Lake Minnewanka Banff

The summer golden hour on Lake Minnewanka was quiet and peaceful. Lake Minnewanka is a glacial lake only a few miles from the town of Banff in Banff... more

by Joan Carroll

Title

Lake Minnewanka Banff

Artist

Joan Carroll

Medium

Photograph - Photography And Digital Art

Description

The summer golden hour on Lake Minnewanka was quiet and peaceful. Lake Minnewanka is a glacial lake only a few miles from the town of Banff in Banff National Park in Alberta Canada. Its name means "Water of the Spirits" in Nakoda and was believed to be haunted by the spirits of the dead. Thus early European settlers named it Devil's Lake. The lake is 21 km (13 mi) long and 142 m (466 ft) deep, making it the longest lake in the mountain parks of the Canadian Rockies. The lake is fed by the Cascade River, as well as numerous streams flowing down the surrounding mountains. It has been dammed three times, the last time in 1941 when it submerged the summer settlement of Minnewanka Landing. Maybe those spirits still haunt the area.

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August 9th, 2016