Winter in Saskatchewan offers outdoor enthusiasts countless adventures, including incredible ice fishing. Once the lakes and rivers across the province freeze, communities of ice fishing shacks pop up.

Here are some ideas to help you find the perfect Saskatchewan-made gift or experience for friends and loved ones.

Saskatchewan has endless opportunities for adventure. While it can easily be found in all four of our beautiful seasons, winter is the one that hangs around the longest. Being someone who loves to be outside with my three young kids, I’ve learned that the key to any successful outdoor adventure in the winter is the ability to stay warm and dry.

Embrace the snowy season at some of this province’s most popular parks and four-season family-friendly destinations.

Bundle up and experience Saskatchewan’s cities in the snowy season.

At Saskatchewan’s many breweries and distilleries, you’ll find award-winning spirits, crisp ciders, ales brewed with locally grown ingredients, as well as an overall level of quality born from passion and commitment to craft.

To consistently catch trophy pike these days, you have to venture to far northern Canada, to vast bodies of water where toothy critters are the dominant species and plentiful enough to deliver frequent hookups for anglers. 

Saskatchewan’s landscape is richly, surprisingly diverse in the fall. Wonderfully unexpected places to wander, climb and camp are everywhere.

It’s that time of year when things go bump in the night. Ghosts, goblins and witches appear. Scarecrows frighten more than birds away and zombies walk amongst the living. Experience fear and fright as you hit these haunts in celebration of Halloween. From haunted houses and corn mazes to musical performances and interactive experiences, attend one of these events across Saskatchewan to put you in the spirit. 

Finding wildlife to photograph in Prince Albert National Park can be as easy as touring one of the many scenic drives. From deer, foxes, wolves and otters, to bears, bison and elk.

With a change of seasons, comes a change of plans. Time to transition from beach days to the corn maze. Fill your calendar with these fun ways to spend fall days in Saskatchewan. 

Some vacations take months of planning and weeks away from home, but you can turn a quiet Saturday into a spontaneous day trip.