It is surrounded by Smoky Lake County, approximately 90 km (56 mi) northeast of Edmonton.

[5] Waskatenau is known for its repeated efforts to set a world record for the longest continuous game of softball.

The town held three such softball marathons, known as the "Home Run For Life", as fundraisers for the Cross Cancer Institute and Stollery Children's Hospital in Edmonton.

In late June 2005, the first marathon went for 60 hours and 4 minutes and raised $75,000, unofficially holding the world record for less than 1 day before a team in Quebec broke it.

[citation needed] Finally, in 2009, Home Run For Life III successfully set the official, Guinness-approved record for the "longest game of softball", playing 115 hours and 3 minutes from June 30 to July 5,[8][9] and raising more than $110,000.