Baker Lake Canada Travel Information

Welcome to Baker Lake

Baker Lake is a hamlet in the Kivalliq Region, in Nunavut on mainland Canada. Located 320 km inland from Hudson Bay, it is near the nation's geographical centre, and is notable for being the Canadian Arctic's sole inland community. The community was given its English name in 1761 from Captain William Christopher who named it after Sir William Baker 11th Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company. The Baker Lake Blizzards are considered the town's hockey favourites. Many teens play hockey, basketball, volleyball and badminton in competitive tournaments with other Arctic towns. The settlement is served by Baker Lake Airport, linking it to the nearby coastal town of Rankin Inlet. Baker Lake is host to a variety of wildlife including: Caribou, muskox, arctic hares and jack rabbits, wolves, wolverines, sik-siks, geese, lake trout, among others. Baker Lake is known for its Inuit art, such as wallhangings, basalt stone sculptures and stonecut prints.