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The facade (inset) and eye-
catching exhibits at the RCMP
Heritage Centre in Regina DRINK

Beer Bros
24 Gastropub offering
Yorkton 27 beers on tap and a
pleasant patio, located
@ n Jct Hwy 9 & Hwy 16; in the 1906 Prince
www.tourismyorkton.com Edward Building.
Founded in 1882 as a farming ⌂ 1821 Scarth St,
community, Yorkton is located Regina ∑ beerbros.ca
in central Saskatchewan.
The striking architecture of its Bushwakker
churches reflects the town’s Brewpub
Ukrainian heritage. The local Housed in a historic
Western Development warehouse, this
Museum (one of four in the friendly pub is known
province) tells the story of for its delicious
immigrants to the region. blackberry mead and
other specialty in-
house brews.
25 ⌂ 2206 Dewdney
Ave, Regina
Fort Qu’Appelle ∑ bushwakker.ca
n 160 Company Ave S;
1st Ave. Nearby, River St has www.fortquappelle.com Crave Kitchen &
hotels and ware houses that Wine Bar
reflect Moose Jaw’s time as Named after an 1864 Hudson’s Located in Regina’s
“sin city” during the 1920s – Bay Company fur-trading supposedly most
when Prohibition in the United post, the picturesque town haunted building, this
States meant that illegally of Fort Qu’Appelle is located bar-restaurant offers
produced liquor was smuggled between Regina and Yorkton excellent cocktails and
from Canada to Chicago. on Hwy 10. The Fort a strong wine list.
The Moose Jaw branch of the Qu’Appelle Museum is built ⌂ 1925 Victoria
Western Development Museum on the site of the old fort. It Ave, Regina
focuses on transporta tion. houses Aboriginal artifacts ∑ cravekwb.com
such as antique beadwork
and pioneer photographs.
The 267-mile (430-km) long
Qu’Appelle River widens at
the town into a string of eight house with ornamen tal
lakes bordered by several gardens was built by poli tician
provincial parks. William R. Motherwell, who so
Scenic drives success fully introduced
through the agricultural improvements to
region are one the area that he became the
of the valley’s province agriculture minister
greatest from 1905 to 1918.
attractions.
East of Fort Fort Qu’Appelle Museum
Qu’Appelle is " ⌂ 198 Bay Ave N § (306)
the Motherwell 332 5751 # Jun–Aug: 1–
Homestead National 5pm daily
Historic Site. This gracious
Motherwell Homestead
National Historic Site
" ⌂ Off Hwy 22 § (306) 333
“Mac the Moose,” an iconic 2116 # Mid-May–Jun: 10am–
statue that welcomes visitors 4pm Mon–Fri; Jul & Aug:
to the town of Moose Jaw 10am–4pm daily
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