One of the most beautiful places in Siberia is Raspberry Lake (Altai Territory). Where is this natural wonder located? In the Mikhailovsky district, near the village of the same name. The reservoir is the largest bitter-s alty lake among the Borovoye lakes of this region. Its area is 11.4 square kilometers.
What is the secret of the unusual color?
Raspberry Lake (Altai Territory) may surprise you with the unusual color of the water. The reason for this is a branchial-legged crustacean called Artemia Salina that lives in it. It produces a pink pigment, which, once in the water, colors it. The color changes throughout the year. In spring it is the brightest and most intense, and in autumn it becomes brown. The Altai Territory has the most extensive fund of Artemia lakes in Russia. Since ancient times, the crustacean has been considered a food product. The Utah Indians mined it from the Great S alt Lake. The inhabitants of the Nile Valley also liked it. They made s alty pasta out of it. Today, the crustacean is used only for feeding fish fry. Perhaps in the future, high technologies will reach Raspberry Lake, and crustaceans will find a more worthy application. Populations of these living creatures also live in the s alt lakes of Kazakhstan. Most of them are in Lake Karabagazgol in Turkmenistan. The crustaceans are actively developing and breeding in the Sivash lake. They are commercially mined in China and the United States of America.
Healing power
Raspberry Lake (Altai Territory, Mikhailovsky District) has not only an unusual appearance. Its waters have healing power. Every year hundreds of tourists come here not only to look at the beauty of local landscapes, but also to receive medical treatment. Water from the lake, along with mud, regularly undergoes a thorough check at the Institute of Balneology of the city of Tomsk. The concentration of s alt in the water is almost the same as in the sea. Water can easily keep the body on the surface. In addition, it has a beneficial effect on the entire body. It should be noted that the bottom of the lake is covered with a very hard s alt crust. When bathing, you should be very careful not to get hurt on it. Of particular value is the sulfide-silt mud contained in Raspberry Lake. Altai Krai is a great place for those who want not only to relax, but also to get rid of some diseases. Mud baths will help in the treatment of psoriasis, eczema, seborrhea, neurodermatitis, rheumatism, muscle and joint pain. Procedures are recommended for hair loss. This magical mud perfectly cleanses the skin of excess fat, dead skin cells. It helps the skin to renew itselfand slows down the aging process. Those who regularly make masks from this mud noticed that fine wrinkles disappeared, and new ones did not appear.
Tourism
Raspberry Lake (Altai Territory), despite all its splendor, is not under state protection. This amazing and unique natural object does not belong to reserves and is not protected in any way even at the local level. Tent camps are located on the banks of the reservoir in the warm season. Numerous tourists come here. Here you can swim, sunbathe, ride boats, catamarans and just enjoy the beauty of nature. You will not find a developed tourist infrastructure here. The nearest settlement is the small village of Mikhailovskoye. It is located about 10 kilometers from the lake. Nearby is the railway line Kulunda-Rubtsovsk.
Raspberry Lake (Altai Territory): how to get from Barnaul
You can get beyond the lakes by private car along the route "Barnaul - Mikhailovskoye village". Next, you need to drive south for about 10 kilometers. It is difficult to drive past the lake, as it is quite large. In addition, a fixed-route taxi runs quite often in this direction.
Big Trouble
Raspberry Lake (Altai Territory) is not surrounded by recreation centers and sanatoriums. These places cannot be called crowded. There are no huge cities in the immediate vicinity. It would seem that nothing threatens the local ecology. However, this is not quite true. Not far from the shores of a unique reservoir, the Mikhailovsky Plant of Chemical Reagents operates, using local raw materials. In addition, unauthorized dumps are increasingly appearing on the banks of the reservoir, and household waste is being dumped. All this threatens the unique beauty of Raspberry Lake.
