Grand Bend, Ontario

Located on the shores of Lake Huron , Grand Bend, often referred to as simply "The Bend" or "GB", is part of the municipality of Lambton Shores in the county of Lambton .

Grand Bend is home to a variety of stores and eateries. The main strip is the centre of activity in the town, with shopping during the day and night life venues during the evening drawing crowds. The atmosphere of Grand Bend has given the town a reputation of being Florida north. As well as Main Street, Grand Bend acts as a regional cultural centre, boasting art galleries in the town and the Huron Country Playhouse on the outskirts.

The town was named for a "bend" made by the Ausable River as it came into town; the proximity of the river, however, caused concerns about flooding, and an artificial channel was made to drain the river more directly into Lake Huron. Thus, the town's namesake no longer exits.

Grand Bend's year-round population of 1,000 people swells to about 40,000 in the summer months.
''National Geographic'' says that Grand Bend has one of the 10 most beautiful sunsets in the world, which is thought to be attributable to the high levels of particulate matter that flow into the area from the Ohio Valley.

The Pinery Provincial Park is located 7 kilometres outside/south of Grand Bend.

The demographic population of Grand Bend is quite diverse. Families owning vacation homes in the adjacent communities of Oakwood Park, Southcott Pines and Beach of Pines, are from Ontario and Michigan including Toronto ; London, Ontario ; Detroit , and, locations as far as New York , Florida , Texas and the American west coast.

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