Lac La Hache: Longest Town in the Cariboo
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N 51° 48.665 W 121° 27.654
10U E 606101 N 5741146
Lac La Hache welcome sign is on Hwy. 97 about 1 km east of town.
Waymark Code: WM113R4
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 08/11/2019
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Lac La Hache is translated: "The Lake of the Axe". As legend has it: during the fur trade era, after the unfortunate incident of a French-Canadian voyageur who lost his axe head while chopping a hole in the ice.
Lac La Hache, British Columbia, "The Longest Town in the Cariboo", is located about 20 km north of 100 Mile House on Hwy. 97, and stretches along much of the 18 km lake shore.
Lac La Hache Lake is one of the most beautiful lakes in the Cariboo and is well known for its Kokanee fishing and the very large lake trout that has delighted many young anglers.
Though Lac La Hache is actually a small community of approximately 260 residents it draws visitors during fishing season and even during the winter for ice fishing.