Colin Lake
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The lake was named after Colin Fraser (1849-1941) who was born at Jasper House, the son of Colin Fraser, Sir George Simpson's piper and Hudson's Bay Company servant. Colin Fraser Jr. became a Hudson's Bay factor and later an independent trader and one of Fort Chipewyan's leading citizens. He was in partnership with other traders and established a reputation for the number and excellence of his furs. Holmgren, 1976. It is the source of Colin River. |
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Approximately 315 km north north-east of Fort McMurray. |
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| Location Name : | Colin Lake |
| National Topographic System (NTS) : | 74 M/9 |
| Sub Section | Section | Township | Range | Meridian | |
| SW-16-122-1-W4 | |
| Latitude (N) | Longitude (W) | |
| 59° 34' N 110° 08' W | |
| The content above is directly derived from : | |
| Place Names of Alberta - Volume IV Northern Alberta |
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