Drunken Lake: Lost to History?
These are all the images I can find online that have Malcolm Groat's infamous lost "Drunken Lake" in them. (The last one is a modern satellite image with the old river lots layered on top for perspective.)
In the book "Naming Edmonton: From Ada to Zoie" by the City of Edmonton, it says "Located at 109th Avenue and 121st Street, it was here that Hudson's Bay company employees routinely met with Aboriginal trappers to trade liquor for their furs. The lake was drained in the 1930s to make way for housing developments." (Shown in image 3)
I can't find any reputable journals or anything with the words Drunken Lake in them, except for them just saying the name itself and not telling an actual story... They are on the southside of the river making me believe all of Edmonton's lost lakes without a name were just called Drunken Lake?🤷♂️ Who knows?
Does anyone have any actual history of this lake/pond to share with the community?
