Steamboats and cannons.

Valley Campground, Rosthern, SK (1 star)

We saw two more places related to the North West Resistance today. First up, Fort Carlton, which it turns out was the major crossing point for trade by cart and by boat. Lee imagines a river boat like the Northcote going up and down the river between Fort Edmonton and York Factory, with a stop at Fort Carlton.

Next, we stopped at the Duck Lake Interpretive Centre. It told more stories than just the battle at Duck Lake. A very informative place.

Lez reads and reads and read and takes far too many photos:

I found it as interesting here in the Fort Carlton and Duck Lake area as it was in Fort Walsh earlier on our adventures - seeing a remote fort that is TRULY remote brings home how self-sufficient the settlers had to be. No sign of civilization in any direction at several of these forts and trading posts. Cannot fathom living in homes with the prairie winter temperatures we know and experience when we start our vehicles outside on a 30 below winter's day. Our cars warm up; their homes would not have been as comfortable.

By contrast, it was interesting to go through the forts in these very hot days - and trying to imagine the amount of clothing the people, especially the women, wore in this heat!

On a very positive note - MaMi's Country Quilts in Duck Lake was a pleasant surprise - so well stocked! Michele, owner, is a certified Judy Neimeyer instructor (for all you quilters) and WOW what a great selection of patterns and all the fabrics needed to keep one in stitches for years!

Of course I bought some!