Elk Island Provincial Park is a provincial park in Manitoba, Canada. The park is 10.7 square kilometres (4.1 sq mi) in size,[2] and is considered to be a Class III protected area under the IUCN protected area management categories.[3]
| Elk Island Provincial Park | |
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| Location | Manitoba, Canada |
| Nearest town | Powerview-Pine Falls, Manitoba |
| Coordinates | 50°45′17″N 96°32′45″W / 50.75472°N 96.54583°W[1] |
| Area | 10.7 km2 (4.1 sq mi) |
| Established | 1974 |
| Governing body | Government of Manitoba |
History
editElk Island Provincial Park was designated under the Provincial Parks Act by the Government of Manitoba in 1974.[4] The area was protected between 1970 and 1974 as part of nearby Grand Beach Provincial Park.[4]
An island labelled "Isle aux Biches" appears in this approximate location in a 1775 map made by Christopher Dufrost de La Jemeraye from explorations led by La Verendrye.[5]
Elk Island is listed as one of several locations used during fall harvesting of fish from Lake Winnipeg shortly after the creation of Manitoba as a province of Canada in 1870.[6]
Faith Bible Camp, a children's summer camp was established on the island in 1954.[7][8] The camp was moved to a new location on Sandy Bay in 1969 prior to the island becoming part of Grand Beach Provincial Park.[8]
See also
editExternal links
editReferences
edit- ^ "Elk Island Provincial Park". Geographical Names. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ^ A System Plan for Manitoba's Provincial Park (PDF). Government of Manitoba. March 1997. p. 33. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 July 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ^ "Elk Island Provincial Park". Protected Planet. United Nations Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Elk Island Provincial Park Management Plan" (PDF). Government of Manitoba. 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ^ Reynolds, George F. (Spring 1971). "La Verendrye and Manitoba's First Mine". Manitoba Pageant. 16 (3). Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ^ Tough, Frank (2000). "Manitoba History: "The Storehouses of the Good God:" Aboriginal Peoples and Freshwater Fisheries in Manitoba". Manitoba History. 39 (Spring/Summer). Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ^ Kuzina, Rose. "Historic Sites of Manitoba: Faith Bible Camp Chapel (RM of Victoria Beach)". www.mhs.mb.ca. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Our History". Faith Bible Camp. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
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