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Lake Winnipeg - The Giver and the Taker, MB: Great Canadian Lakes Series

This title is a part of the series Great Canadian Lakes Series


Catalogue Number:  GEGCL06
Producer:  Good Earth Productions
Producing Agencies:  Lakes Inc., Good Earth Productions Inc.
Subject:  Canadian Geography, Canadian History, Environmental Studies, First Nations Studies, Nature, Science
Language:  English
Grade Level:  6 - 8, 9 - 12, Post Secondary, Adult
Country Of Origin:  Canada
Copyright Year:  2004
Running Time:  46:00


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It is one of the largest lakes in the country yet it is very shallow. This combination makes Lake Winnipeg quite treacherous. When winds whistle down from the north, violent storms can rise in minutes. It was these moody waters that welcomed the first Icelandic settlers to the Prairie Sea. Although the newcomers survived the trip along her shoreline, many would die in the long cold winter that followed. Eventually the settlers would create the largest Icelandic community outside of their homeland on the shores of Lake Winnipeg. They would also create an industry that continues to thrive today. Lake Winnipeg is home to the largest inland fishery in Canada. But the building of the enterprise came with a price. Many fishing vessels encountered the wrath of Lake Winnipeg. And in 1965, the fishing freighter the Suzanne E was lost in a heavy storm with just one sole survivor. Lake Winnipeg is the great giver and the great taker.


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