This is not your typical prairie, although the wide vistas of the southern grainbelt are very evident in the south east. But there is also the broad Qu’Appelle Valley, which extends right across the region with its rugged hills and fluted folds providing a stunning backdrop to lakes and parks.

Moose Mountain Provincial Park rises from the surrounding prairies, an elevated plateau of aspen forest, rolling hills, lakes and ponds. The region’s aboriginal culture and heritage remain especially strong, and several of Saskatchewan’s largest powwows are hosted here by First Nations.

The historic attractions are as varied as the scenery, from an 1860s Hudson’s Bay Company post to the province’s first Hungarian settlement, and remnants of the fur trade.

In winter, snowcover provides ideal conditions for cross-country skiers and snowmobile enthusiasts who enjoy the relatively mild weather with which the southern part of the province is blessed.