Interesting tidbits about Saskatchewan
► Saskatchewan has 100,000 lakes and rivers, and close to 12 million acres (5 million hectares) of national and provincial parkland
► Regina is home of Canada’s only training academy for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police recruits
► Estevan is Canada’s sunshine capital – averaging 2,540 sunshine-filled hours each year
► Grasslands National Park preserves some of the last untouched prairie left in North America
► Eastend features the T.rex skeleton excavated in 1994/95, one of the best of only 12 such discoveries in the world
► Cypress Hills is the highest point between Labrador and the Rocky Mountains
► Last Mountain Lake is the site of North America’s oldest bird sanctuary (1887)
► Wanuskewin Heritage Park interprets 6,000 years of Northern Plains Indian culture
► On the shore of Ajawaan Lake in Prince Albert National Park the cabin and last home of Grey Owl – the world’s most celebrated naturalist of the 1930s – still stands and is open to visitors
► The Athabasca Sand Dunes are among the most northerly major sand dunes in the world, and among the largest in North America
Historic Stanley Mission was established in 1850, and the Anglican church that still stands there is the oldest building in Saskatchewan
The Land of Living Skies…
Welcome to Saskatchewan – a land of clean, fresh air, and wide-open spaces. The landscape ranges from windswept badlands and breathtaking river valleys, beautiful beaches and forested highlands, to the north’s vast woodlands and numerous, jewel-blue lakes. These beautiful lakes, parks and northern forests, as well as the rolling hills of cowboy country and golden prairie fields will entice you to spend time in the great outdoors – canoeing, fishing, birding, camping, hiking or perhaps enjoying a trail ride. In the winter, strap on some skis, lace on your skates, go snowmobiling or learn the art of skijoring!
In communities around the province, take in a rodeo or one of the many festivals celebrating music, the arts, multiculturalism and our sparkling Saskatchewan winter. Attend a concert, or enjoy the colour and movement of a powwow. Larger centres like Regina and Saskatoon offer an exciting urban mix of restaurants, galleries, shops and numerous year-round events.
No matter where you are in our province, the “Land of Living Skies”, you will experience our incomparable sunrises, sunsets and ever-changing skies. Oh yeah – and don’t forget your camera!
