Day 13 - Saskatoon

In the morning we headed to Saskatoon on Hwy 11. The drive was around 3 hours so we were at our hotel at noon. Fortunately they let us check-in early. Saskatoon is called the Paris of the Prairies, and is the biggest city of Saskatchewan by population. There is definitely some European influence in architecture in this city, I could see that on some apartment buildings and houses. This for example is one of the houses that stood out.

After checking out the Broadway of Saskatoon we went to the Western Development Museum, a unique Museum that recreates Saskatoon from 1910. It displays the longest indoor street of any Museum in Canada and you can roam through the buildings. There is everything from a scary looking dentist office to a pharmacy with countless vintage bottles, there is even a grocery store that looks like if it would be straight from Dr. Quinn's town.

You could spend quite a while here checking out all the stunning details and hidden treasures. To top it off they have a collection of vintage cars, including a 1972 Cadillac. At the end I didn't have enough time for the interpretive tour that introduces the development of a farmer family's life from the early 1900s to modern day, so I just rushed through pressing all the shiny buttons.

Before returning to the hotel, we walked along the shore of the South Saskatchewan River, that cuts through Saskatoon, stopping shortly at the Mendel Art Gallery. Tomorrow we will go to the grasslands down south (picture a rattle snake and stuff).