Paint Lake is part of the Grass River system and has been used for centuries by Indigenous people and fur traders travelling through northern Manitoba. Early Indigenous people called it Manuminan Sakahigan (“Red Paint Lake”) and the name “Paint Lake” appears on a map by Samuel Hearne of 1776. William McKay, a North West Company trader, established a trading post on the lake in 1792 but the Hudson's Bay Company gained control of the region by 1795.
Paint Lake monument (October 2023)
Source: Glen Toews
Paint Lake monument (October 2023)
Source: Glen Toews
Paint Lake monument (October 2023)
Source: Glen ToewsSite Coordinates (lat/long): N55.51472, W98.09472
denoted by symbol on the map above
This page was prepared by Glen Toews.
Page revised: 22 October 2023
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