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MIKE DEAL / FREE PRESS White Rock Monument on Williow Island, Gimli, Manitoba According to Interlake Tourism, the location marks the spot where the first Icelandic settlers were thought to have landed on the shores of Lake Winnipeg. The white rock provided protection where Jon Johansson, the first Icelandic – Canadian child, was born on October 21, 1875. Reporter: Conrad Sweatman 251015 - Wednesday, October 15, 2025.