WAgoN: Rob WEiTzEL/TouRiSm SASKATCHEWAN; FiSHiNg: gREg HuSzAR/TouRiSm SASKATCHEWAN; STudio: doNALd FERguSoN
The season’s
harvest of
mouth-watering
eateries,
cowboy fun
and cultural
experiences
Living history in
Saskatchewan
local culture
the Prairies in Moose Jaw.
wdm.ca
Blasts from the Past
Wherever you are in
Hit the road
the province, you’re
The Highway 1 Studio
not far from a Western
Tour proves that art
Development Museum. The
exists in every corner of
network includes outposts
Saskatchewan. The annual
in Saskatoon,
self-guided driving
Yorkton, North
tour showcases
Battleford
artists in their
and Moose
studios along
Jaw. Each
a stretch
location
of highway
offers
from
fascinating
Waldeck
insights into
to Herbert.
Saskatchewan’s
Visitors
past: Experience
can pop into
Highway 1
a 1910 Boomtown
the seven studios
Studio Tour
at the Saskatoon
along the route to
location, chronicle the
see 18 artists at work, in
history of immigrants
disciplines ranging from
in Yorkton, witness the
pottery and painting to
evolution of farm life in
blacksmithing and wire
North Battleford, or see
crochet. Meet the makers,
how transportation molded
watch them ply their trades
Fishing for sport (and fun) on Tobin Lake
and purchase a piece while
you’re at it.
Oct. 1-2,
highway1studiotour.ca
outdoors
catch of the day
Every year, anglers from
across the U.S. and Canada
descend on Tobin Lake near
Nipawin to reel in walleye
for the Vanity Cup. The
23rd-annual tournament is
set to take to the water with
160-plus teams competing
for more than $300,000 in
cash and prizes.
Oct. 1-2, vanitycup.ca
coWBoYs & rodeo
saddle up
The rodeo gallops into
town this October as
Swift Current welcomes
the Canadian Cowboys
Association Finals. As
one of Canada’s largest
rodeos, the CCA Finals see
the toughest cowboys and
cowgirls vie for top prizes
in major rodeo events,
including steer wrestling
and barrel racing—not
to mention saddle bronc,
bareback and bull riding!
Oct. 19-22,
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CAA SASKATCHEWAN
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