▁properties . ▁There ▁are ▁also ▁an ▁abund ance ▁of ▁trees ▁and ▁for ests ▁around ▁the ▁area . ▁ ▁The ▁earliest ▁records ▁of ▁civil ization ▁( of ▁course ▁long ▁after ▁Ab original ▁pe op les ▁inhab ited ▁Man it oba , ▁prior ▁to ▁dated ▁history ) ▁around ▁the ▁T win ▁L akes ▁Beach ▁and ▁St . ▁Laurent ▁area ▁began ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁when ▁the ▁McK ay ▁family , ▁of ▁Met is ▁descent , ▁were ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁families ▁to ▁sett le ▁in ▁St . ▁Laurent , ▁on ▁the ▁sh ores ▁of ▁Lake ▁Man it oba . ▁The ▁family ▁found ▁all ▁the ▁resources ▁that ▁they ▁found ▁important ▁to ▁them ▁- ▁fish ing , ▁hunting , ▁and ▁agricult ure . ▁The ▁community ▁grew , ▁attract ing ▁new ▁imm igr ants ▁to ▁the ▁province ▁who ▁were ▁looking ▁for ▁an ▁afford able , ▁resource ful ▁way ▁of ▁life . ▁ ▁The ▁history ▁of ▁T win ▁L akes ▁Beach ▁as ▁a ▁recre ational ▁area ▁began ▁around ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁when ▁Dr . ▁Me ind l ▁built ▁a ▁hunting ▁l odge , ▁as ▁hunting ▁was ▁the ▁primary ▁activity ▁of ▁the ▁beach ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁The ▁l odge ▁and ▁others ▁over ▁time ▁were ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁for ▁fish ing ▁and ▁hol id ays ▁as ▁well . ▁ ▁About ▁six ▁or ▁seven ▁other ▁medical ▁do ctors ▁also ▁used ▁the ▁area ▁for ▁hunting ▁including ▁Dr . ▁How den ▁and ▁Dr . ▁Lam bert . ▁ ▁Over ▁time ▁Dr . ▁How den ▁and