Waskesiu Heritage Museum Hosts the ArchaeoCaravan
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The Waskesiu Heritage Museum is in its 11th summer of providing visitors to Waskesiu with a unique experience of earlier days in “Saskatchewan’s playground”.
The museum tells the human history of Prince Albert National Park (PANP) since its inception in 1928. It brings together artifacts, images, and memorabilia that depict the way of life of early visitors and residents. People who were instrumental in developing the Waskesiu community and who continue to enjoy PANP today donated items to the museum.
The museum enables visitors to gain a greater understanding of the park’s vibrant past. Several thousand people visit the museum each year.
The featured exhibit is an original canvas roofed shack tent from the early days of the Park, accompanied by a replica of an early camp kitchen. A guide welcomes visitors and shares stories about “shacktenting”. A portable cabin and shed, locally known as a doghouse, represent a later era along with a fire tower cupola and a rail cart for portaging watercraft. The displays in the heritage log building can be viewed alone or with free audio guides that relate stories connected to the artifacts.
