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Russell Stewart - Atton's Lake Facts and Memories

This is some information that I have gathered about Atton's Lake from old Municipal maps, Where the Cut Knife Waters Flow and from my personal memories:

My grandfather, William M. Atton and my Uncle, Harry Atton homesteaded in 1911, got title for NW and NE 32-44-20 in 1916 and later bought 7.3 acres on another adjacent quarter. At this time they broke up the land to prove on their homestead and also put up a shack where the booth now stands. They later used this land as pasture. Due to the fact they had homesteaded this land the Government saw fit to name the lake Atton's Lake.

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New Buggy at the Lake
1912
Ball Diamond


Credits:
Stewart, Russell
Stewart, Annie Atton

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In 1930, 30 acres was purchased from the Atton's by the R.M. of Cut Knife for $550 to use as a Municipal Park. In 1956 the R.M. leased the park to the Elks for 33 years and it was later made into a Regional Park and it is still a Regional Park operated by a Regional Parks Board.

In about 1935 Harry Clysdale from Wilkie moved a large pavilion from near Wilkie to be used as a dance hall. This was a great undertaking considering the narrow roads and hills. He hired bands to come and play and it brought a lot of people to the lake. The kids and ones who couldn't dance would stand outside and watch.