Wynyard

Wynyard is a town in eastern Saskatchewan, Canada, 132  km west of Yorkton and 190  km east of Saskatoon. Wynyard is a part of the rural municipality of Big Quill No. 308. Many of the early settlers to the area around Big Quill Lake were of Icelandic origin, and the ethnic bloc settlement area was called The Vatnabyggd settlement. Sleipnir, a store and post office, was located at NE-30-22-15 and was the center of community life of the Vatnabyggd settlement until it was moved into Wynyard in 1908. Frank Cameron Museum provides local historical artifacts as well as tourism information and is located in Wynyard. Wynyard Regional Park is the local camping site and is 2 km or 1 mi from Wynyard. Wynyard is located just to the south of Big Quill Lake which is the largest saline lake in the country of Canada. Mud Lake Wildlife Refuge is within 19 km or 12 mi.