1/30/2024 0 Comments Fishing planet unique chinook![]() ![]() It is likely that its prior inhabitants had been wiped out by disease, as the First Nations of the area were deeply impacted by the smallpox epidemics of the 1860s. By that time the village was uninhabited. A 100-person village existed on Bear Lake (now known as Bowron Lake), but the village site sloughed into the lake in 1964, due to naturally occurring mudslides and possibly from seismic shock resulting from the 1964 Anchorage earthquake. Accounts vary in terms of which specific groups these natives belonged to: some settlers speculated these were the Carrier people, while others suggested they were Shuswap or Iroquois. ![]() Early settlers reported encounters with natives, who were seen hunting, trapping, fishing, and foraging in the area. Many First Nations frequented the area that is now Bowron Lake Provincial Park before European settlement. The park is open to a limited number of canoes and kayaks each year from May 15 to September 30. The park's standout attraction is the 116 km (72 mi) recreational paddling circuit through the Cariboo Mountains, which connects a majority of the park's lakes via waterways and short portages, and has been named by Outside magazine as one of the top ten canoe trips in the world. Once a popular hunting and fishing destination, today the park is protected and known for its abundant wildlife, rugged glaciated mountains, and freshwater lakes. ![]() Other nearby towns include Wells and the historic destination of Barkerville. 53☁0′N 121☀5′W / 53.167°N 121.083°W / 53.167 -121.083īowron Lake Provincial Park is a provincial park located in northern British Columbia, Canada, 117 km (73 mi) east of the city of Quesnel. ![]()
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