b'BANFF AND LAKE LOUISECaves, basins and the lake of the little fishes combine for a spectacular retreatby James PetersG third to be created in the world. Givenwonder the fish are little. As the Banff Given that Banff and Lake Louise are an easy sell to conference organizers,the parks world-famous welcoming& Lake Louise Tourism website quips, there are still nuances, activities andphilosophy, its ironic that Banff wasIts hard to resist dipping a handlesser-known features to considerthe result of a dispute over hot springsinto the water just to see if itsbefore planning an event at eitherin what is now known as the Cave andactually real. location. Its also safe to say that fullyBasin National Historic Site. NamedOriginally called Emerald Lake, the appreciating the rugged beautyafter the Scottish county of Banffshire,site was named for Princess Louise surrounding one of Canadas mostthe park now attracts millions ofCaroline Alberta, the fourth daughter famous national parks requires just avisitors every year. of Queen Victoria. Those who only little history first.Its been said that Albertas Stoneyidentify Lake Louise with its famous Originally called Rocky MountainsNakoda coined the term lake ofChateau hotel can be forgiven as the Park in 1887, the town officiallythe little fishes for Lake Louise. Fedtwo seem inseparable. Another of became Banff in 1930. Unknown toby glacial meltwaters, the famousthe famed railroad hotelsincluding many, Banff National Park was thelake is a vivid turquoisefrozenthe equally renowned Banff Springsfirst national park in Canada and thefrom November until June, so its nothe Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise is 10 CORPORATE MEETINGS & EVENTS corporatemeetingsnetwork.ca'