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Lester River Beach

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Paved parking is available at this stony beach, where the Lester River meets Lake Superior. Nearby, Lester Park has been a popular place for swimming (in the river) and fishing for more than a century. Lester River's original name was "Busa-bika-zibi", which means "river where water flows through a worn place in the rocks."

Water Quality

Passes water quality tests 95%+ of the time.
Water quality information provided by Swim Guide with the support of RBC Royal Bank.

Watersheds

Lake Superior

Traditional Territories

Anishinaabeg
Očeti Šakówiŋ (Sioux)

Treaties

Cession 261

Languages

Southern Anishinaabe (Ojibwa)

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