Although cottagers have long known the joys of skinny dipping and (secluded) nude sunbathing, public nudity has been tucked carefully away until recently.
The province is warning Manitobans to avoid the water at Ninette Beach, on northern Pelican Lake, after high levels of toxic algae were discovered last week.
The high water levels on Lake Winnipeg have created tough times for businesses and tourism in beach communities, forcing at least one business to close off-and-on for nearly a month of the short summer.