Lulu Island

Lulu Island (49˚10'00" 123˚06'00" Mouth of the Fraser R, S of Vancouver). Several attempts have been made over the years to clarify the origin of this name. An early BC yearbook claimed that it honoured a Hawaiian or Kanaka employee of the HBC. A pioneer settler account suggested it was an adaptation of the Chinook jargon word lolo, meaning “to carry,” and referred to an early portage route. The most widely accepted explanation, however, is that it was named in 1862 by Col Richard Moody,...

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