Nakumun Park, Alberta?

Question

Please tell me a little of the history of Nakumun Park - is there a Nakumun Lake as well? How did it come to be named? What is the population of the Park? Are the residents seasonal or year round? Are the roads paved into the park? What amenities are close?

Answer 1

Nakamun is Cree for "song of praise" or "songbird" (Geog. Bd. Can. 1928). Settlers arrived in the area at the end of the nineteenth century and began clearing land for agriculture to the east and northeast of the lake. Most of the land around the lake is privately owned and the south shore is extensively developed. The first subdivision was established in 1960; it was incorporated as the summer village of Nakamun Park in 1966. Four Oakes subdivision was founded in 1962 about 400 m east of Nakamun Park, and Nakamun Court subdivision (also called Losie Glade) was built in 1975 adjacent to the west side of Four Oakes. The north shore is mostly undeveloped except for a Bible camp and a few cottages.