Southeast Saskatchewan
Around Southeast Saskatchewan
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Southeast Saskatchewan
Wide skies, warm hearts.
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Welcome to Southeast Saskatchewan – where the prairie meets the pines. Whether you're here for the lakes, the local hockey, or just the open sky, you'll find a friendly wave and a good story. Pull up a chair and join the conversation.
Clubs for Southeast Saskatchewan
No clubs for Southeast Saskatchewan yet.
The room
One room for everyone around Southeast Saskatchewan. It never closes; when it's busy it splits into tables. Once you're in, you stay until you leave.
Ask the neighbours
AllA good plumber, the best tacos, a lost cat: nobody has asked yet. Be the first.
Coming up
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Marketplace
Things for sale, free and wanted, and rooms for rent, from people around Southeast Saskatchewan. Sign in to sell something.
Things to do
- Moose Mountain Provincial Park Hiking, camping, and wildlife viewing.
- Kenosee Lake Popular for swimming, boating, and fishing.
- Outdoors Hike the trails in Moose Mountain Provincial Park
- Outdoors Fish for pike and walleye in Kenosee Lake
- With kids Visit Moose Mountain Provincial Park
- With kids Swim at Kenosee Lake
- Evenings Catch a live band at a community hall
- Evenings Grab a beer at a local tavern
- Locals love Small-town hockey rinks
- Locals love Community halls
Through the year
- Carlyle Agricultural Fair summer Summer fair with exhibits, livestock, and midway.
- Oxbow Rodeo summer Rodeo and chuckwagon races in the summer.
- Carnduff Winter Carnival winter Winter games, skating, and community supper.
- Wawota Summer Festival summer Parade, street dance, and family activities.
- Canada Day at Kenosee Lake July 1 Fireworks and beach party at the lake.
Southeast Saskatchewan has a continental climate with cold, snowy winters and warm, sometimes humid summers. The best time to be out is from late spring to early fall, but each season has its own charm. Best: Summer (June to August) is best for outdoor activities with warm days and long evenings.
Talk like a local
- “Bunnyhug”
- A hoodie or sweatshirt.
- “Toque”
- A knit winter hat.
- “The sticks”
- A small town or rural area.
Getaways
- Estevan Visit the Estevan Art Gallery and the power plant tours.
- Weyburn Check out the Soo Line Historical Museum.
- Turtle Mountains Hiking and lake views in the Turtle Mountains.
- Melville Explore the rail history and local shops.
Local flavour
Rooting for Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL)
Eat and drink
- Perogies A staple brought by Ukrainian settlers, often served with sour cream and fried onions.
- Kielbasa Smoked sausage, a part of the region's Eastern European food heritage.
- Cabbage rolls A traditional dish of the area's Ukrainian and Polish communities.
- Saskatoon berry pie Made from the prairie berry that grows wild across the region.
- Borscht A beet soup common in the region's Eastern European culinary tradition.
Where people go
- Grain elevators The iconic wooden and concrete structures that punctuate the flat landscape.
- Small-town hockey rinks The heart of winter social life, hosting games and community skates.
- Community halls Where weddings, dances, and harvest suppers bring neighbours together.
- Moose Mountain Provincial Park A rolling, forested area near Carlyle, a local escape for camping and fishing.
- Prairie roads Long, straight gravel and paved roads that cut through fields of wheat and canola.
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Rural Division No. 1 and Division No. 2, SK. Areas from the US Census Bureau and Statistics Canada; places from GeoNames. Local flavour was written with a model and may have mistakes. Team names identify teams; no endorsement.