It is a tourist centre with a scenic beach, harbour, and shore fishing.
Orchard Lake Beach has a picnic area, shore fishing, playground equipment, and volleyball courts.
The situation hasn't been helped by the downward spiral of the quality of our native shore fishing coupled with an upward tweaking of many minimum size limits.
As a result, the most popular areas are just downstream from the dam, though shore fishing can be dicey depending on water levels.
They are almost always used in shore fishing (sea fishing from the shoreline) from the beach, rocks or other shore feature.
The main attractions at the park include the beach, a boat launch, and shore fishing.
They can be used for shore fishing or launching a boat.
The municipality also organises common shore fishing and summer theatre nights for the summer cottage inhabitants.
"Your husband thought of doing some shore fishing down there."
The wildlife protectors have previously tried isolating plover nesting areas from human traffic, banning shore fishing near the nests, and frequently harassing the gulls with loud noises.
