SASKATCHEWAN
TRAVEL INFORMATION
Canada's fifth largest province (about the size of Texas) is a land
of contrasts. The southern half of Saskatchewan is arolling prairie
covered in grain, giving the province its nickname: the"country's
breadbasket." Grasslands National Park shows what the province
looked like before the plow, with virgin prairie, prong-horn antelope,prairie
dogs and sage grouse thriving there.
Further
to the north there is a surprise: over 100,000 lakes dot the province!
Here anglers can fish for huge Northern Pike, Walleye and Arctic
Grayling. Hundreds of ponds onthe southern prairie provide excellent
duck nesting areas, giving Saskatchewan its reputation as North
America's duck factory. One of every four ducks taken by hunters
in Canada and the United States each year is bred in the province.
It's also a haven for geese, and hunters usually "limit out"
early.
Saskatchewan
is known as the birthplace of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police,
with the RCMP headquarters and museum in Regina. Saskatchewan's
major cities are Saskatoon and Regina, the province's capital, named
for Queen Victoria in 1882. Most Saskatchewans are inclined to agree
that it's a vast improvement over the city's original name: Pile
O' Bones.
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