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Recent News
Fire Department Fundraiser (May 7th 2012) - The Duck Lake Volunteer Fire Department will be doing a fundraiser for renovations of the fire hall. $20 tickets will be sold for 12 draws of $200 meat packages. Ticket sales will start the beginning of May with first draw being August 1st. Tickets are available from any volunteer fire fighter.
New to Duck Lake () - Russell Hanson's Mounted Police Museum is located in the former Glen Scrimshaw Gallery, adjacent to Highway 11. Open from 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. seven days a week until Labour Day. Winter hours. Gift Shop, Museum, Antiques & Powered Campsites. For more information contact 467-4611.
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Location and History
The Town of Duck Lake is located at the junction of Highways #11 and #212, 88 kilometres north of Saskatoon and 44 kilometres south of Prince Albert, between the North and South Saskatchewan rivers.
"See Seep SaKayegan" is what the First Nations people called the small body of water, more commonly known today as Duck Lake. It is believed to have gotten its name from the mulitude of ducks that would migrate through the area in the early spring and late fall.. |
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Before the incorporation of our province, Duck Lake was known
to exist. It was incorporated as village in 1894 and a town in 1911.
It was, at one time, an important center in the western part of Canada.
It housed the Northwest Mounted Police during the Reil uprising. The jail in which
Almighty Voice was held captive is presently situated at the Regional Interpretive Centre.
With the coming of the railroad, the settlement moved 1/2 mile east, from its location by the lake, closer to the railroad. The train brought loads of immigrants, amoung whom were Doukabour, English, French and other small parties of every nationality, who made Duck Lake their starting point. The year of 1890 saw a large influx of immigrants to the area.
The years from 1890 to 1920 can be considered boom years for Duck Lake due to the ever-growing number of settlers. Boom years were again experienced in the late 1960's and 1970's when many new areas of the town were opened up for development.
Duck Lake is in the center of an area great in historical importance. Within a few minutes drive from town a person can visit the site of the Battle of Batoche, the site of the Battle of Duck Lake, Fort Carlton, a buffalo jump, the St. Laurent Shrine and the Seager Wheeler Farm.
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