Sad news that this amazing piece of Canadian heritage has been burnt down; the iconic image that was once on the dollar bill exists only in archives now. I wonder if they will rebuild it to its former wonder.

Last year we went to Saskatchewan for a family (his) gathering at Moosomin Lake. One of the days was spent riding around packed in the car, yup five of us, uncles, aunts and us, checking out the places of their youth. We stopped at the very old Windsor hotel, decked out with saloon doors and deer heads and sepia photos, we had burgers and beer; across the road was the grain elevator.

inside the Windsor Hotel

If you’ve never been to the prairies and seen a giant grain elevator(and I had not) like this you must. Its stunning to be out the the ‘big wide open’, the sun is brilliant, the clouds reminiscent of The Simpsons and the grain elevator drumming up images of men with moustaches, pipe in mouth driving horse pulled carts, ‘their’ women in poofy long skirts, 5 kids in suspenders running amok.

Lake of the Woods Milling Co. was opened in 1895.

Article at Leader Post