The Indians discovered the lake and its healing powers long before the 1920s. They claimed it cured smallpox, rheumatic conditions and burning fevers. Dan ...

History. Since the 19th century, native people have been bringing sick people to the lake they named after the spirit Manitou. The earliest known practice of ... History · Manitou and District Regional...

Manitou Lake is a salt lake located mostly in the RM of Manitou Lake No. 422 in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) east of ... Description · Manitou Lake Area IBA

Medicine Men named the lake Manitou in reference to the Great Spirit, “Creator”, which is the First Nations equivalent to the Judaic-Christian-Islamic God.

The lake became saline about 1000 years ago. Before that time it was about twice as deep as its current average depth of 3.8 metres. Its specific gravity of ...

In 1827, with the creation of the dam, the 775-acre Lake Manitou was formed. The first settlement in Fulton County, Tiptonville, was created after the mill was ...

In 1882, Nathaniel Davidson purchased his farm of 250 acres on the shores of Lake Manitou for $104.85 from the Crown by Patent. Here he and his wife Elizabeth ...

The basal clays indicate a relatively deep, freshwater lake existed about 2000 years ago, but was soon followed by a period of low water/playa sedimentation and ...

It all started with a lake. A new partnership formed between the Resort Village of Manitou Beach and the Touchwood Tribal Council is looking at ways to ...