Lake Louise in Banff National Park, Alberta — Canada’s Prairie Region (North America)

Lake Louise-Welcome

Photographed by Don Morfe, June 18, 1997

1. Lake Louise-Welcome Marker

Inscription. Imagine arriving here in the 1880s…the smell of pine forest, the sound of avalanches from the mountains above, and the wonder of vast unexplored country ahead. Today, the ice-capped peaks, hidden valleys and turquoise lakes are as spectacular as they ever were, and are much easier to get to!

Early visitors came to Lake Louise by rail or on horseback, until the road from Banff opened in the 1920s. Travelers in winter explored on snowshoes, and in the 1930s, the skiers arrived. The Lake Louise area has become a mecca for climbers, walkers, and tourists, summer and winter. Options for your visit? Endless information, maps, brochures, permits, washrooms, up-to-date trail, road and weather reports are available year around at the Lake Louise Visitor Centre. Begin your visit here, and discover that there’s more to Lake Louise than the lake!

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Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Sports.

Location. 51° 25.566′ N, 116° 10.74′ W. Marker is in Lake Louise, Alberta, in Banff National Park. It is on Village Road. The marker is near the Lake Louise Visitor Center, Banff National Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 201 Village Rd, Lake Louise AB T0L 1E0, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Alberta’s Canadian Rockies.

It is also in the Prairies.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony

and also Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 5 other

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markers are within 8 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Rumbles of Excitement / À Fond de Train (approx. 0.7 kilometers away); Parting of the Waters (approx. 2.8 kilometers away); Chateau Lake Louise (approx. 2.8 kilometers away); Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks (approx. 2.8 kilometers away); Kicking Horse Pass / Le Col du Cheval-Qui-Rue (approx. 8.1 kilometers away in British Columbia).

Other markers no longer nearby. Canadian Pacific Railway Stone Monument (was about 240 meters away, measured in a direct line but has been confirmed missing); Defining the Boundary of the Great Divide (was about 240 meters away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Don Morfe, June 18, 1997

2. Lake Louise

Bear feeding in Banff National Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, June 18, 1997

3. Bear feeding in Banff National Park

Animal Bridge image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, June 18, 1997

4. Animal Bridge

The bridge is for animals to cross the highway.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 23, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 1, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 712 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 1, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.