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STEWART VALLEY, Sask. — Big lake. Big views. Big country.

That’s how Dave Silversides sees the 5,735 hectares of Saskatchewan Landing Provincial Park, which straddles the west end of Lake Diefenbaker.

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“A person could feel small here,” said Silversides, who is also the park manager.

Saskatchewan Landing Provincial Park is in Stewart Valley, about 50 kilometres north of Swift Current in southwest Saskatchewan. As you head north on Highway 4 from Swift Current, the park comes into view.

Coulees, which are like a series of ridges or hills leading down into the valley, rise out of the prairie. The lake stretches in front, beckoning boaters.

“I don’t even want to use the word ‘rolling’ because you’ve got to be practically a mountain goat to get up some of these things,” Silversides said of the coulees.

The serene surroundings belie the fact that Saskatchewan Landing was once a bustling Metis river crossing.