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Company posts in Saskatchewan. An
important land treaty was also signed
here. Today the site consists of a re-
constructed stockade and buildings; a
Visitor Centre with displays and inter-
pretive trails explain how the fort was
a Mountie post until the Battle of Duck
Lake. Just outside the fort, a Plains Cree
encampment—three tipis furnished in
typical late-19th-century fashion—give
a sense of what and how the natives
traded with the English. The objects in
these tipis include robes, skins, pipes,
weapons and other ceremonial ob-
jects.
The park is most famous for wise old
Archibald Bellaney, an Englishman
who came here in 1931, took the
name of Grey Owl, and lived on a
remote lake. Grey Owl's Cabin
, the
one-room log cabin on Ajawaan Lake
where Bellaney lived as a hermit for
seven years, can only be reached by
boat, canoe or—during summer—on
foot via a 20km trail.
Batoche
Batoche National Historic Park
is where Riel's story came to its end
in March of 1885. The site, a peace-
ful agricultural valley where the Metis
had settled after moving westwards,
became the capital of Metis resistance
when Riel challenged the Canadian
government. Today, a walking path,
museum and interpretive staff guide
visitors through the remains of the vil-
lage of Batoche, including the restored
St. Antoine de Padoue church and rec-
tory. There are also trenches and rifl e
pits used by the Mountie forces during
their four-day siege of Batoche.
Prince Albert National
Park
Prince Albert National Park, encompass-
ing 400,000ha, is one of Saskatchewan's
fi nest parks. Entering from the south
entrance on Route 263, visitors get to
pass through grassland and fi elds, then
aspen parklands and fi nally forests.
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