Kamsack

Kamsack is a small town of 1,900 people (2016) at the confluence of the Whitesand and Assiniboine Rivers in East Central Saskatchewan, Canada.

Understand

Kamsack is located in the scenic Assiniboine River Valley and is surrounded by rolling hills, forest area and farmland. The community is the gateway to Duck Mountain Provincial Park.

History

The lands around what is now Kamsack were settled in the 1880s by a handful of agricultural settlers. The farming area around Kamsack was well settled by 1905. These farms consisted of a variety of ethnic groups which are still present to this day: Doukhobors, Ukrainians, Europeans, Americans and Eastern Canadians were all among the early settlers to the area. In 1903 the Canadian National Railway and Kamsack railway station were built which literally forced the birth of Kamsack. The town is still today served by Via Rail passenger service. The name Kamsack came from an early post office of the same name, which was located in one of the early settlers' homes. The name "Kamsack" came from a indigenous word meaning "something vast and large". In the 1900s, the Doukhobor village called Nadezhda (Russian: Надежда, 'Hope'), some 15 km (9 mi) to the northwest of Kamsack, was the site of the annual general meetings of the Doukhobor community of Saskatchewan. By around 1910, the meeting site had shifted to the village of Veregin, some 10 km (6 mi) west of Kamsack, where a permanent Doukhobor central office was established.

Get in

By car

Kamsack is situated at the junction of Highway 5 and 9, about 80 km (50 mi) northeast of Yorkton, 270 km (170 mi) northeast of Regina, 355 km (221 mi) east of Saskatoon, and 470 km (290 mi) northwest of Winnipeg.

By plane

The closest major airports with scheduled service are in Regina and Saskatoon, served by Air Canada and Westjet.

By rail
See also: Rail travel in Canada

Get around

The town is walkable but you'll need a private vehicle to visit the area attractions.

See
  • 🌍 National Doukhobor Heritage Village, 1 Ave S, Veregin (15 km W of Kamsack on Hwy 5), ☏ +1 306-542-4441, . Daily 10AM-6PM. Both a National and Provincial Historic site, this museum complex depicts the lifestyles of the Doukhobor immigrants who settled the area. The village features a museum, administrative building, bakery with brick oven, bath house, Prayer Home, barns and blacksmith shop. (updated Feb 2021)

Do

Eat & drink

Sleep

Go next
Routes through Kamsack
Churchill ← Canora ←  N  S  → Dauphin → Winnipeg
Saskatoon ← Canora ←  W  E  → becomes → Roblin via
END ←  W  E  → becomes → Swan River via


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