We popped down to Elbow for Canada Day. The town really comes alive for the summer on that day each year. I thought we missed the parade last year, but it turns out they didn’t have one. This year was a very special occasion.
The friendly people you meet at Hank’s Tavern
I wonder how often people take the turnoff to Bradwell. If you’re in a hurry, you’ll just blow by the Bradwell access sign like it’s not even there. But it’s well worth the trip into town to visit Hank’s Tavern at the Bradwell Hotel.
A sunny morning in Manitou Beach
“Why does it always rain when we go to Manitou Beach?” It doesn’t always, but when you wake up on a Saturday morning and the rain is drizzling like a Vancouver winter, it seems like a good day for a soak in a hot mineral spa.
Where the wind blows this summer
I can’t believe it’s already six years since I visited Windscape Kite Festival in Swift Current.
Bunking with History: The Magazine School
To describe the midsummer day as sweltering would be an understatement. The thermometer had soared past 35° C shortly after noon. At 5:30 p.m. I’m slouched in one of two big wicker chairs on the porch of a 100-year-old log cabin.
Winner: Gold Saskatchewan Article
Western Magazine Awards winners announced for 2014. My Westworld Saskatchewan story about Ghostown Blues Bed and Breakfast, Bunking with History, won GOLD Saskatchewan Article.