| Town of Duck Lake | |
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| — Town — | |
| Duck Lake Town Office | |
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| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Region | Saskatchewan |
| Village Incorporated | 1898 |
| Town Incorporated | 1911 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Lloyd Debray |
| • Town Administrator | Betty Fiolleau |
| • Governing body | Duck Lake Town Council |
| Area | |
| • Land | 2.86 km2 (1.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 610 |
| • Density | 213.5/km2 (553/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CST |
| Postal code | S0K 1J0 |
| Area code(s) | 306 |
| Highways | Highway 11 Highway 212 |
| Website | Official Site |
Duck Lake is a town in Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located 88 kilometres north of Saskatoon and 44 kilometres south of Prince Albert on highway 11, in the rural municipality of Duck Lake. Immediately to the north of Duck Lake is the south block of the Nisbet Provincial Forest.
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In 1885, Duck Lake was the site of the Battle of Duck Lake, a conflict between Métis warriors and the Government of Canada, at the start of the Northwest Rebellion. At Duck Lake, the Prince Albert Trail, which ran from Regina to Prince Albert, crossed the Carlton Trail and it marked the halfway point between the Métis headquarters at Batoche and the North-West Mounted Police at Fort Carlton.
Historic Carpenter Gothic style All Saints Anglican Church built in 1896 is a municipal heritage site. Its historic cemetery contains the graves of some of those who fought in the Battle of Duck Lake as well as those of other pioneers of the community.[1]
The 1973 western Alien Thunder was partially filmed here.
Barnholden, Michael. (2009). Circumstances Alter Photographs: Captain James Peters' Reports from the War of 1885. Vancouver, BC: Talonbooks. ISBN 978-0-88922-621-0.
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