Lac La Loche

Lac La Loche is a lake in north west Saskatchewan near the Alberta border.

The lake is part of the Churchill River system that flows into the Hudson Bay.

The Portage a National Historic Site[4] is also part of the Clearwater River Provincial Park.

Fur trade posts were built on Lac La Loche soon after Peter Pond came through the Methye Portage in 1778.

[5] An early indication of settlement comes from George Back who in 1822 noted in his journal: "We touched at the houses on the borders of the lake and embarked a man in each canoe".

Ice break-up on Lac La Loche May 13, 2013
Franklin's 1819–1822 map shows the fur trade route from Peter Pond Lake to the Athabasca River and the NWC and HBC posts on Lac La Loche (Methye Lake).
NASA image of Lac La Loche