Elk Island Provincial Park
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| Elk Island Provincial Park | |
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| Location | Manitoba, Canada |
| Nearest town | Powerview-Pine Falls, Manitoba |
| Coordinates | 50°45′17″N 96°32′45″W / 50.75472°N 96.54583°W[1] |
| Area | 10.7 km2 (4.1 sq mi) |
| Established | 1974 |
| Governing body | Government of Manitoba |
Elk Island Provincial Park is a provincial park in Manitoba, Canada. The park is 10.7 square kilometres (4.1 sq mi) in size,[2] and is considered to be a Class III protected area under the IUCN protected area management categories.[3]
Elk Island Provincial Park was designated under the Provincial Parks Act by the Government of Manitoba in 1974.[4] The area was protected between 1970 and 1974 as part of nearby Grand Beach Provincial Park.[4]
An island labelled "Isle aux Biches" appears in this approximate location in a 1775 map made by Christopher Dufrost de La Jemeraye from explorations led by La Verendrye.[5]
Elk Island is listed as one of several locations used during fall harvesting of fish from Lake Winnipeg shortly after the creation of Manitoba as a province of Canada in 1870.[6]
Faith Bible Camp, a children's summer camp was established on the island in 1954.[7][8] The camp was moved to a new location on Sandy Bay in 1969 prior to the island becoming part of Grand Beach Provincial Park.[8]
