Canada Province of Alberta Lake Louise

Lake Louise is a lake in Alberta. The glacial lake is located in Banff National Park, 5 km from the hamlet of Lake Louise. It is named after the Princess Louise Caroline Alberta (1848–1939), the fourth daughter of Queen Victoria and the wife of the Marquess of Lorne, who was Govenor General of Canada from 1878 to 1883. The Stoney Natoka Indian name for the lake is "Lake of the Little Fishes". The emerald colour of the water comes from rock flour carried into the lake by melt-water from the glaciers that overlook the lake. The lake has a surface of 0.8 km² and is drained through the 3 km long Louise Creek into the Bow River. Fairmont's Chateau Lake Louise, one of Canada's grand railway hotels, is located on Lake Louise's eastern shore. It is a luxury resort hotel built in the early decades of the 20th century by the Canadian Pacific Railway.

Great location for the Chateau Lake Louise by the lake

Looking across the lake

Mountains overlooking the lake

Just enjoying the sceneries

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