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Search Results Discover the Big Muddy Badlands Experience the world of Saskatchewan's Big Muddy valley shaped by Lake Agassiz; petroglyphs, rock art, buffalo and turtle effigy, outlaws, caves, hiking, birding, natural and cultural history tours, adventure destination, wolf willow, cactus, North West Mounted Police (click for full details...) A Great Sand Hills Excursion Hike the Great Sandhills region of South Western Saskatchewan, an ecologically sensitive area with active parabolic sand dunes, Ord's kangaroo rats, cougars, mule deer, antelope, sharp tail grouse, bank swallows, savannah and plains archaeological sites. (click for full details...) A Safari in the Cypress Hills A Safari in the Cypress Hills of Saskatchewan and Alberta; wilderness, medicine line, aboriginal culture, elk, moose, lodgepole pine, cattle roundups, Fort Walsh National Historic site, conglomerate cliff, nunatak, massacre, Benton, Union, Buford, fur trade (click for full details...) Back Alley Safari Lanes and back buildings merge to create back alleys, an untapped resource of the urban tourism potential. The streets and front yards in cities and towns are the incarnation of the image that homeowners wish to convey to the outside world. (click for full details...) Bison and Battles on the Kisiskachiwun Evidence of an ancient Plains Indian culture has been unearthed at Wanuskewin National Historic Site on the South Saskatchewan River; cultural activities, metis history, Batoche, Petite Ville, St. Laurent, Middleton, blue heron, pelicans, wildlife viewing, archaeology, excavation, Mummy cave point, arrow, spear, projectile, complex, statigraphy, interpretive, interpretation (click for full details...) Canoeing Through the Clearwater River Heritage Canoeing on this Canadian Heritage River is a wilderness whitewater extravaganza; Clearwater River, saskatchewan; rapids, chutes, and waterfalls, spectacular canyons and limestone cliffs, Methye Portage, Alexander MacKenzie, Canadian history,fur trade,rock art, pictographs, archaeology, boreal forest (click for full details...) Create Engaging Tourism Images Through Heritage Interpretation This session will help you identify the resources your community can tap into to generate a more compelling tourism image through heritage interpretation. This is a timely topic, as Saskatchewan and Alberta celebrate their Centennial in 2005. (click for full details...) Cypress Hills Western Adventure An unforgettable Western Canadian ranch experience, great plains, cattle drive, Maple Creek, Cypress Hills, cattlemen, cowboys, rodeo, rope, lariat, roping, branding, brand, settlers, fence, haying, democrat, prairie oyster, poetry, adventure (click for full details...) Discover Hidden Valley This beautiful 'box' canyon located on the north-facing slope of the Qu'Appelle Valley is a small treasure of biodiversity, wildflowers, crocus, grasses, hog's backs, ancient glaciers, ruffed grouse, hawks, snowshoe hare, deer (click for full details...) Dog Sledding in the Boreal Forest Learn how to become a musher in the boreal forest of Saskatchewan, Prince Albert national park, dog mushing, social animal, travel on snow, Northern Saskatchewan, winter activity, learning, outdoor education, wolf, wolves, howling (click for full details...) Experience The Paull River Flying in canoeing by floatplane to Paull Lake and a great whitewater river trip along historic portages; Canoes, paddles and lifejackets, Missinipe Saskatchewan, pre and post trip accomodations and meals; package is intended for self-reliant excursionists (click for full details...) Explore The Churchill River System Explore the Churchill River system by canoe; voyageurs, birch bark, paddle, history, rapids, waterfalls, Saskatchewan, canadian Shield, Nepew, Hayman Lake, Rock Trout Rapids, Corner, Black Bear Island Lake, Missinipe; class 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (click for full details...) Exploring Condie Nature Refuge Exploring Condie Nature Refuge, Earthworks that outlive their purpose can sometimes assume new remarkable roles. In 1924, the Canadian National Railways dammed up Boggy Creek to create a reservoir to supply water for steam engines. (click for full details...) Forest House Eco Trek This is the setting of an outdoor adventure in the pristine Precambrian landscape of Northern Saskatchewan. Stay at Saskatchewan's newest, premiere, solar-powered eco-lodge tucked away on a remote boreal forest lake and surrounded by unique terraced gardens. (click for full details...) Generate Better Media Coverage of Your Community Initiative When should you issue a press release, a media advisory or simply pick up the phone to let media outlets know about your project? This session will introduce you to the various tools you can draw on when you craft your communications plan, with special emphasis on tapping into unpaid advertising opportunities. (click for full details...) Grasslands on Horseback The West Block of the Grasslands National Park contain 64,000 acres of mixed-grass prairie, rare and uncommon wildlife and raptor species, semi-arid range land, Old West, chuckwagon, Frenchman River Badlands, northern Missouri Breaks, untouched territory, pristine (click for full details...) Grey Owl Canoe Quest Grey Owl Canoe Quest take you on a journey through the life of Archivald Belaney; Prince Albert National Park, Pilgrims of the Wild, Pierce Brosman, Anahareo, Mohawk, beaver lodge, Rawhide, Jelly Roll, Kingsmere, paddling, wilderness (click for full details...) How to Get the Most out of your Trade Show Participation You will find Claude-Jean Harel’s insight not only entertaining but also priceless and immediately applicable to your situation, regardless of the size of your organization. (click for full details...) Indian Rock Art Archaeology Camp A soul-inspiring encounter with ancient Canadian Shield culture, heritage and archaeology. Discover Canada's most spectacular display of Indian rock art with archaeologists, rock painting, recording, technique, survey, discovery, preservation, outdoor