Boats Lined Up on Lake Minnewanka in Banff Framed Print

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A row of motor boats is lined up at a dock, ready to take thrill seekers around the glacial Lake Minnewanka in Banff National Park, Alberta amid the Canadian Rocky Mountains.

"Minnewanka" is the Nakoda word for "Water of the Spirits". A popular day-use area for locals as well as tourists, the facilities at this lake offer motor boat rentals, kayak rentals, a guided cruise, hiking trails, and more. The lake is fed by the Cascade River, flowing east of Cascade Mountain, and runs south through Stewart Canyon as it empties into the western end of the lake. Numerous streams flowing down from Mount Inglismaldie, Mount Girouard and Mount Peechee on the south side of the lake also feed the lake.

Aboriginal people long inhabited areas around Lake Minnewanka, as early as 10,000 years ago, according to stone tools and a Clovis point spearhead discovered by archaeologists. The area is rich in animal life (e.g. elk, mule deer, mountain sheep, bears) and the easy availability of rock i...

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