A stony monument on the shore of Gull Lake, on the boundary between the Rural Municipality of Alexander and Rural Municipality of St. Clements, commemorates a destructive tornado that swept through the area on 5 August 2006. It uprooted trees, damaged boats, downed power lines, and destroyed around 23 trailers in a campground here. One woman died and three other people were injured.
Gull Lake Tornado Monument (May 2023)
Source: Glen ToewsSite Coordinates (lat/long): N50.41556, W96.51667
denoted by symbol on the map above
“Killer tornado lashes cottage country,” Winnipeg Free Press, 6 August 2006, page 1.
This page was prepared by Glen Toews and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 19 May 2023
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