activities, camping (click for full details...) Last Mountain Lake National Wildlife Area Last Mountain Lake National Wildlife Area awaits the avid birder's visit: endangered whooping crane, Canada crane, praire falcon, cormorant, Saskatchewan, Ducks Unlimited, nature trail, fall, spring migration, Audubon, Peterson, National Geographic (click for full details...) Legends of the Shield Legendary travel canoe on the canadian Shield study of pictographs, rock paintings, Cree indians, Stanley Mission, medicinal plants, La Ronge, Holy Trinity Church, ethnobotany, geology, Churchill River; historic, trappers, fur trader, outcrops, pelicans, loons, navigation (click for full details...) Manitou Sand Hills Horse and Wagon Tour Explore remote ecologically sensitive areas through travelling by Horse-drawn wagon, an essential means of transportation for Great Plains settlement, Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve, geese, plovers, ducks, songbirds, raptors, sanderling, American avocets, saline lake (click for full details...) Missouri Coteau Escapade The Dirt Hills are part of the Missouri Coteau escarpment of Minnesota, North Dakota and Saskatchewan; Prairie potholes landscape travel ancient stone circle, teepee rings, archaeological remains Avonlea tradition; Claybank Brick Plant National Historic Site. (click for full details...) One-day Product Development Workshop This one day workshop will give you the tools to start developing a unique tourism product - by finding unexplored opportunities in your community. (click for full details...) Placemaking: the Art of Building your Community As an applied anthropologist actively involved in community tourism development projects in Canada and the United States, Great Excursions CEO Claude-Jean Harel provides first hand experience of the conditions required for effective placemaking and of the ways to create the right community environment for it to occur. (click for full details...) Shelter Belts for the Prairies Few government agencies can claim to have had as much impact on the Prairie landscape as the PFRA, Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration, shelterbelt, trees, plantation, drought, dirty thirties, desertification, soil erosion, low till agriculture, caragana, buffalo berries, saskatoons (click for full details...) Smart Teambuilding Great Excursions CEO Claude-Jean Harel will share with participants some of the wisdom of his years of international experience as a television producer, trainer and tourism developer with a view to rural communities. (click for full details...) South Saskatchewan River Canyon Adventure South saskatchewan River canyon adventure through rugged landscape rich in archaeological sites; bald eagles, white tail deer, birding, swift current, Medicine Hat, hoodoos, Suffield, Red Deer River, medicine wheels, cairns, human efficy, traps, Alberta, flooding (click for full details...) Staging the "Lived Reportage" Through photographic documentation of "behind the scene" tourism experiences staged at Great Excursions, this session will demonstrate how the "lived reportage" approach can help generate new tourism products and unpaid advertizing opportunities. (click for full details...) The Archaeological Field Trips at School Series At a time when many prairie communities are struggling with issues of sustainability, it is useful to take a fresh look at their beginnings as innovative systems of settlement – systems well adapted to the prevailing environmental, economic and social realities of the day. (click for full details...) The Core Revitalization Project Urban sprawl. We know that with every suburb we build, an equivalent surface of green space is buried forever under concrete and asphalt. The solution: finding a way to entice citizens to consider living in downtown areas again. (click for full details...) The Intricacies of Wascana Lake An urban green space, Wascana Centre is one of North America's largest urban parks, critical living space for humans and animals, Regina, Saskatchewan, Wascana Centre, University of Regina, wetland, urban sanctuary, green space, park (click for full details...) The Rich World of Plains Indigenous People Meet the Plains Cree, a society with rich heritage and traditions living in the Great Plains of North America, sweat lodge, horse breeder, ethnobotany, powwow, pow wow, rodeo, shaman, traditional medicine, healing, healer, worldview, nomadic, teepee, tipi (click for full details...) The Two Worlds of the Horse in the Canadian Plains Travel by horse helped Western settlement in the prairie region, where ranching, indians riding with travois, scientific exploration, mounties and surveyors embarked on adventures greater than those of Lewis and Clark, Sacagawea on the Missouri (click for full details...) The Wild Side of the Qu'Appelle Valley Visit the majestic Qu'Appelle Valley of southern Saskatchewan, prairie creek and coulee ecosystem, human settlement, irrigation, vegetable growers, marshland, shrubland and grassland habitats, American elms and Manitoba maples, landseekers, Last Mountain House Provincial Historic Site (click for full details...) Understanding the Railway Town Railway towns were conceived as service points for the needs of Canada’s first industrial-era transportation network, but the way they were designed holds much more meaning than appears at first glance. (click for full details...) Discover the Grasslands National Park Region Safari experience in Saskatchewan's Grasslands National Park: rare habitat protected because ranchers wished to preserve Canada’s last mixed prairie grasslands; critical habitat for antelope, rattle-snakes, prairie dogs, sage grouse; horseback travel, archaeological sites, dinosaur fossils. (click for full details...) Women's Challenge Canoeing experience for women, travel, holiday, vacation, discovery, bonding, indigenous travelers, native community, waterfalls, radips, challenge; wilderness outdoor living skills, fitness, paddling, historic route, pictographs, frindship, encounters (click for full details...)