Motorcylists Scavenger Hunt Stop

Fifty-two motorcyclists stopped at our museum this morning as a part of their group's annual tour around western Canada. They each had a sheet of questions about our museum that they needed answered in order to complete this stop's part of their pre-planned scavenger hunt.
They were a fine group of adventureous people who are enjoying open prairie roads on their bikes.
They came from all different places - Alberta, Sask and even one lady from
Florida.

Photography Club Visits

The Battleford Photography Club visited the museum tonite. It takes a visit from a photography club to look at the park in a different way. These are a few of the results.

Coalition of I885

On Saturday, June 7th, Noreen and Lucille travelled to Duck Lake Museum where an announcement was made regarding funding for tourism opportunities associated with the 125th Anniversary of the 1885 Resistance/Rebellion in 2010.
The event was begun with the toe tapping music of the musicians on the left and a clog dancer. (Sorry, I didn't write down their names.)
The announcement was made by the Honourable Christine Tell, Minister of Saskatchewan Tourism, Parks, Culture and Sports, Maurice Vellacott, MP for Saskatoon-Wanuskewin, and Ian McGilp, Industry Development Manager for Tourism Saskatchewan. Each party is contributing $75,000 toward the comprehensive marketing plan.
The Duck Lake Museum hosted the event and it was a fitting place to hold it as the first skirmish back in 1885 took place near by.
This is an opportunity for all the parks, museums, sites, and other associated groups to plan a celebration to mark the historic milestone and make a plan for tourism to the sites for the future.
CMMM has artifacts pertaining to the 1885 Rebellion.

Work Experience Help

The CKHS Work Experience group helped us with some painting in the cook house. They painted the inside of the sliding covers for the windows. Also they cleaned and washed throughout the museum. Thanks to everyone, Supervisors and students, for the work accomplished.
We appreciate these groups of young people who are willing to help CMMM do some of the work that needs to be done each year.

Repairs Finished on Exterior

Our maintenance crew completed the repairs to the exterior of Ovenstown this week and Sean, Student Team Leader, has primed the walls. Soon the damage from the fire will not be visible. Inside needs a little more work. The smoky smell has dissipated quite a bit and we are optimistic that soon it will be just a bad memory.
Increased security measures have been implemented to help protect the museum.
It is extremely disheartening to think that someone would want to set fire to such a valuable asset to our community.