Winnipeg

Three weeks of meandering the western provinces has brought us to Winnipeg where we will stay with my cousins for the weekend.  We thoroughly enjoyed our time in Fort Qu'Appelle, Sk - a beautiful spot.  Thanks so much, Nadine and Darcy, Stetson and Scott for everything! 
After leaving there, we stopped at the Motherwell Homestead, former home of Sask's first minister of agriculture, Mr. Motherwell.  There we met an interpreter in period costume making turkey soup for the children who were at a day camp, also dressed in turn of the century clothes, learning what life was like on the farm - mucking out the pig pen when we saw them.  Turns out the interpreter lived her hippie days in a cloud of funny smoke on Silver Star Mt in the late 60s (-:

canola field from farmhouse

Crossing the border into Manitoba, we stopped at a car museum - not my cup of tea but it turned out to be very interesting. I had no idea there were so many car companies back in the very early days of the industry, including some who evolved from making horse drawn carriages.  The place also had many more unique curiosities - doll carriages, all metal tricycles, old fire engines, etc.

The mint

This morning we toured the Canadian mint here in Winnipeg and learned all about how coins are made - another fascinating place.  They also make coins for many other countries.