Asessippi Provincial Park, Provincial park near Inglis, Manitoba, Canada
Asessippi Provincial Park sits along Lake of the Prairies in the Assiniboine River valley, covering roughly 23 square kilometers. The land combines aspen forests, rolling hills, and prairie grassland in a mixed terrain.
Asessippi was designated a provincial park by the Government of Manitoba on 9 April 1964, created alongside the Shellmouth Dam and its reservoir, the Lake of the Prairies. The park takes its name from the town of Assessippi, founded on the Shell River in 1882, where a dam powered a flour mill and a sawmill before the hoped-for railway failed and the town faded within a decade. A plaque on PTH 83, 23 km north of Russell, marks the old townsite.
The name comes from Cree language, where 'sipiy' means river and other elements may reference shells or stones from the area. You can learn about this linguistic heritage through the park's signage and visitor centers.
The park has around one hundred campsites with electrical hookups, running water, showers, and facilities for dumping waste. Boat ramps and fishing areas are available for water activities.
The Assiniboine and Shell rivers are misfit streams: they meander through valleys carved by far larger glacial meltwater flows more than 10,000 years ago. The Ancient Valley Self-guiding Trail climbs the valley slope to a viewpoint over the Assiniboine River valley, with signs explaining the glacial origin and ongoing erosion.
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