BY CLAY LARROY
The preparation for a vacation is almost as
exhilarating as the vacation itself. I love printing out the tickets and
confirmations while thinking about how much fun I will have on vacation. I
think that some of the best destinations in the world are located in the Canada.
So I am continuing my tour across Canada. When
you want to plan a vacation contact me!
Things
to see and do in Saskatchewan
Birdwatching
The south of the province
is particularly good for birdwatching. The Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve
Network sites of Chaplin Lake and Quill Lakes (www.quill-lakes.com)
are home to more than 300 species including rare ferruginous hawks, peregrine
falcons and Hudsonian godwits.
Fishing
The season runs from May
to March, and ice fishing is popular in winter. There are more than 68 species
found in Saskatchewan's 100,000 lakes, rivers and streams. Standout fishing
opportunities are available on Lac La Ronge and on the Churchill River.
High
point
Surprisingly, Saskatchewan
is home to the highest point of land between Labrador and the Rocky Mountains,
where you can look upon the forested oasis of Cypress Hills Interprovincial
Park.
Lovely
lakes
Fort Qu'Appelle overlooks
two shimmering and serene lakeside provincial parks, Katepwa Point and Echo
Valley. Further east, Good Spirit Lake Provincial Park is also very pretty.
Mounties
The provincial capital of
Regina, named after Queen Victoria, is the home of Canada's world-famous
Mounties, with the country's only training academy for Royal Canadian Mounted
Police and the RCMP Heritage Centre (www.rcmpheritagecentre.com)
Parades and rodeos
Buffalo Days (www.evrazplace.com)
in the capital, Regina, is a festival lasting several days in late July and
early August. On the west side of the province, Swift Current also hosts an
annual Frontier Days Festival.
Prince Albert National Park
This park (www.pc.gc.ca) is
a hilly, forested area with hundreds of lakes, ponds and rivers. Wildlife
includes bison, white pelicans (Lavallée Lake), lynx, timber wolf, elk, moose
and black bear. Waskesiu Lake has accommodation and camping.
Prohibition rum-runners
The quiet town of Moose
Jaw achieved notoriety in the 1920s for hosting gangsters, including Al
'Scarface' Capone, and playing a pivotal role in the distilling, bootlegging
and rum-running business. Follow the story on a tour of the Tunnels of Moose
Jaw.
Scenic
drive
The Trans-Canada Highway
(Highway 1) cuts through the cavernous Qu'Appelle Valley, a sunken garden
studded with lakes that runs across much of the province.
Spas
Manitou Beach has the
Manitou Springs Mineral Spa (www.manitousprings.ca),
where you can relax and float effortlessly in the salty, warm, mineral-rich
waters, which are pumped from Little Manitou Lake into pools in the spa and are
believed to provide relief from a variety of ailments.
Temple Gardens
Stressed-out urbanities
take the waters in the hot indoor and outdoor mineral pools at Moose Jaw's
Temple Gardens Mineral Spa and Resort (www.templegardens.sk.ca),
drawn from porous rock formations more than 1,350m (4,500ft) below ground.
Ukrainian heritage
Ukrainian settlers played
a prominent role in Saskatchewan. Following the Yellowhead Highway (Highway
16), running eastwards from Saskatoon to Yorkton, near the border with
Manitoba, is a good way to tour the grain belt and see the area's many
silver-domed Orthodox churches, such as that at Veregin.
Wascana Centre
Regina's centerpiece, the
Wascana Centre (www.wascana.sk.ca), is a huge urban park containing
the MacKenzie Art Gallery and the Conexus Arts Centre, and providing an
impressive setting for the Legislative Building, the Royal Saskatchewan Museum
and the Kramer IMAX Theatre at the Saskatchewan Science Centre.
Wintersports
Skiing, skating and ice
hockey are all available. There are at least 13 downhill and more than 25
cross-country skiing areas. Curling is also so popular it has been named the
official sport of Saskatchewan.
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My upbringing in Canada made me the person I am. I will always be proud to be a Canadian.
Jim Carrey
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