Spirit Island Maligne Lake Jasper National Park Poster

Spirit Island Maligne Lake Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canadian Rockies with customizable text you can change or delete. Photo by ©sjasis. According to First Nations mythology, the name comes from the story of two young lovers. A modern-day Romeo and Juliet, they belonged to warring tribes and used the island for their forbidden trysts. After the girl confessed the story of her forbidden love to her father (a chief), he banned her from ever returning to Spirit Island. Heartbroken, her lover continued to visit the island, hoping to meet the girl once more. He never saw her again and died on that very island. Legend has it that his spirit still haunts the island, desperately searching for the girl to this very day, He eventually died on the island, his spirit wandering there for eternity. Surrounded by the turquoise glacial waters of Maligne Lake, the Island is accessible only by boat and is one of the most photographed sites in the Canadian Rockies.