Blaine Lake took shape in 1911, on the shore of a lake said to be named for a surveyor called Blaine, who drowned there before the community was established. The railway followed soon after: the line between Prince Albert and North Battleford had been built in 1910, and in 1912 a CN station went up to serve the new community. It stayed in service until 1973.
That old station still stands. Today it holds the Blaine Lake Wapiti Library along with the local town history museum. Other heritage buildings include St. Andrew's Roman Catholic Church, built in 1914, and the Doukhobor Prayer Home, a meeting house built in 1931. About 18 km southeast of town, the Doukhobor Dugout House is a Provincial Heritage Property.
Blaine Lake sits where Highway 12 and Highway 40 meet, and it is known as the "Gateway to the Northern Lakes" for its closeness to fishing, hunting and camping spots, along with lakes, campgrounds and golf courses nearby. Among its notable natives is Charles Juravinski, born here in 1929, who became one of Hamilton, Ontario's most successful businessmen and philanthropists.
Written from Wikipedia’s article “Blaine Lake” (CC BY-SA 4.0), and shared under the same licence.