Carmichael incorporated as a village on May 25, 1917.[1] It restructured on December 31, 2018, relinquishing its village status in favour of becoming a special service area under the jurisdiction of the Rural Municipality of Carmichael No. 109.[2]
Big Muddy Badlands, a series of
badlands in southern
Saskatchewan and northern
Montana along
Big Muddy Creek. They are found in the Big Muddy Valley, a cleft of erosion and sandstone along Big Muddy Creek. The valley is 55 kilometres (34 mi) long, 3.2 kilometres (2.0 mi) wide and 160 metres (520 ft) deep.[8] The valley was formed when it was part of an ancient glacial meltwater channel that carried great quantities of water southeastward during the last
ice age.[9]
The
Great Sand Hills, is a sand dune rising 50 feet above the ground and covering 1,900 square kilometers. Native prairie grass helps keep the sand together. The sand dunes are fringed by small groves of
aspen,
birch, and
willow trees, and by
rose bushes,
chokecherry and
sagebrush. Subjected to strong winds, the dunes are always moving, creating an ever-changing landscape for photographers.[11]
Robsart Art Works, opens July 1 to August 28, 2010, from 1 to 4 p.m. and by appointment and features Saskatchewan artists featuring photographers of old buildings and towns throughout Saskatchewan.[12]
T.rex Discovery Centre, a world class facility to house the fossil record of the
Eastend area started many years before the discovery of "Scotty" the
T.Rex in 1994.[13]
Pop culture
In the
season 6 episode of Corner Gas entitled "Reader Pride," Constable Karen Pelly read a romance novel to Mrs. Carmichael who lived in a seniors home. The last name of the character was taken from the community.[citation needed]
^Yanko, Dave.
"The Badlands". Virtual Saskatchewan. Retrieved May 11, 2010.
^Harel, Claude-Jean (2006).
"Big Muddy Valley". Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan. Great Plains Research Center. Archived from
the original on June 19, 2009. Retrieved May 11, 2010.