“Why are you here?” After the sixth or seventh time, the existential-sounding question made us feel as though we should have a better answer for why, indeed, we were visiting Saskatchewan, Canada. Because when we replied that we’d chosen this prairie province of west-central Canada simply to check it out, almost invariably the response was a rather surprised and somewhat challenging, “Really?” It wasn’t as aggressive as it sounds — after all, this is Canada, arguably the friendliest country in the world — and the queries usually served as a follow-up to “Where are you from?” There were a few variations — “What made you decide to visit us?” or “What made you choose this place?” — that hinted we might have been dragged across the border against our wills. Saskatchewan seems to be experiencing a bit of an identity crisis, and after a week of meandering around the province, it’s not hard to see why: This is one of those destinations that defies an easy explanation. For one thing, it’s rather spread out.