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27-29, 2012) is a celebration of folk/
roots music and culture with something
for everyone. Camping spots are
available; call ahead at 306-268-2909.
On Saturday, June 9, 2012, take in the
8th annual Arts in the Park Festival in
Rockglen. At Wood Mountain Regional
Park, the 122nd Wood Mountain
Stampede, Canada’s oldest
continuous rodeo will take place from
July 6-8, 2012.
Several truly indulgent options await
you in Moose Jaw. Choose from one of
the city’s many spas – perhaps the
Sahara Spa, across from beautiful
Crescent Park in the historic CNR
station, offering the world’s most
traditional forms of spa treatments. Or
try the Hibiscus Sun Spa and Boutique,
Purely Pleasure Salon, Wrapture Day
Spa & Salon, and the renowned Temple
Gardens Mineral Spa.
If you’re eager to tour the Big Muddy
Badlands and explore Butch Cassidy’s
Outlaw Trail, there are tours by van, or
private guided tours in your own
vehicle. Many of the sites are on private
land and accessible only on a guided
tour which leaves from Coronach.
The St. Victor Petroglyphs Provincial
Park contains one of Saskatchewan’s
most fascinating mysteries. Located
just a short drive northwest of Willow
Bunch, these prehistoric carvings come
from an unknown pre-contact culture.
At the Sukanen Ship Pioneer Village and
Museum, 8 miles south of Moose Jaw,
40 acres of authentic pioneer and
historical buildings and artifacts are
lovingly displayed by volunteers from
May to September each year. Visit the
childhood homestead of John G.
Diefenbaker, Canada’s 13th Prime
Minister, or see the “Sontiainen”, the
43-foot ship hand-built in the 1930s in
the middle of the prairie by Tom
Sukanen, to sail home to Finland.
Other forms of transportation are
commemorated in Moose Jaw at the
Western Development Museum –
History of Transportation. In Ogema, a
group of enthusiastic volunteers in the
Ogema Heritage Railway Association
have established the Southern Prairie
Motorcycling near Rockglen
Photo Credit: Tourism Saskatchewan/Greg Huszar Photography
2012/2013 Southern Saskatchewan Vacation Guide 29