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Big River has always had a close relationship with its surrounding forests and lakes. It began as a company town created as a base for the lumber industry at the turn of the 20th century. Commercial fishing ... played a major role in the town in the early years.
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Big Bend's river, desert, and mountain environments provide a multitude of backcountry experiences. Primitive dirt roads offer remote car camping; the Rio Grande offers single and multi-day float trips through majestic canyons; the Chisos Mountains offer a high-altitude retreat from the desert, and open-zone camping offers limitless desert exploration.
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Big River is just north of Saskatchewan's extensive grain belt and about 16 kilometers west of Prince Albert National Park. Except for some land cleared for farming and a few natural meadows, the town is surrounded by the northern boreal forest and hundreds of lakes.
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