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Hi, it's Amy, your Western Direct interactive host.
Today, we're here with Eric at the Manitou Springs resort and mineral spa.
Now, we want to know a little bit about the spa itself, and the properties of the spa.
What makes it so special, and where does the water come from?
-Well, the whole reason the hotel and spa complex is here is because of the water.
The water comes from the lake, and the lake is a closed basin.
12,000 years of evaporation and run-off has caused the mineral content of the lake to be up around 1.06 specific gravity,
which means you float effortlessly in the water.
All the minerals from the land have compiled and compounded in the lake and
we certainly are taking advantage of it here, and people have for years, right from the first nations early influence in this area.
So, the water is unique to North America, and to the world -- really one of 3 places in the world.
And, it comes from the lake which is a basin that is constantly changing in terms of the height and volumes.
But, the 1.06 specific gravity remains fairly constant.
-And, are you open all year round here at the Spa?
-Absolutely, all year round and we have aesthetics services and massage services,
a great gift shop, and it's just a little mecca and in the winter time, the people who don't go
offshore to Hawaii or to Mexico or something like that, many people come here and spend a week or two
and it's just like a little bit of the Tropics, right in the middle of Saskatchewan.
-It sure is! Who would of guessed it? Come on down to Manitou Springs!