70 Lakes for 70 Years

He did it!

This year, my Dad, Gerald Siemens, turned 70 and he decided to mark the milestone in true Sask style by swimming in 70 Saskatchewan lakes. We kicked off the challenge with a chilly dip in Top Lake on May 15th and wrapped up with the help of a few of his grandkids at Pike Lake on September 4th.

Over the summer, he swam in lakes all over the province: from Cookson Reservoir near the US border to Flotten Lake in Flotten Lake in Meadow Lake Provincial Park and many more in between. Some were crystal clean, some were pretty green and smelly, some were rough, some calm, a few of them may actually have been trout ponds. Hey when you are trying to swim in 70 lakes you can't be too picky! Some of the lakes listed below are certainly not recommended by us for swimming.

This was a really fun challenge to work through this summer. It was very special for me to be able to explore dozens of new lakes and re-visit old favourites of my dad from 50 years ago with him. I'm looking forward to seeing what he decides to do for his 71st!

Want to see all 70 lakes and follow the journey? Check out the interactive map and list below to explore each swim, and see where the adventure took him across Saskatchewan.

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Lake 37/70

Lake 46/70

Lake 70/70

Pike Lake

Little Raspberry Lake

Kimball Lake

Rusty Lake

First Mustus Lake

Second Mustus Lake

Flotten Lake

Jeannette Lake

Waterhen Lake

Greig Lake

Vivian Lake

Matheson Lake

Mistohay Lake

Lac des Îles

Pierce Lake

Hirtz Lake

Cold Lake

Chitek Lake

Lac Huard

Morin Lake

Shell Lake

Lac Eauclaire

Miko Lake

Little Manitou Lake

Christopher Lake

Fish Lake

Emma Lake

McPhee Lake

Waskesiu Lake

Shady Lake

Namekus Lake

Sandy Lake

Fur Lakes

Sawmill Lake

Hopies Lake

Pratt Lake

Emerald Lake

Iroquois Lake

D'Amour Lake

Martins Lake

Lac la Pêche

Shell Lake

Little Shell Lake

Memorial Lake

Willows Reservoir

Lisieux Trout Pond

Fife Lake

Cookson Reservoir

Cabri Reservoir

Reid Lake

Lac Pelletier

Broderick Reservoir

Lake Diefenbaker

Clearwater Lake

Anglin Lake

Candle Lake

Heritage Lake

Pinkney Lake

Sealey Lake

Little Bear Lake

Zeden Lake

Shannon Lake

Picnic Lake

Round Lake

Sturgeon Lake

Lovering Lakes

Echo Lake

Greenwater Lake

Top Lake

Hackett Lake