A gorgeous crown jewel of prairie wilderness was born nearly a century ago.
In August, 1928, Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King officially opened the spectacular Prince Albert National Park. King loved the beautiful area so much he even kept a personal log cabin at Kingsmere Lake.
The park quickly became a safe sanctuary for tourists and wildlife alike, drawing thousands of visitors to the boreal forest every single summer season.
But the park’s creation came at a painful cost.
The federal government pushed Indigenous communities, including the Montreal Lake Cree Nation, completely off their traditional hunting grounds to clear the way for the park.
Today, the park stands as a complex symbol of pristine natural beauty and the historic displacement of the region's very first peoples.
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100 Years of Saskatchewan History
This article is part of a series that celebrates both the history of Saskatchewan and the 100th anniversary of one of Saskatchewan's most storied radio stations. For more key moments from the last 100 years, visit the CKRM timeline.
