History
The Carrot River valley was initially inhabited by Cree and Saulteaux First Nations. English fur trader and explorer Henry Kelsey explored the river in the summer of 1691. Louis de la Corne, Chevalier de la Corne and Anthony Henday also explored the valley during the 1750s.
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