Borgeson, Ole

Ole B0rgeson was born on June 19, 1866 in Norway. He immigrated to Canada in 1887 (and was naturalized in 1905). In the 1901 Canadian Census he is recorded as being a lodger and working as a roadman. In the 1911 Census, he is recorded as being a farmer and a worker on the government road. It is likely he settled on the north end of Round Lake sometime between 1901 and 1911. He was a bachelor. He worked as a roadman, farmed, mined, and raised beef cattle. He drove a team to Princeton in summer and would ski in winter. In 1927, he sold to Monty and Audrey Harrison (John and Richard, two sons). He rented or sold to Jim and Dave Archibald from Summers Creek. Harry Borgeson of Chain Lake remembers him probably in the 50’s. In 1913 this was evidently called Blue Lake. He retired in 1946. He died May 18, 1957 in Princeton, BC.

Borgeson Lake was officially named after Ole Borgeson in October 1936.

In 1959, to keep his sons occupied, Jack Munsie purchased the Round Lake Ranch with 150 head of cattle from the Martin family at Borgeson Lake. The 550 acre property, managed by John and Ann Singer, extended from the north shore of Dry Lake to Allison Lake.