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Airplane engines first echoed over the lakes and forests of Northern Saskatchewan in the summer of 1924. In that year, the Royal Canadian Air Force flew the first aerial photography surveys over the region, making possible the first detailed maps of the area. Soon, airplanes were being used in forest fire suppression and playing a central role in the mineral exploration of northern Saskatchewan.

Wings Beyond Road's End recounts those early northern adventures and traces the many ways in which the airplane has helped develop northern Saskatchewan up to the present day. It looks at the ever-changing nature of flying operations as roads penetrated the north, and the continuing importance of aircraft in northern life today. And it tells of the brave and adventurous pilots, entrepreneurs, aircraft engineers, and others in the aviation industry who have played a vital role in opening the province's north.