Located at , 'Winnipegosis' is a small town of perhaps 800 people. Farmlands surround the town. There is a beach in town on
Lake Winnipegosis. The Mossey River flows into the lake. Once there was a thriving fishery in the town, but it has since dwindled. The remaining fishing boats are largely used now for tours of the lake and nearby islands (such as Snake Island).
The area is inhabited in part by
Ukrainian and
Icelandic immigrants and their descendants.
Winnipegosis is 50 km north of
Dauphin, and approximately 400 km northwest of
Winnipeg.
"Winnipegosis" is derived from a
Cree word meaning "Little Muddy Water", a diminutive of
Winnipeg, which means "Muddy Water".
There is a road near Winnipegosis where a murder happened in the 1920s. The road is called "Murder Hill Road" by locals.
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