Historic Sites of Manitoba: West Hawk Museum (West Hawk Lake, Whiteshell Provincial Park)

This small museum near West Hawk Lake in the Whiteshell Provincial Park features exhibits about the area’s geology, gold mining, and the formation of the lake from the impact of a meteorite.

West Hawk Museum

West Hawk Museum (September 1994)
Source: George Penner

West Hawk Museum

West Hawk Museum (July 2017)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough

West Hawk Museum

West Hawk Museum (October 2023)
Source: Rose Kuzina

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.74540, W95.21199
denoted by symbol on the map above

Sources:

This page was prepared by George Penner, Gordon Goldsborough, and Rose Kuzina.

Page revised: 20 November 2020

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