Snipe Lake History

SNIPE LAKE, SASK. - The former hamlet of Snipe Lake is located between Eston and Madison on a CNR line in western Saskatchewan. The post office was opened in 1917 shortly after the railway was built through the district. The first postmaster was Mr. W.F. Bonter and the name was chosen for a nearby lake which had a significant population of snipes and other water birds. The post office closed on October 31, 1961, and today little remains at the site of the hamlet.

COURTESY HISTORIC SASKATCHEWAN