Grand Rapids is a town in Manitoba, Canada located on the northwestern shore of Lake Winnipeg where the Saskatchewan River enters the lake. As the name implies, the river had a significant drop at this point (more than 75 ft (23 m) in less than 3 mi (4.8 km)). In modern days, a large hydro electric generating plant has been built. Cedar Lake, just a short distance up the river provides a natural water storage for this plant. Provincial Trunk Highway 6, the primary roadway in the region, crosses the Saskatchewan River at the Grand Rapids bridge.

Grand Rapids was on the main canoe route toward the west. Fort Bourbon stood here at one time. It also sits across the river from Misipawistik Cree Nation.

In 1894 fire destroyed a number of buildings in the Grand Rapids docks. The steamboat Colvile also caught fire and was destroyed.

Source: Wikipedia