Shearwater Boat Cruise, Berry Barn and Wanuskewin Heritage Park
This full day tour begins at the Western Development Museum where you will tour the Museum’s 1910 Boomtown. More than 30 buildings portray community life - from the General Store to the Blacksmith shop. Displays include “Winning the Prairie Gamble” a time line of farming in Saskatchewan, and “The Quilt of Belonging” a quilt that shows of the nationalities of Canada. For lunch we will visit a 40-Acre Saskatoon Berry orchard overlooking the beautiful South Saskatchewan River. Enjoy the provincial award winning, “The Berry Barn” Gift Shop & Eatery where you can taste an extensive line of Saskatoon Berry foods and purchase wide range of quality country craft and gift items. Sample the Riverbend Plantation preserves, which are made on the farm. The afternoon will find you at the world-renowned Wanuskewin Heritage Park. The park depicts First Nations life before contact with the Europeans. While at the park we will participant in a Tipi raising, with a building tour and go on a trail walk. On the trails you can see archeological digs in the process. The natural amphitheatre and outdoor activity area are the sites for dances, theatres, songs, storytelling and demonstrations. A city tour will be incorporated into the tour.
Shearwater Boat Cruise, Berry Barn and Wanuskewin Heritage Park
8:45 - Depart
9:00 - Shearwater Boat Cruise
11:00 - Depart for the Berry Barn
11:15 - Arrive at the Berry Barn
11:30 - Lunch
12:45 - Depart for Wanuskewin Heritage Park
1:15 - Arrive at the Park
DVD presentation
Building Tour
2:00 - Native Dancer
Tipi Rising
Trail Walk
Shopping
4:00 - Depart
Wednesday September 19
Price: $100.00 per person
Batoche and Fort Carlton
Batoche National Historic Park captures a critical moment in the history of the West. Its bullet-scarred rectory and church of St. Antoine de Padoue are now excellent museums. The Visitor Reception Centre offers an audiovisual presentation and an exhibit hall features displays on the Northwest Rebellion as well as the history and culture of the Métis. Fort Carlton Historic Park provided a fur trade provisional post in the 1860’s, along with a reconstructed stockade and buildings furnished to appear as they did in the 1860’s. The Hudson Bay Trading Company and the North West Mounted Police co-existed in the fort. Lunch will be at the “Rendezvous” restaurant at St. Isidore de Bellevue. The menu will be authentic French-Canadian cuisine.
8:45 – Depart
10:00 – Arrive at Batoche National Historic Site
12:00 – Depart from the Museum
12:15 – Lunch at St. Isidore de Bellevue
1:15 – Depart for Fort Carlton
2:00 – Arrive at the Park
3:30 – Depart
4:30 – Arrive in Saskatoon
Wednesday September 19
Price: $75.00 per person
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