Camsell Portage, Saskatchewan
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Camsell Portage is a very small community of 50 people, located on the shores of Lake Athabasca
. Camsell is one of the few remaining fly-in communities served by the school division. In the winter, residents can travel to Uranium City by ski-doo
, and there is also a road connecting Camsell Portage to the community of Waterloo Lake. The sheer beauty of this site is always remarked upon by visitors to the north. A log church adds character to the hamlet. Remote though it may be, Camsell Portage now has satellite TV and internet services.
Lake Athabasca
Lake Athabasca is located in the northwest corner of Saskatchewan and the northeast corner of Alberta between 58° and 60° N.-History:The name in the Dene language originally referred only to the large delta formed by the confluence the Athabasca River at the southwest corner of the lake...
. Camsell is one of the few remaining fly-in communities served by the school division. In the winter, residents can travel to Uranium City by ski-doo
Ski-Doo
Ski-Doo is a brand name of snowmobile fabricated by Bombardier Recreational Products. The first Ski-Doo was launched in 1959. It was a new invention Joseph-Armand Bombardier...
, and there is also a road connecting Camsell Portage to the community of Waterloo Lake. The sheer beauty of this site is always remarked upon by visitors to the north. A log church adds character to the hamlet. Remote though it may be, Camsell Portage now has satellite TV and internet services.