On Monday July 21st Arturo, Chris and I set out to the south of Macklin. The day was showering off and on, but generally a little drier than it had been in previous days. We avoided muddy back roads as much as we could and made our way to the town of Hoosier. This town was featured in the short documentary film we made eight years ago with Rueben Tschetter. The film is called "Forgotten Prairie' and it can be viewed on Youtube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9K4zxTN-Io&t=8s
Most of the houses in town are occupied, but there are only a handful. There is a Co-op store there, and a maintenance shop for the Rural Municipality. There is also a really cool abandoned school, and an old United Church. We spent the afternoon photographing in town, before continuing on to our next stop for the Beer Parlour Project.
There was a group of four young girls in town that were really friendly. They chatted with us, introduced us to their grandmother, and their mother who worked at the Co-op. They also showed us a history book from the area that had some great old photos of the town back in the day. The great thing about small towns is that kids can be safe in this environment, unlike a big city.
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