baptiste lake topo map Archives - ToursMaps.com ® http://toursmaps.com/tag/baptiste-lake-topo-map Thu, 27 Oct 2016 16:41:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.9 Baptiste Lake Map http://toursmaps.com/baptiste-lake-map.html http://toursmaps.com/baptiste-lake-map.html#respond Thu, 27 Oct 2016 16:41:12 +0000 http://toursmaps.com/?p=223257 Baptiste Lake Location: 18.6 km, or about 16 minutes, west of Athabasca on Hwy 2. At the intersection where Hwy 2 turns north, continue straight on Township Road 663A and follow this road until you see the park. Info: 780-675-2273; www.athabascacounty.com. A group of Metis from Saskatchewan settled in long, narrow lakefront lots along Baptiste Lake in the 1880s. Farming began in 1904, and by 1909 the land that remained was offered to homesteaders. Much of the agricultural land you see around this lake was broken before 1915. Baptiste Lake is named after early settler Baptiste Majeau. The Athabasca County

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