Three distinct sites on the make up this PNT – all on the north shore of the lake and across from the community of Lac la Biche.
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Lac la Biche Islands (PNT) was another PNT on the lake but this NA has since been incorporated into Sir Winston Churchill Provincial Park leaving just this one PNT.
The French word, la Biche means doe and the name is likely descriptive of the primary food source in the area, Elk. David Thompson established a wintering post here for the Northwest Company in 1798 and both the Hudson Bay and Northwest Company had trading posts on the lake. The Lac la Biche Mission opened in 1853 by Oblate missionaries. The town of Lac la Biche was reached by rail in 1914 [1, 2, 3].
Site Statistics
Site Name | Lac La Biche (PNT) |
Site Type | Natural Area |
Subtype | Protective Notation (PNT) |
Natural Region(s) | Central Mixedwood; Dry Mixedwood |
O.C. No. (Land Ref. Manual) | N/A |
PASite ID (Map Ref #) | 192 |
Site # (Parks Website) | N/A |
Total Area | 61.72 ha. (152.52 ac.) |
Steward-Status | |
Recreation Activities | |
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Notes and Comments |
References
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- Aubrey, Merrily K., ed. Concise Place Names of Alberta. Calgary: University of Calgary Press, 2006; p. 28, 182.
- Lac La Biche, Alberta – Wikipedia
- Lac la Biche (Alberta) – Wikipedia
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