[2] The first travel in this area was by foot, two-wheeled ox carts and horse-drawn freight wagons using trails on the sod.

[7] Travelling east then south-east from Sceptre, Highway 32 provides access to the ghost towns of Lemsford,[8] Portreeve,[9] Shackleton,[10] and Battrum.

Highway 32 had become infamous for its extremely poor condition, which can primarily be attributed to a substandard pavement design (thin membrane surface (TMS)) and claims of lack of maintenance.

Sections of the highway were reverted to gravel and the condition of the route was so bad that ambulances were avoiding it as much as possible.

In 2006, to bring attention to the poor condition of the highway, 12 people — eleven men and one woman — from Leader produced a humorous, nude 2007 calendar.

The calendar garnered world-wide attention and sold 3,000 copies raising $40,000 for a new roof on Leader's community hall.