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23-852: A viewing tower with interpretive signage provides a view of the park and Lake Athapapuskow . The park is located within the Namew Lake Ecodistrict in the Mid-Boreal Lowland Ecoregion within the Boreal Plains Ecozone . This Manitoba location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Lake Athapapuskow Lake Athapapuskow is a glacial lake in Manitoba and Saskatchewan , Canada, located 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) southeast of Flin Flon , Manitoba. The lake

46-475: A map drawn by Peter Pond in 1785 and was described as the "Middle Road to Hudson's Bay". The name of the lake was first noted In 1806, when explorer and surveyor Peter Fidler recorded the main waterways of his Cree partners in the notable "Cha Chay Pay Way Ti’s Map of the Waterways of a Part of Northern Manitoba", Cranberry Portage and Lake Athapapuskow are clearly marked on it. In 1896 J.B. Tyrell surveyed

69-556: A meeting room and location for large group presentations, and though the bar is still present, it has not been used for its intended purpose since the change of ownership. The helicopter hangar is now the home to the Area Four school buses. Officers houses are now homes provided to teachers at subsidized rents, while the three barracks are used only for storage. The facility-wide mechanical systems are also still operational including an underground freshwater storage tank. Cranberry Portage

92-634: A portion of the south shore, but due to its remoteness, the lake was not fully mapped until 1914 when the Geological Survey of Canada sent Everend Bruce to do so in 1914. After the discovery of ore at Flin Flon , the lake became an important transportation link. During the First World War , ore from the Mandy Mine on Schist Lake , was barged across Lake Athapapuskow on the stern-wheeler S.S. Tonapah on its way to The Pas where it

115-708: Is an unincorporated community recognized as a local urban district located in the Rural Municipality of Kelsey , Manitoba . It was an important part of the pre-European contact trade routes of the Cree and Assiniboine peoples . Long before the fur trade with the Bay and during the Fur Trade , this location was used as a campsite and portage between Grassy River , at the head of a number of well-used routes from Hudson Bay , and Lake Athapapuskow , which connected to

138-399: Is home to the annual Bombardier Rally, where snow machine enthusiasts gather with their Bombardier vehicles. In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Cranberry Portage (Kelsey) had a population of 608 living in 253 of its 338 total private dwellings, a change of -21.1% from its 2016 population of 771. With a land area of 7.26 km (2.80 sq mi), it had

161-586: Is in the Hudson Bay drainage basin and is the source of the Goose River . Lake Athapapuskow consists of three connected bodies of water: "Big Athapap" to the south, "Little Athapap" in the middle, and the "North Arm". Only about 2 square kilometres (0.77 sq mi) of the lake, at the very west end of Big Athapap, is in Saskatchewan; the remaining 267 square kilometres (103 sq mi) of

184-526: Is well known for its sport fishing and has held three world records to date. In 1937, Leone Grayson caught a world record Lake Trout off Gull Island, a feat recorded in a memorial cairn at the Bakers Narrows Campground. The area has been inhabited since prehistoric times. Archaeological digs at Bakers Narrows revealed pottery, arrowheads, and other artifacts which were at least 2,500 years old and indicated regular habitation by people of

207-615: The Saskatchewan River system. Once on the Saskatchewan routes were open through the prairies to the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. The area has been inhabited since prehistoric times. Archaeological digs on Lake Athapapuskow revealed pottery, arrowheads, and other artifacts which were at least 2,500 years old and indicated regular habitation by people of the Shield Archaic tradition , who hunted caribou in

230-732: The Shield Archaic tradition , who hunted caribou in the area as far back as 7,000 years ago. They were eventually supplanted by the Woodland Cree who were nomadic hunters in this region. The site of Cranberry Portage has been the primary route linking the Grass River and Saskatchewan River watersheds for at least 2,000 years. Many of the most important explorers in Canadian history travelled through Lake Athapapuskow. In 1763, Hudson's Bay Company explorers Joseph Smith and Isaac Batt , guided by Cree leader Meesinkeeshick, became

253-587: The Grass River to Cranberry Portage and into Lake Athapapuskow en route to establishing Cumberland House . This route became an important part of the North American fur trade , known as the "Upper Tract". It was abandoned by 1800 in favour of the Nelson River and Hayes River routes. In 1794, the fur-trader and cartographer David Thompson , surveyed the lake. The lake first appeared on

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276-421: The area as far back as 7000 years ago. They were eventually supplanted by the Woodland Cree who were nomadic hunters in this region. The site of Cranberry Portage has been an important portage route linking the Grass River and Saskatchewan River watersheds for at least 2,000 years. The first European believed to have used that route and reach Lake Athapapuskow was the fur trader Joseph Smith in 1763. In 1774,

