Falcon Lake (Manitoba)

Falcon Lake is located in the Whiteshell Provincial Park in southeastern Manitoba, Canada. The lake is about 152 kilometres east of Winnipeg on the Trans-Canada Highway near the Ontario border.[1][2] The lake is named for Métis poet and songwriter Pierre Falcon (1793–1876).[3] It appears on the Palliser map of 1865.[4]

Falcon Lake
Falcon Lake Location in Manitoba
Location	Whiteshell Provincial Park, Manitoba, Canada
Coordinates	49°42′11″N 95°14′54″W
Basin countries	Canada

The lake inspired the name of the TV series Falcon Beach although that fictional location is set on another Manitoba lake. The lake was also a favourite summer destination of Neil Young, who wrote a song entitled "Falcon Lake" while with the Buffalo Springfield.

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See also

• Falcon Lake, Manitoba the community at the western end of the lake
• List of lakes of Manitoba

References

1. "Natural Resources Canada-Canadian Geographical Names (Falcon Lake)". Retrieved 2014-12-06.
2. "Atlas of Canada Toporama". Retrieved 2014-12-06.
3. "Songs of Old Manitoba (02) (The Dickson Song) (p. 35)". by Margaret Arnett MacLeod. Retrieved 2014-02-14.
4. Hamilton, William (1978). The Macmillan Book of Canadian Place Names. Toronto: Macmillan. p. 58. ISBN 0-7715-9754-1.

External links

• Pierre Falcon in The Canadian Encyclopedia
• https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/news/podcasts/Pages/ufo-falcon-lake-incident.aspx Falcon Lake Incident Podcast from Library and Archives Canada