Long-forgotten chimneys and the remnants of a wild west way of life that existed 150 years ago are sequestered away in the southwest corner of the province, not far from the iconic Frenchman River Valley. Chimney Coulee Site Municipal Heritage Property is a 12.5-hectare property on the east slope of the Cypress Hills, located roughly six kilometres north of the Town of Eastend. Tourism Saskatchewan points to the stone chimney remains of posts and cabins as the origin of the area's name. Chimney Coulee Site was recognized as a Municipal Heritage Property on October 14, 1992 and has been listed on the Canadian Register since April 2005. According to Canada's Historic Places, the coulee may have housed up to sixty Metis families on a seasonal basis during the 1870s. The extensive Chimney Coulee Site is located adjacent to the Chimney Coulee Provincial Historic Site, a 2.6-hectare area featuring the remains of a North-West Mounted Police post, a Metis wintering village, a Hudson's Bay Company trading post, and a precontact campsite. The Provincial Historic Site boasts structural remains in their original locations, hearths, man-made depressions and pits, and artifact deposits from both the Hudson's Bay Company and Indigenous groups. The Town of Eastend says it's believed that the Metis had largely abandoned Chimney Coulee by about 1880, while the East End North-West Mounted Police post permanently closed in 1887. For more information about Chimney Coulee, head to Canada's Historic Places, Tourism Saskatchewan's website, the Town of Eastend's website, or check out the Historical Marker Database.