Arturo and I met up with Chris in Macklin, Saskatchewan. We rented the same house that Chris and I had rented back in the spring, and would use that as our base. We did not have any outings planned for the Friday evening of our arrival. We attempted to cash in on a special at a local restaurant... $9.99 for an 8oz steak with fries. But the place was packed and they turned us away. We settled for the local Chinese Restaurant.
On Saturday the 19th we had pre-arranged to visit the hotel in Denzil, Saskatchewan, just to the southeast of Macklin. Chris and I had stopped in at the Denzil Hotel back in the spring. At that time the owners, Jen and John, were just opening up. They had purchased the establishment and were in the final stages of setting up when we stopped by. We had hoped that we would be able to visit during our last trip but they were just too busy with their opening. So we arranged this return visit.
Jen is originally from BC, but moved back to small town Saskatchewan when her mother got sick. Sadly her Mom has since passed away. The tavern in the hotel now houses her late mother's collection of tin signs, and there are some good ones.
It was overcast and showering pretty much the entire time that we drove out on Friday, and this continued all day and into the evening on Saturday. There were apparently two weddings in town on the day of our visit, and a number of the wedding guests stopped by the tavern at various times during the day. One of the wedding parties stopped by for some shots on their way to some other event. There were a bunch of locals just hanging out as well. We had a great visit and interviewed a number of the people in attendance. I shot portraits with the big view camera, and at one point the showers stopped long enough for me to take it outside for an exterior shot of the building. This was the 30th hotel on our growing list of locations. We hope to eventually make it to 100, so there will be ongoing travels for years to come.
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