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Highway 20 is a major road intended for travel by the public between Highway 11 Lumsden to
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at Birch Hills.
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's main roadways are located in the central/southern geographical land area of rolling prairie and grass land in a western Canadian prairie province. This highway is one which runs south to north and is located just east of
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and just north of Regina. At the northern extremity near Lanigan, the highway helps to service the PCS Lanigan potash mining operation. Down south, the highway is popular for tourists heading out to the ''Qu'Appelle Valley'' and resorts and beaches of ''Last Mountain Lake''.


History

*On September 26, 2000 Highway 20 saw construction in resurfacing the highway for 6.6 km just north of Lanigan *June 20, 2001, another resurfacing project resulted in improvements to a 12.9 km section of Highway 20 just north of
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. It was just north of the
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junction, and northward and cost an estimated $800,000.


Major Attractions

Along Highway 20 these are a listing of lakes, big things, statues, historical markers, beaches, historical sites and buildings, national, regional and
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. *20 Feet (6.1 Metres) high Whooping Crane named Walter was built April 1987 by the side of Highway 20 near
Govan Govan ( ; Cumbric?: ''Gwovan'?''; Scots: ''Gouan''; Scottish Gaelic: ''Baile a' Ghobhainn'') is a district, parish, and former burgh now part of south-west City of Glasgow, Scotland. It is situated west of Glasgow city centre, on the south ba ...
* Middle Lake, the smallest of three lakes near Middle Lake * Lucien Lake Regional Park near Middle Lake *
Last Mountain House Provincial Park Last Mountain House Provincial Park is a provincial park in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan in the RM of Longlaketon. The park is located on the southern end on the eastern shore of Last Mountain Lake, the largest natural lake in southe ...
* Last Mountain Regional Park *
Last Mountain Lake Last Mountain Lake, also known as Long Lake, is a prairie lake formed from glaciation 11,000 years ago. It is located in south central Saskatchewan, Canada, about north-west of the city of Regina. It flows into the Qu'Appelle River via Las ...
- Regina Beach, Saskatchewan Beach 11 km NW of Craven, Lumsden Beach *River Park regional park and Campground near Lumsden. *Craven World Campground near Craven which hosts the annual summer Craven Country Jamboree * Humboldt & District Museum and Art Gallery and Humboldt Historic Water Tower *
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railway station has been refurbished into the museum.


Trivia

*1925 Saskatchewan Wheat Pool Elevator No. 1 opened at
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junction *June 1963, the European-based Alwinsal Corporation of Canada established near Lanigan now known as Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan


Major intersections

From south to north:


References


External links

* {{Authority control
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Humboldt, Saskatchewan