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Explore the AreaLegend has it Candle Lake received its name from First Nations people who believed the lake was haunted.It's said their unease arose from the strange, glowing lights that appeared on the water at the northern end of the lake where several Indian graves are situated. According to the legend, Indian people visited this area during hunting expeditions but never settled here because they believed the 'candles' on the lake were a bad omen. Today, the legend and mysterious lights add to the charm of this small but popular provincial park and resort village, located less than an hour's drive from The City of Prince Albert in the mixed boreal forest of central Saskatchewan. "I used to see them when I was a kid," longtime resident Dennis Chamberlain says of the mysterious lights. "They looked something like very low northern lights, bouncing around." Chamberlain says it's unlikely the lights frightened all aboriginal people. Indian artifacts discovered in the area that's now the Minowukaw campground show First Nations peoples were at least visiting this area for hundreds of years. An old Hudson Bay Company report of a smallpox outbreak in the district seems a more likely explanation as to why so few Indian people were present when Euro-Canadians like Chamberlain's father settled in the region in the 1920s. "The haunting was probably part of it. But the (local history) says they left the area because of smallpox. . . Those that didn't die, left." The unusual lights continue to be reported on occasion. Scientific speculation suggests the 'candles' are swamp gas or a phosphorescent glow created by decaying driftwood. Read more at Virtualsk.com. Minowukaw Lodge is ten kilometers from Candle Lake Resort Village, home to Saskatchewan's only lakefront golf course. Beaches, restaurants, shops, a liquor store, post office, bank, and two full service garages provide all the amenities needed to enjoy the great outdoors. |
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