The community of St. Laurent on the southeast shore of Lake Manitoba holds a yearly Manipogo Festival during the first week of March.
[8][2] In 1960, the creature was dubbed Manipogo,[1] a hybrid of "Manitoba" and "Ogopogo," the famous monster of Okanagan Lake, British Columbia.
[2] The name was created by Tom Locke, a land inspector who was responsible for planning the Manitoba government's program for public playgrounds and recreational parks.
[2] Locke would go on to give the name to Manipogo Provincial Park as well, located on the northwestern shore of Lake Manitoba, as reported sightings have largely taken in the Toutes Aides area (RM of Lakeshore) nearby.
Sightings have occurred throughout the last century, mainly in the Toutes Aides area (RM of Lakeshore), north of Sainte Rose du Lac.
[11] The community of St. Laurent on the southeast shore of Lake Manitoba holds a yearly Manipogo Festival during the first week of March.