Hecla / Grindstone Provincial Park Passport Location
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PeterNoG
N 51° 11.459 W 096° 37.932
14U E 665454 N 5673727
The Park Passport Stamp for Hecla / Grindstone Provincial Park can be obtained from the Gull Harbour campground office on Hecla Island.
Waymark Code: WMCYMP
Location: Manitoba, Canada
Date Posted: 10/27/2011
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Hecla / Grindstone is a large 1,084 sq km (48 sp mi) Provincial Park which consists of Hecla Island, a large penisula of the mainland northeast of Hecla Island and two wilderness islands; Black Island and Deer Island. Hecla Island is joined to the mainland by a causeway which opened in 1975. It's 165 km on Hwy 8, from Winnipeg to Gull Harbour.
The stamp is also available from the Hecla School Interprative Centre (N 51 07.999, W 96 39.973) in the Hecla Village. You can pick up a passport here or at the campground office, if you need one. The stamp feature the historic lighthouse (
visit link) that was built in 1898 to mark the entrance to Gull Harbour and to warn off vessels from a thin spit of land.
There is lots to do including golfing, camping, hiking, fossil hunting, wildlife viewing, swimming, picnicking and boating.
2011 is the third year in a row that Park vehicle permits are not required in Manitoba's Provincial Parks.
If the campground office is closed, you can send a photo of yourself in front of a sign or distinctive landmark along with your passport to: Head of Interpretation, Parks and Natural Areas, 200 Saulteaux Crescent, Winnipeg MB R3J 3W3. They will stamp your passport.
There are 24 parks that listed in the Manitoba Provincial Parks - Passport to Adventure (
visit link)