SUKANEN SHIP PIONEER VILLAGE - The Sukanen Ship Pioneer Village & Museum held its annual family day event last weekend, with the aim of bringing out guests and their families for a day of adventure and history as they toured a snapshot of Saskatchewan’s past.
The museum’s family day event took place on July 21 and included the affordable price point of $2 per guest.
A number of programs included an agility dog show held by the Moose Jaw Dog Club, face painting provided by the Girl Guides of Moose Jaw, rope making, tractor rides, bubble blowing, and a colouring station for children — not to mention an assortment of 25 cent treats that included cookies, popcorn, ice cream cones, and homemade bread and jam.
Cheryl Petlak was one of the guests who visited the family day event along with her niece Jodi Arnold and friend Joey Kilt.
The three guests said their experience at the museum had been “wonderful.”
“It’s beautiful (out here),” said Petlak. “We like checking out… the beautiful way that all the artifacts have been preserved, and the way history is shown we thought was really cool.”
Arnold, her niece, was visiting from Ontario and enjoyed the opportunity to explore more of the province outside of Moose Jaw.
“It was awesome to see… the rustic pioneer (history),” she said, mentioning the pharmacy and the church as a couple noteworthy buildings that stood out to her.
The group also spoke highly of the numerous farm tractors on the site and all agreed that the farmhouse north of the historic train station was worth checking out. Still, at the end of the day, nothing can beat good food and Kilt said her favourite part was “the cookies” offered for sale at the (now historical) price of 25 cents each.
Another family from Regina, who preferred not to have their names included, said they were enjoying their third venture to the museum after visiting a few years back for the museum’s annual threshing bee. They each felt the venue was a great way to spend an afternoon with family.
The Sukanen Ship Museum was founded in 1969 by the Antique Automobile Club of Saskatchewan based out of Moose Jaw. Today the museum holds an estimated 100,000 artifacts representing the history of life in Saskatchewan over 10 acres of land.
For more information call 306-693-7315, visit SukanenShipMuseum.ca, or follow ‘Sukanen Ship Pioneer Village & Museum’ on Facebook.
The Sukanen Ship Pioneer Village and Museum is located approximately 13 kilometres south of Moose Jaw along Highway 2.
