Loon Lake sits on Highway 26 north-east of Lloydminster, in the Rural Municipality of Loon Lake No. 561, with the Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation reserve to the east of the village. It incorporated as a village on January 1, 1950.
The area's best-known piece of history lies about 15 kilometres from the village at Steele Narrows, a strait in Makwa Lake. There, on June 3, 1885, the Battle of Loon Lake was fought, the last battle of the North-West Rebellion. It ended in the defeat of the Cree band government and brought the rebellion to a close. The site is a National Historic Site of Canada and is part of Steele Narrows Provincial Park.
Today the village offers postal service, food and gas, along with a 9-hole grass greens golf course with a licensed dining area. Two resorts, Pine Cove and Makwa Lake, rent cabins. Makwa Lake Provincial Park lies about 5 kilometres to the west, and Silver Birch Bible Camp is on nearby Jumbo Lake. Seven fresh water lakes lie within 8 kilometres of the village, and each fall outfitters offer big game hunting within 16 kilometres.
Written from Wikipedia’s article “Loon Lake, Saskatchewan” (CC BY-SA 4.0), and shared under the same licence.