© 2008 estates of A.L. Karras and Olaf Hanson

Published by AU Press, Athabasca University1200, 10011 – 109 StreetEdmonton, AB T5J 3S8

Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication

Karras, A. L. Northern rover : the life story of Olaf Hanson / A.L. Karras.

Includes index. Also available in electronic format. ISBN 978-1-897425-01-5

1. Hanson, Olaf. 2. Fisheries–Saskatchewan–Love Region–History. 3. Frontier and pioneer life–Saskatchewan–Love Region. 4. Hanson Lake Road (Sask.)–History. 5. Outdoor life–Saskatchewan–Love Region– History. 6. Love Region (Sask.)–History. 7. Fishers–Saskatchewan– Biography. 8. Trappers–Saskatchewan–Biography. 9. Love Region (Sask.)–Biography. I. Title.

SD129.H35K37 2008 971.24'202092 C2008-902619-5

Printed and bound in Canada by AGMV Marquis

Cover and book design by Virginia Penny, Interpret Design Inc.

Maps prepared by Dwight Allott

Cover photograph of trees by Wayne Shiels, Lone Pine Photo

Photographs in the book are courtesy of Marylin Hanson Deschamps, except for Saskatchewan Archives Board, p. 10: R-A4484 and p. 188: R-B7321-1.

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Frontispiece: It was October of 1919 when Hanson first went into northern Saskatchewan to hunt and trap for a living.