SUKANEN SHIP VILLAGE — Visiting the outdoor flea market at the Sukanen Ship Museum was like taking a step back in time.
Vendors displayed a broad range of items used in the past and now sold to collectors.
Taking a walk down the avenues lined with vendors one saw a mini chuckwagon from the Old West, skulls of steers or bison, saddles and more.
A few steps away was a bear skin rug and a jukebox combining a radio and DVD player.
The back of a truck held two old coal-burning stoves, likely once used to heat homesteader shacks, and an old liquor bar.
A display of framed art was built around an old A&W sign while a table of 33 RPM vinyl records sat nearby.
Then there was the tent sheltering new children’s books and toys. A rock hound display had polished stones and was one of several selling baubles.
And, of course, tables had car parts, tires, old manuals, advertising signs, surplus household items, as well as one with strawberry crowns for transplanting.
A Girl Guides booth sold those scrumptious cookies.
“It went pretty well,’’ said Robby Downton, organizer of the third annual flea market.
“We had 54 vendors, Lots of people came out. I saw quite a bit of stuff walk out. I even bought one thing. Couldn’t resist.’’
By noon the attendance was 300 and it got busier after lunch
“There were line-ups at the burger shack.
You can get a burger for $7. Some people came back for two or three.’’
The morning weather was gloomy but it turned into a nice day.
Theo Poulin, a museum member from near Regina, said it was raining cats and dogs when he left home in the morning.
About six vendors from last year’s market were at the Indian Head market. “We're usually the day after them.’’
Ron Walter can be reached at ronjoy@sasktel.net
