The Wendigo (also Windigo, Weendigo, Windago, Windiga, Witiko, Wihtikow, and numerous other variants) is a mythical creature appearing in the mythology of the Algonquian people. It is a malevolent cannibalistic spirit into which humans could transform, or which could possess humans. Read more
Windigo Lake is named after the Indian term "Windigo" which is a mythological cannibalistic creature in Ojibwa and Ottawa folklore.