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Hall Beach

The Department of Environment's Parks and Conservation Areas has recognized the need for an attraction development feasibility study for the community of Hall Beach to identify the potential for attractions maximizing tourism potential and development of the resources of the land (wildlife and landscape viewing), and resources of the people (history, lifestyle, culture). The feasibility study will identify the geographic locations where this potential may be realized, the type of attraction(s) that may be developed, the support facilities required for the attraction(s), as well as identifying the potential benefits of the proposed tourism attractions to the community.

The Hamlet of Hall Beach (Sanirajak) is located on the east shore of Melville Peninsula, on the western side of Foxe Basin, approximately 80 km south of the community of Igloolik. The characteristically flat tundra topography of the Melville Peninsula provides an interesting contrast to the more mountainous regions of Baffin, and provides more plentiful vegetation and populations of wildlife. The area is an excellent destination for fishing expeditions and wildlife viewing, such as walrus, seals and waterfowl. Prior to the establishment of the Foxe Main DEW Line site in the mid-1950s (no longer in service, but the 70 foot radar screens are still a major landmark in the area) there was no permanent settlement on the current site of the Hamlet. The area around the current settlement displays evidence of traditional Inuit hunting camping sites of ancient Inuit cultures. The first Europeans, Captains Parry and Lyon, visited the area in 1822-23, and the American explorer Charles Hall lived and traveled with the Inuit of the area in the 1860's.