299-731: The development of the Russian Nuclear Missile Program, and the subsequent development of the DEW Line (Distant Early Warning System) in the high Arctic in the late 1950s/early 1960s, the Department of National Defence felt it prudent to also construct secondary back-up radar stations further south. Cranberry Portage, with its road and rail access being conveniently located 60 kilometres from a perceived Russian military target like Flin Flon Area mines and smelters,

322-432: The explorer Samuel Hearne paddled up the Grass River to Cranberry Portage and into Lake Athapapuskow en route to establishing Cumberland House . This route became an important part of the North American fur trade , known as the "Upper Tract". It was abandoned by 1800 in favour of the Nelson River and Hayes River routes. In 1806, explorer and surveyor Peter Fidler recorded the main waterways of his Cree partners in

345-750: The first European recorded to visit Lake Athapapuskow; Smith died on the return journey to York Factory. Ten years later, the Governor of Churchill sent the fur trader Joseph Hansom, also guided by Cree, inland to extend the reach of the HBC. He paddled from Lake Kississing down the Pineroot River , reaching Lake Athapapuskow. In 1774 the explorer Samuel Hearne with 2 Englishmen, 6 native guides, and 5 canoes, laden with "180 lbs. Brazil Tobacco, 130 lbs. Powder, 100 wt. of Shott & Ball, 6 Gallns Brandy and some other trifling articles of Trading goods" paddled up

368-616: The lake is in Manitoba. There are three communities on the lake, Cranberry Portage on the southeast end, Millwater on the north shore of "Big Athapap", and Bakers Narrows between the "Little Athapap" and the "North Arm". The Flin Flon Airport is located on the north shore of "Little Athapap". Bakers Narrows Provincial Park straddles the narrows between the North Arm and Little Athapap. There are several fishing lodges located on

391-729: The lake. The lake is surrounded by Precambrian boreal forest , a mixed forest of coniferous and deciduous trees of the Canadian Shield . The area contains stands of black spruce , jack pine , white spruce , and trembling aspen . It drains via the Goose River (also known locally as the Rat River), and is part of the Nelson River basin. Fish species include walleye , yellow perch , northern pike , lake trout , lake whitefish , burbot , rainbow trout , white sucker , Tullibee , splake , and small mouth bass . The lake

414-511: The late 1960s, the former Mid Canada Line Installation became Frontier Collegiate Institute Campus, Frontier Collegiate Residence , and the Area Four Administrative Offices. Most of the base facilities are still in use today although many of their purposes have changed. Today, the former Mess Hall provides all dietary services to high school students who reside on campus. The Officers Club is utilized primarily as

437-409: The notable "Cha Chay Pay Way Ti's Map of the Waterways of a Part of Northern Manitoba", Cranberry Portage is clearly marked on it. In the early 20th century, rich gold , copper , and zinc deposits were discovered nearby in what would soon become the area of Flin Flon , Manitoba. Mining development in the area fueled a great deal of local infrastructure development, beginning with the extension of

460-534: The rail line and Highway 10 from The Pas , Manitoba to Flin Flon, both of which passed through Cranberry Portage, a requirement of having large lakes lying north and south of the traditional portage. Following the conclusion of World War II , the Department of National Defence took a decided interest in the location of Cranberry Portage. With the recent memory of the German V-2 Rocket program,

483-632: Was an ideal location to establish such a back-up system in the interests of national defence, and became one of the locations for a Mid-Canada Line Installation. In March 1964, the Government of Canada ceased its operations in Cranberry Portage. The entire complex that was Mid Canada Line Sector Control Station 700 was sold to the Government of Manitoba, who in turn sold the facility to the Frontier School Division . By

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506-528: Was established on the lake. There are several fishing lodges located on the lake. The name was officially registered in 1948 and is believed to be derived from "Athapa'puskow Saka'higan" meaning "rock on both sides lake" in Swampy Cree , which aptly describes the stony pre-Cambrian shores. The lake has over 575 islands, most of them unnamed. Some of the named islands include: Download coordinates as: Cranberry Portage Cranberry Portage

529-520: Was then shipped by rail for smelting. In 1917 a road first reached the south shore from Sturgeon Landing and in 1928 the Hudson Bay Railway reached Cranberry Portage. The town of Cranberry Portage itself was established on the southeast arm of the lake in 1922 when William Thompson built a house there. Manitoba Highway 10 reached Cranberry Portage in 1949 and was extended to Bakers Narrows in 1951. In 1961 Bakers Narrows Provincial Park

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