An unexpected side of Saskatchewan: Canoeing in the North
When most people (myself included) think of Saskatchewan, they think of flat, endless prairie, grass and wheat fields as far as the eye can see. This is definitely the most ‘typical’ Saskatchewan landscape you’ll hear about, because this is where most of the population resides. However, the top “half” of Saskatchewan has a completely different flavour.
Saskatchewan is truly Canada’s prairie province, where flat lands and big open skies dominate the landscape. But did you know that starting North of Prince Albert, the Northern half of the province is characterized by endless lakes and rivers? The province, with a population of only about 1.1 million (consider neighbouring Alberta, which has a population of at least four times that, to imagine how sparsely populated the province is.
But drive North towards Prince Albert and the scenery will begin to change. A lot. Though still flat, the ground will give way from endless wheat and canola fields, pastureland and prairie grassland to lakes, rugged rocky Canadian shield, boreal forest stretching as far as the eye can see.
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