June 21, 2019
Raining again today and we are starting to feel that we are responsible for bringing it with us from the west coast!
Danny left to go back to Waskesiu this morning so Debbie and I have the house for the next few days. I took our SUV back to the dealership to complete the wheel alignment. We then made plans to explore the city.
Our first stop was the Western Development Museum, one of four museums in Saskatchewan that feature the cultural and economic development of the Province of Saskatchewan. The WDM of Saskatoon features the economic development.
The building is huge and contains a village of historic buildings, railroad siding and displays of the many aspects of the growth of the province. Museum displays consisted of aspects of the indigenous people who lived on the land, to homesteaders, the drought of the 1930, and the depression and onto the growth of the farmlands, oil and resource industry and the establishment of the Universities.
There is a terrific display of the huge steel tractors that were shipped from the east coast by rail to the farmers of Saskatchewan to assist in breaking the prairie grasses into fertile farmlands.
We left the museum at closing time and decided to go into the city core to have supper. The last time we had been in Saskatoon in April, we had enjoyed an Italian meal at Traverna and we decided to return. It did not disappoint.
There was a Jazz festival in town for the week so we thought we would have a look at it, in the event we wanted to enjoy it tonight. A slight drizzle had started. The venue for the festival was on the grounds between the Marriot Bessborough Hotel, a classic landmark, and the river. We walked to the gates, and made the decision not to go in because the rain was starting to get stronger and the admission fee was $75.00 per person.
The City of Saskatoon has developed a beautiful park along the banks of the river. We walked the length of the park, listening to the music, and admiring the various statues and the historic cathedrals along the way.
By the time we had returned to our starting point the rain was quite heavy and we retreated to the comfort of the vehicle and drove back to the house. We watched a movie and then off to bed.
Quilting in a Kayak 