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Lake Minnewanka

Elk and Lake Minnewanka
The Lake With The Rude Name

August 13th 2007
The largest lake in the Banff National Park is Lake Minnewanka (and there are apparently 2,000), which is quite near Banff. We went on a boat tour. The name of this lake is actually pronounced “mini-walker’ and means “Lake of Spirits". The guide did remark on the fact that most Brit’s tend to snigger at the name, however Americans and Canadians apparently don’t know what the word we thin ... read more
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