Big Whiteshell Lake
Big Whiteshell Lake | |
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Location | Manitoba, Canada |
Coordinates | 50°05′10″N 95°20′19″W / 50.0862°N 95.3385°W |
Type | lake |
Big Whiteshell Lake is located within the Whiteshell Provincial Park in southeastern Manitoba, Canada. The lake is about 162 kilometres (101 mi) east of Winnipeg at the terminus of Provincial Road 309.
The route from Rennie to Big Whiteshell Lake was originally constructed in the thirties, when workers from the Manitoba Home for Boys at Portage Le. Prairie attempted to cut a road through the Whiteshell Forest Reserve from Rennie to Green Lake.[1] Further development of the lake and surrounding shoreline began in 1957, when the Manitoba Scout Association began looking for a larger campsite to accommodate their growing number of scouts. The provincial government offered a 118 acres (48 ha) tract of land at the southern end of Big Whiteshell Lake, and Camp Alloway was established.[2] The lake is a popular local tourist destination for fishing, hiking, and other summer activities. Manitoba entertainer Larry Clark, better known under his pseudonym Uncle Smokey, composed several novelty campfire songs while working in a fire lookout tower on Big Whiteshell Lake.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Kuryk, Bohdan (1 August 1991). "Chapter 13: Big Whiteshell Lake". In Cott, Ann (ed.). History and Folklore of the Whiteshell Park North. Book Publishers. pp. 155–156. ISBN 1-55099-004-7.
- ^ Johnson, Mary (1 August 1991). "Chapter 13: Big Whiteshell Lake". In Cott, Ann (ed.). History and Folklore of the Whiteshell Park North. Book Publishers. pp. 159–160. ISBN 1-55099-004-7.
- ^ Hillman, Bill (7 June 2013). "03. Gigs: Sue-On Arrives on Stage". www.Hillmanweb.com. Open Publishing. Archived from the original on 8 October 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
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