Norseman Park is a lovely place to visit.
settlers and soon became the dominant population. Ab- original culture is entrenched in the town’s history and still has a strong influence on the current way of life. Red Lake was also strongly tied to the fur trade and pro- vided a home for some of Canada’s first immigrants. Sever- al trading posts were set up in the area; the first operational in 1790. By 1821, the Hudson Bay Company controlled all of the trading posts and the fur trade continued to drive the economy for over one hundred years, cementing the relationship between European immigrants and the local First Nation people.
Mining and aviation Europeans had begun to settle in greater numbers by the
1870’s, but it wasn’t until one glorious day in 1925 when brothers Lorne and Ray Howey made a discovery that would forever change the future of Red Lake. Teir dis- covery of gold under the roots of a fallen tree eventually gave way to the Great Gold Rush of 1926, when more than 3,000 people descended in droves upon the town. At the time, the “rush” to Red Lake was anything but speedy, as prospectors had to rely on dogsleds and teams of horses to manoeuvre over the frozen lakes in the winter and canoes and tugs in the summer months. Dreams of gold and the opening of the area’s first mine, Howey Gold Mine, sparked innovative ideas in transportation as people rushed to the north.
Red Lake docks.
Float Planes still transport visitors to local lodges.
Scenic Howey Bay. The legend of Red Lake
Red Lake is steeped in local Aboriginal history and folk- lore. The ancient legend that tells the tale of how the lake received its name and reddish tinged water varies depending on the storyteller, but goes something like this. Thousands of years ago, long before the white man came shattering the silence of the land, two Chip- pewa warriors came upon a great animal wandering along the shore of the lake. Believing the beast to be “Matchee Manitou”, an evil spirit, they tried to kill the animal. Using all of their arrows they managed to only wound the great beast and it escaped by diving deep into the lake; its blood forever colouring the water red. The warriors named the lake “Misque Sakigon”, literally translated as Colour of Blood Lake, which over time became known as Red Lake.
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