by Linda Aksomitis | Jun 5, 2017
Urban parks often offer residents and visitors alike the ultimate experience. Within minutes, you can trade in laughter and the lunch crowds for bird calls and the scent of flowers. What could be better? The Wakamow Valley in Moose Jaw provides a four-season...
by Linda Aksomitis | May 5, 2017
G Question History of Rodeo See a Rodeo in Saskatchewan Rodeos may have started as a way for vaqueros or cowboys to strut their “stuff” in competitions, but they ended up becoming an important part of Western culture — both in the US and...
by Linda Aksomitis | May 1, 2017
G Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, is, as they say, “surprisingly unexpected.” A city of under 40,000, it’s a mere 45 minutes from Regina, which is the capital of Saskatchewan and Queen City of the Plains. Moose Jaw, though small, offers visitors...
by Linda Aksomitis | Apr 24, 2017
It takes just over 1000 miles (1665 km) to explore Western Canada’s best 8 open air museums — a trip that takes you as far back in time as the fur trade’s historic forts, right through to the threshing machines that made Saskatchewan the bread basket...
by Linda Aksomitis | Apr 10, 2017
Casino Regina is one of Western Canada’s premier weekend destinations for grown-ups. In addition to traditional casino options, it’s also home to one of Regina, Saskatchewan’s, most popular entertainment venues with the Casino Regina Show Lounge....
by Linda Aksomitis | Oct 2, 2016
Did you know that out of Montana’s 56 counties, 46 are considered “frontier counties” with an average population of six or fewer people per square mile? Or that it’s the fourth largest state in the US? What that means, of course, is that there...
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