 Lac La Hache, or "The Lake of the Axe" as it translates to, was named, during the fur trade era, after the unfortunate incident of a French-Canadian voyageur who lost his axe head while chopping a hole in the ice.It is a town rich in history, as it sits along the Gold Rush Trail.Prior to the European immigration, both the Shuswap (Secwepemc) and Chilcotin (Tsilhqot'in) First Nations were active in the area.