Lac Du Bonnet - Manitoba

Fire n Water Music Festival
Nopiming Provincial Park
Whiteshell Provincial Park
Old Pinawa Dan Provincial Heritage Park
Pinawa Heritage Sundial

A small community of around 1,000 in eastern Manitoba, on the west shore of the Winnipeg River, Lac du Bonnet is a place rich in culture, heritage and history. The explorer, La Verendrye, decided that the lake (which was the Winnipeg River) reminded him of a bonnet and named the area accordingly. A saw mill, the CNR, mineral and timber speculation, and a brick plant all figure in the town's early history.

The current population is a mixture of the descendants of European settlers from the Ukraine, Poland, and northern Europe, but in the early 1900s the site was mainly populated by French from Quebec and Metis with French and Scottish names.

Waterways and adjacent areas provide many opportunities for recreation, among them golfing, fishing, boating, cottage living and camping, as well as notable birdwatching, with over 300 species to see.

The rural municipality of Lac Du Bonnet, distinct from the town, contains portions of two provincial parks; the Whiteshell, one of Manitoba's best-known parks, as well as the Nopiming.