Ma-Me-O Beach

Ma-Me-O Beach
Summer village
Summer Village of Ma-Me-O Beach
Ma-Me-O Beach is located in Alberta
Ma-Me-O Beach
Location of Ma-Me-O Beach in Alberta
Coordinates: 52°58′35.87″N 113°57′35.46″W / 52.9766306°N 113.9598500°W / 52.9766306; -113.9598500
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Census divisionNo. 11
Government
 • TypeMunicipal incorporation
 • MayorChristine Holmes
 • Governing bodyMa-Me-O Beach Summer Village Council
Area
 (2021)[1]
 • Land0.56 km2 (0.22 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total
128
Time zoneUTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
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Ma-Me-O Beach, Alberta, is a summer village on the southeast shore of Pigeon Lake, in Alberta, Canada. It is located approximately 100 km (60 mi) southwest of Edmonton.

Ma-Me-O derives from the Cree word for "pigeon", omîmîw (ᐅᒦᒦᐤ).[3] It was founded in 1924.[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2021census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2021censuscorrection was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "pigeon". Online Cree Dictionary. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
  4. ^ Freeway West. The Falun Historical Society. 1972. p. 821.