Afternoon Sun: Southwest Shoreline

southwest shoreline: Anyone familiar with the southwest shoreline of Lake Winnipeg will recognize the area's iconic poplar piers. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. They are an evening escape from mosquitoes and a breezy reprieve from the hot afternoon sun. But mostly, they are a communal meeting space -- one of the last preserves of the public commons where, for generations, neighbours and families have interacted daily in ways long since gone in larger cities, suburbs and communities. Poplar piers are so iconic that the province features one on its website. GOVERNMENT OF MANITOBA These piers, erected each spring and removed after the September long weekend, offer much more than a pathway over the rocky shoreline out to the sand bars. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.