Island Lake, Manitoba

Island Lake
First Nations Community
Aerial view of the community
Island Lake Location of Island Lake in Manitoba
Coordinates: 53°51′56″N 94°39′06″W / 53.865486°N 94.651566°W / 53.865486; -94.651566Coordinates: 53°51′56″N 94°39′06″W / 53.865486°N 94.651566°W / 53.865486; -94.651566
Country	Canada
Province	Manitoba

Island Lake is a small community in east central Manitoba, Canada.

The community is on several islands in Island Lake, which is the 6th largest lake in the province. The community is located 297 kilometers (185 mi) east from Thompson, Manitoba and 300 kilometers northeast of Winnipeg, Manitoba . Other nearby communities on the lake are Garden Hill, St. Theresa Point and Wassagamack. The community is served by the Island Lake Airport. The community of Island Lake consists of several government and private agencies such as a Royal Canadian Mounted Police detachment, Manitoba Conservation office, Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation (operates the airport) Stevenson Island School (Frontier School Division), Manitoba Telephone Company, Manitoba Hydro office, The Northwest Company which operates the Northern Store, several small convenience stores and Island Lake Lodge, a fly fishing lodge on Stevenson Island.

Perimeter Airlines has daily service to Island Lake from Winnipeg, Manitoba using Bombardier Dash 8 and Fairchild Swearingen Metroliners. They also have a Medevac Base on Stevenson Island serving the community 365 days a year.

With 21.11 hours of fog annually, Island Lake is one of the least foggy places in Canada. Only Penticton gets less fog during the year, and no one gets less fog in February when Island Lake averages a mere 0.67 hours.