Why Last Mountain Lake

Last Mountain Lake, also referred to as Long Lake, is a prairie lake formed From glaciers 11,000 years ago. It is located in south central Saskatchewan, Canada, it flows into the Qu'Appelle River It is approximately 58 miles long, And roughly 2 miles wide at its widest point. It is the largest naturally occurring body of water in southern Saskatchewan. 

Last Mountain Lake is named in honour of a Plains Cree legend about the Great Spirit shoveling dirt from the valley the lake now occupies and forming Last Mountain Hills to the east.

In the late 1800s, access to the area for farming and settlement was opened up By the Qu'Appelle, Long Lake and Saskatchewan Railroad and Steamboat Company which also operated steamships on the lake.

Species of the Lake include Walleye, Northern Pike, Burbot, Yellow Perch, Tullibee, Lake Whitefish.