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Hall Beach Hotel - Hall Beach, Nunavut
The Hall Beach Hotel is owned by the members of the Hall Beach Co-operative. This new nine room hotel which can accommodate 9-18 people. Each room has a color TV, private bath and features local artwork on the walls. The dining room seats 36 and provides the local residents with the only restaurant in town! Guests enjoy delicious home-style meals. You have an opportunity to sample northern delicacies like Arctic Char, Lake Trout and caribou steak. The dining room also features glass cases that house local artwork, jewelry, carvings and prints, which are available for sale.
About Hall Beach
Alternate Name: Sanirajak
Local Meaning: Flat Land |
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Hall Beach is located on the gently rolling shore of the Melville Peninsula in the Baffin region. The community and nearby lake is named for Captain Hall, an American explorer who lived in the region in the mid 19th century. The area is surrounded by vast archaeological sites. In the 1920s, Knut Rasmussen and members of the Thule Expedition studied and recorded these remains. They found that the ancient hunting culture that occupied this area had a rich and varied lifestyle.
Hall Beach has excellent fishing, particularly for Arctic Char. The area is known for good hunting and fishing. Outfitting services offer daylong or longer expeditions including dog team or snowmobile tours, boating expeditions, wildlife watching, sport fishing and hunting. Marine wildlife watching, especially for walruses, is a popular activity in Hall Beach Flocks of waterfowl nest in this area which is popular with bird watchers.
For the Curious in Hall Beach
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Animals: Walrus, Polar Bear, and Beluga |
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Birds: Ducks, Geese, Swans, Common Eiders, Long-tailed Ducks, Brant, Tundra Swans, Phalaropes, Sabine's Gulls, Snowy Owls, Peregrine Falcons |
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Flora: Moss, Lichen, Arctic Cotton, Arctic Heather, Mountain Avens, Moss Campion, Louseworts, and Saxifrages |
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Arts & Crafts: Kamiit (sealskin boots), Soapstone Carving, Jewelry, Sewing |
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Archeology: Tent Rings, Food Caches, Grave Sites, Qarmait (sod houses), Semi-subterranean Houses |
For the Adventurous in Hall Beach
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