plenty of beaches around, Pt. Stanley, Bayfield etc. Grand Bend is a great place for young people. I go every summer, as many friends live there and work during ‘tourist season’ The locals are great, Gables Bar is fantastic for its tankers (jugs of booze)
The whole atmosphere in Grand Bend is fun!

I’m going this weekend for the August long weekend, YAH!!!

is fab.

My uncle and aunt and cousins had a cottage up here that they stayed at for the summer. We used to visit at least once a year as a kid. The beaches were great and the downtown area was pretty hopping as I got older. Fun little touristy place in the summer and dead in the winter.

Grand Bend is fun. Go on a long weekend during the summer and this small town turns into PARTY CENTRAL! Nice beach, one “main drag” of surf shops and lots of cottages to rent (ASK me – I know a guy…). If you’re 15-35, put it on the top of your list. Older folks might want to try Bayfield.

I live in Grand Bend and run a summer B&B called Cedar House. I am happy to answer questions about the area. My website is www.exploregb.com

I was in “Canadia” for reasons I care not remember, and we were driving along this dirt road from Crediton, Ontario toward… what seemed to be more dirt roads. Past umpteen farms and fields and then all of a sudden we were in… a beach town? What? What? There are beaches in Canada? That about blew my mind.

Anyway, it sits on Lake Huron and you’d barely know it was a lake except that the waves are pretty low. But the water goes out as far as the eye can see and you can hardly believe it’s not ocean.

The town is a typical beach town, with little shops and tiki bars and such. I was really pleased to find such a place existed in Canada. I’d definitely like to visit “The Bend” again someday.