Summer Adventure #1

At the recommendation of the guy who cuts my hair, Crystal and I drove to the small village of Lebret, SK about an hour away from Regina. Neither of us had heard of the town before, but apparently it is the home to The Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church. Knowing nothing of this place, except that it was in the Qu'Appelle Valley, and that there was an art sale, off we went.

This is what we discovered. The church was built in 1926, and was a missionary out post to the Metis and other indian tribes of the area. It is a huge church in a town of about 200 people, and is situated along side a lake. It houses iconic sculptures that were brought over from France by the French missionaries, and there is a "museum" in the back that had loads of antiques. There were photos, rifles, arrowheads, a Narwhal tusk coat-rack, indian headress, and on and on. Truly a gem in the middle of hicksville.

On the hillside, they've built a small chapel on can hike up to, passing by the 14 Stations of the Cross along the way. At the top is a good vista of the valley and lake, and you can see the former convent building, the site of the residential school that closed in the 90's, and the church itself.

I've only got a few pix, but hopefully my photographer wife will post a few more in the near future. I am still learning how to be a spouse to an artist. I've been relying on her to take photos, but I am realizing I need to take my own snapshots still, as her photos are much more professional, and are potentially income earning for her, so I can't just spread them around willy-nilly.)

We never did go to the art sale, as it was "granny" art, and it cost $3 to get in.