Henry Kelsey (Greenwater Provincial Park)
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Altima Voyageur
N 52° 29.684 W 103° 30.858
13U E 600863 N 5817103
This was located in Greenwater Provincial Park, park fees will be applicable during the tourist season.
Waymark Code: WMQ9N9
Location: Saskatchewan, Canada
Date Posted: 01/17/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member StagsRoar
Views: 1

As the Plaque reads:

Henry Kelsey

Henry Kelsey, The "Little Giant" of the Hudson's Bay Company, was the first European to reach the Saskatchewan and to see the Grizzly Bear and the Buffalo. In 1690 he was in the Carrot River Valley; in the Autumn of 1691 he journeyed up the Red Deer River to Nut Lake, passing near Greenwater Park.

Department of Natural Resources
1966

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Marker type: Plaque on Cairn

Marker placement date: Not listed

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