British Columbia's Lasqueti Island was first inhabited by people of the Pentlatch Salish First Nation. Not much is known of these people, but they likely practiced subsistence farming and fished for the plentiful salmon of the Salish Sea: the Straits of Georgia and Juan de Fuca. It is noted they built a large potlatch house on Lasqueti and plied the waters in long "Foxnose" dugout canoes.

Lasqueti's first European visitors came in 1791 when it was charted by Spanish explorers. A Spanish expedition was ordered from Nootka Sound to chart the east coast of Vancouver Island and was led by Captain Francisco Eliza. The expedition consisted of the packet boat "San Carlos" and the Schooner "Santa Saternina".

During this expedition, the Islands of Lasqueti and nearby Texada were charted and named. Captain Elisa likely chose the name Lasqueti to honor Juan Maria Lasqueti, a fellow Spanish sea captain known to have explored the coast of Brazil. The region was later ceded to the British, but the Spanish names remained.

European settlers began to arrive by the 1860's. Lasqueti proved to be ideal for sheep herding, and this led to the herds of wild sheep that still roam the island.

Lambert Lake was named from the lively Frenchman Paul Lambert who came to settle here. Paul Lambert arrived on Lasqueti shortly before 1920 on a boat called the "Black Fox." He was an eccentric entrepreneur who was always dreaming up new ways of making a livelihood on this rugged island. He worked as a woodcutter, in the gold and copper mine and as a telephone linesman. He attempted to raise and export foxes for their furs, and when that didn't pan out he tried his hand at turning Lambert Lake into a muskrat farm. He then began raising nutria, a relative of the beaver also valued for its fur. He then turned his efforts to raising bullfrogs to export frog legs to fine restaurants in Victoria and Vancouver. To advertise his enterprise, he mailed live frogs to movie actresses. Paul and his wife Velina lived at Lambert Lake until 1945 when Paul died and Velina returned to her family back east. Jelina Island and Paul Island also carry their names.

In more recent years, Lambert Lake has been known as the skinny dipping lake. Islanders have come to enjoy the scenery and the freshwater swim. It was on such a swim that Jim Hogan came to fall in love with the lake. The Hogans bought the property 35 years ago, and at the time only the remnants of a smoke house and log cabin remained of the original homesteaders. The Hogans have worked hard to develop a one-of-a-kind resort inn you'll want to visit again and again.

 

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Units and Amenities

The Main House
master suite, two bedrooms, king and queen size beds, huge ensuite walk-in closet, full kitchen, huge outdoor deck with outdoor kitchen, wide screen TV, stereo system, fireplace, extra large bath

The Boat House
queen size pull-down bed, jacuzzi tub, kitchen, fridge, stove, fireplace, stereo system, wide screen TV, barbacue, greenhouse, dock on the lake

The Gate House
three large rooms, king size beds, double jacuzzi tub, ensuite outdoor deck, fireplace, games room, wide screen TV, 1000 videos, library

On-site Amenities
private lake, swimming, boating, fishing, windsurfing, cycling, driving range, greenhouse, games room, hiking, sauna, telephone, internet

Nearby Amenities
kayak excursion, general store, arts centre, restaurant, bakery, bar, beaches
fishing charters our of French Creek, world class golf courses in Qualicum and Parksville