Red Lake

According to one local legend, two Chippewa members were walking along the shore of a lake hunting for game.  After quite some time they came upon a huge moose lazing about the waters edge.  With thoughts of their hungry families in mind, the men decided to kill the beast. It took a full quiver of arrows before the huge moose was finally slain, falling into the lake.  The dark colour of the mooses blood gave the lake a reddish hue.  Hereafter, the Chippewas  referred to the lake as "Misque Sakigon" which translates to how we know it today, Red Lake. ( >More )

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Ear Falls

We owe the town's name to the natives that first inhabited the area. Long before white men settled this area, the English River rapids, which is now the Hydro dam, were the cause of much superstition among the natives. They believed a monster or spirit in the shape of a beaver lived in the rapids. Sometimes when the beaver was swimming its ears broke the surface of the river, frightening any passers-by. The rapids became known by the natives as, Otahwaka Powitek, which translated to English means Ear Falls. ( >More )  

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