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6 unusual facts about Saskatchewan River


Charles Cleveland Nutting

He conducted various zoological expeditions—in Central America for the Smithsonian Institution (1882-84), in Florida (1885), on the Saskatchewan River (1891)—and was naturalist of the Albatross Hawaiian expedition in 1902.

Columbia Basin

To the northeast the region borders the basins of the Saskatchewan River (Hudson Bay) and the MacKenzie River (Beaufort Sea), and to the northwest the basin of the Fraser River.

Fort Bourbon

In 1740 Louis-Joseph had a successful trip exploring the Saskatchewan River to a short distance west of Cedar Lake and mapping the site for the first Fort Paskoya at the west end of Cedar Lake.

Fort Paskoya

Fort Paskoya or Paskoyac or Pasquia was a French fort and trading post on the lower Saskatchewan River above Cedar Lake (Manitoba).

Hydroelectric Development in Easterville, Chemawawin

Chemawawin was located at the meeting point of the Saskatchewan River and Cedar Lake.

Jacques Legardeur de Saint-Pierre

At least one important post was established under his command; that being Fort Le Jonquière on the Saskatchewan River (probably in the Nipawin, Saskatchewan area).


Cumberland House Provincial Park

Cumberland House was established in 1774, and was an important stop for the transport of good and passengers by steamship along the Saskatchewan River on routes between Grand Rapids, Manitoba on Lake Winnipeg and Edmonton and Medicine Hat to the west.

Hudson Bay Railway

The original Hudson Bay Railway line was built in stages north from The Pas after a railway bridge was constructed over the Saskatchewan River in 1910-1911 by the Canadian Northern Railway (CNoR).

Joseph La France

In 1741–42 he wintered further west and north in the region of Lake Manitoba and Lake Winnipegosis and the lower Saskatchewan River.

Pemmican War

In 1774 they built Cumberland House on the Saskatchewan River delta and soon had outposts situated throughout the northwest, in some cases directly across from their adversaries, sparking a period of severe competition.


see also

Yorath

Yorath Island, a small island in the South Saskatchewan River just outside the southern boundaries of the city of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada