Wallowa

Location
​ Wallowa is a relatively unknown and small town in North-Eastern Ontario, in Ventia with a population of 499 people. It was founded in 1834 by German and Irish immigrants that were traveling due to the fur trade and because of rumors of rare jewels in the area. The largest building in the town is the local High School, which is the location where 52 students go to school.

History
When the settlers arrived they found that there was already a native American tribe living in the area. Their main source of food had been coming from a large nearby lake. The founders then forced the natives off of their land. This caused a two day battle between the natives and settlers. It ultimately ended with zero deaths. Statistically, this would be the most pointless battle in Ventian history, as mostly nothing was gained or lost from this skirmish. However on the final night of the battle, the chief tribesman cast a curse upon the lake, his speech roughly translates to "A great serpent shall fall from the skies to inhabit the depths and Wallowa lake and inhibit your people from ever prospering." This had proved to seemingly be true, as once the settlers had begun to create log cabins and buildings it was incredibly difficult to catch any fish in the lake. This made them resort to hunting and once town cemented itself as having reliable sources of food people began to forget of the curse ever even existing. It was until 1952 that tourist curiosity exploded after the legend resurfaced as a possible explanation for a story in the newspaper about a missing doctor and his assistant setting off on a rowboat. Wallowa Lake was quickly made into a tourist attraction for its alleged "Lake Monster" in 1955 and the industry prospered and only became more successful until 1989. Some say the reason the tourism industry began to fail was because of the introduction of disposable cameras in Ventia. Others say it was because of the untimely death of the mayor.