Sedgman Lake Provincial Park

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Sedgman Lake Provincial Park
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Location in Ontario
LocationOntario, Canada
Coordinates 50°38′10″N87°41′49″W / 50.636°N 87.697°W / 50.636; -87.697
Established1985 [1]

Sedgman Lake Provincial Park is a provincial park operated by Ontario Parks located in the District of Thunder Bay, Ontario. Sedgman Lake was named May 5, 1960, in honour of World War II casualty Private Alfred Thomas Sedgman, who died while serving in the Canadian Army (Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders) on February 26, 1945. [2]

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References

  1. "Sedgman Lake Provincial Park - Nature Reserve". Protected Planet. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014.
  2. information courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources Information Centre, 2002