Located just 8 to 10 mins drive from Beaver Lake, the unique Tourist Village of Bear River renowned for it’s Arts & Crafts community, offers a Convenience Store for ready supplies, a Post Office, Gas Station, Cafes, Shops, Health Centre, Exhibition Ground, Community Centre with Internet facilities, Costume Museum, Fire Dept, Royal Canadian Legion, Vineyard, Float manufacturer for seaplanes and many small shops, not forgetting a Tourist Board located in a windmill, an eco sewage processing plant and a lovely waterside park. As can be seen by the photo above, the actual centre stands on stilts in the Bear River.