Lake Isle, Alberta
Lake Isle is an unincorporated community in central Alberta, Canada within Lac Ste. Anne County. It is located on the shore of Isle Lake, 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) north of Highway 16, and approximately 82 kilometres (51 mi) west of Edmonton.
History
[edit]Lake Isle was developed on the Yellowhead Trail fur trade route between Lac Ste. Anne and Jasper. The first school opened at Lake Isle in 1913 and burned in 1920. A new school was built and used until school consolidation in 1947.[1] The first store was opened in 1915 by freighter and storekeeper, Ted Bigland.[2] The Canadian Northern Railway was built along the Yellowhead route. Lake Isle is primarily a farming and ranching community, with cottages along the lake shore.
Notable people
[edit]Donald Macleod (October 28, 1878 – April 15, 1957) (Alberta politician) - elected 1930 as a member of the Legislative Assembly and served until 1935. Farmed in the Lake Isle area.
References
[edit]- ^ Davison, Vi (1982). Spirit and Trails of Lac Ste Anne. Alberta Beach, AB: The Alberta Beach Pioneers-Archives Society. p. 219.
- ^ Lac Ste. Anne Historical Society. Archives Committee (1959). West of the Fifth: a history of Lac Ste. Anne Municipality. Edmonton, AB: The Institute of Applied Art Ltd. p. 141.
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