7-651: Last Mountain House Provincial Park is a provincial park in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan in the RM of Longlaketon . The park is located on the southern end on the eastern shore of Last Mountain Lake , the largest natural lake in southern Saskatchewan. "Last Mountain House", the main feature of the park, was a Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) trading post from 1869 to 1871. It was
14-480: A branch of Fort Qu'Appelle , 75 kilometres (47 mi) east and was about 85 kilometres (53 mi) south-west of Touchwood Hills Post . It was founded in part to compete with the increasing number of independent traders in the area and because the buffalo had moved south from the Touchwood Hills . Unlike most HBC posts it had no stockade. The first season was successful, producing around 1,000 buffalo robes. In
21-480: Is on the Canadian Register of Historic Places . It was placed on the register on 26 May 1986. [REDACTED] Media related to Last Mountain House Provincial Park at Wikimedia Commons List of protected areas of Saskatchewan#Provincial parks International Associated acts This is a list of protected areas of Saskatchewan . The federal government transferred control of natural resources to
28-672: The western provinces in 1930 with the Natural Resources Acts . At that time, the Saskatchewan government set up its own Department of Natural Resources. In an attempt to get people working and to encourage tourism during the Great Depression , several projects were set up by the government, including setting up a provincial park system in 1931. The founding parks include Cypress Hills, Duck Mountain, Good Spirit Lake, Moose Mountain, Katepwa Point, and Little Manitou . Greenwater Lake
35-671: The parks by assisting with research, education, marketing, etc. A yearly park pass purchased at any SRPA park also grants access to all other SRPA parks. The Meewasin Valley Authority Act, the Wakamow Valley Authority Act, and the Provincial Capital Commission Act also give authority to create regional parks. The following is a list of all the regional parks: The following is a list of Saskatchewan provincial recreation sites: The following
42-433: The second year of operation the buffalo had moved further south and there was a serious shortage of pemmican . Some time after the second season, the post was destroyed by fire and was not rebuilt. The House was located on the east side of Last Mountain Lake about a mile north of the lake's outlet 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) north-west of Craven , and about 40 kilometres (25 mi) north-west of Regina. Last Mountain House
49-585: Was added in 1932. Two more parks were added by the end of the 1930s and Little Manitou ceased to be a provincial park in 1956 and in 1962, it became a regional park. The list of parks, and their types, come from The Parks Act. Most Regional Parks are established as per the Regional Parks Act. Virtually all of the regional parks in Saskatchewan are affiliated with the Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association (SRPA). The SPRA supports
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