Sipiwesk Lake

Sipiwesk Lake stretches through the northern forest along the course of the Nelson River. Water from Cross Lake enters at its southern end on either side of Bear Island and leaves at the eastern end. The lake lies within the traditional country of the Pimicikamak Cree. In 1792 David Thompson built a Hudson's Bay Company post here and spent the winter beside the lake. Afterwards he surveyed a route towards the Churchill River by way of the Burntwood.