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Stop for a look at some of the derelict machinery
Bwana_Brown Says: At the end of my Old Wives Lake drive, after not even seeing the two 'ghost' towns of Lillestrom and Old Wives that were indicated on my map, I finally came to this old threshing machine beside Highway 363 where the turnoff to unsealed Highway 627 is located. I think it was...
A derelict 'one-room' schoolhouse
Bwana_Brown Says: Just down the highway past the Rosso Ranch, I came across this desolate building sitting alone atop one of the many knolls. It looked like it had endured a hard life, so I had to get out and take a few photos - wondering what its history had been. The brick chimney at its...
Mix a bit of birdwatching with your drive!
Bwana_Brown Says: When I finally arrived close to the shoreline of Old Wives Lake and stepped out of the car, three skeins of Geese were flying above me. By the time I got the camera turned on and zoomed in a bit, this photo of Snow Geese flying past was the only shot I managed, other than...
Settled by European immigrants
Bwana_Brown Says: Canada officially became a country in 1867, but it was still a very disjointed affair, with the Americans closely eyeing the sparsely populated western parts of the country. As a result, the Government of Canada passed the Dominion Lands Act (1872), allowing immigrants to...
I finally spot Old Wives Lake itself
Bwana_Brown Says: Although my distant view of the eastern part of the lake is not very impressive, Old Wives Lake is considered to be one of the most important inland sites for migratory birds in North America. The origin of its name is rather tragic, involving a First Nations legend that a...
Very enjoyable countryside - glacial remains
Bwana_Brown Says: Until this last 6-months living in western Canada, I had not realized how much of the landscape is made up of vast areas of undulating terrain left over from the last Ice Age, dating from when it finally began to release its 1-mile (1.6-km) thick grip about 12,000 years ago....
Bwana_Brown Says: I had not really planned to go anywhere until I awoke that morning, so I just threw my backpack in the car with my bird book and binoculars, along with my camera and a provincial map and then headed out of Regina sometime before 10:30 AM. Less than an hour later I reached...
Prime farm land - as far as the eye can see!
Bwana_Brown Says: This part of Saskatchewan was a bit different from the other parts I had driven through in that the landscape was continuously rolling with gentle hills. However, it was just like everywhere else in that there were numerous large farms spread several miles apart from each...
Plan a Old Wives Lake vacation with reviews, tips and photos posted by real travelers and Old Wives Lake locals
Until this last 6-months living in western Canada, I had not realized how much of the landscape is made up of vast areas of undulating terrain left over from...
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An interesting glimpse into Saskatchewan's past
Earlier in the first week of April 2008, I had returned from a short vacation in Fredericton, New Brunswick where I had to shovel snow off the roof of our house, chop thick ice away in the driveway......
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