{"id":20425,"date":"2013-07-29T16:46:41","date_gmt":"2013-07-29T21:46:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/?p=20425"},"modified":"2016-09-21T20:20:25","modified_gmt":"2016-09-21T17:20:25","slug":"visiting-the-assiniboia-and-district-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/visiting-the-assiniboia-and-district-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"Visiting the Assiniboia and District Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I took the bulk of the day off from work. After breakfast, L and I headed into town for some supplies and to visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.assiniboia.net\/visiting\/museum.html\">Assiniboia and District Museum<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s quite small, but the exhibits are interesting, especially if you have a farm boy like L on hand who can further explain the farm equipment to you. I enjoyed the small exhibits showing early 20th century scenes like a barbershop, general store, and dentist&#8217;s office, but my favourite bit was the classic car display. For $5, the Assiniboia museum is a great way to kill an hour or two.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-20425 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMGP7423.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMGP7423-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20426\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20426'>\n\t\t\t\tThe entrance to the Assiniboia museum.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMGP7425.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMGP7425-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20427\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20427'>\n\t\t\t\tNotice the telephone poles in this scene of covered wagons and teepees?\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMGP7426.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMGP7426-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20428\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20428'>\n\t\t\t\tBox for carrying 120 eggs.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMGP7427.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMGP7427-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20429\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20429'>\n\t\t\t\tThe collection plate in the church exhibit had a collection in it.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMGP7428.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMGP7428-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20430\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20430'>\n\t\t\t\tL and I both had the same thought: this churn looks like my washing machine!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMGP7429.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMGP7429-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20431\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20431'>\n\t\t\t\tCute stove.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMGP7430.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMGP7430-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20432\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20432'>\n\t\t\t\tAmphibious car.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMGP7431.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMGP7431-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20433\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20433'>\n\t\t\t\tYou can see the prop for the car. Notice that the tailpipe is high up.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMGP7432.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMGP7432-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20434\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20434'>\n\t\t\t\tFlotation devices in the back seat.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMGP7433.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMGP7433-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20435\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20435'>\n\t\t\t\tThis reminded me of Donna and Ken&#8217;s truck Pepe.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMGP7434.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMGP7434-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20436\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20436'>\n\t\t\t\tModel T Ford with a camper conversion!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMGP7437.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMGP7437-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20438\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20438'>\n\t\t\t\tAll there is inside is the popup bunk.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMGP7438.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMGP7438-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20439\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20439'>\n\t\t\t\tLetter dated June of 1980 giving the museum permission to display a still.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMGP7440.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMGP7440-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20440\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20440'>\n\t\t\t\tLots of wonderful old cars.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMGP7441.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMGP7441-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20441\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20441'>\n\t\t\t\tMy Barbies had a trunk like this. \ud83d\ude42\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMGP7442.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMGP7442-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20442\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20442'>\n\t\t\t\tPrince Charles visited Assiniboia in 2001.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMGP7443.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMGP7443-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20443\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20443'>\n\t\t\t\tOld rusted oil puller.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMGP7444.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMGP7444-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20444\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20444'>\n\t\t\t\tOld maintained oil puller.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMGP7445.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMGP7445-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20445\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20445'>\n\t\t\t\tHomemade lawn mower with a wooden steering wheel.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMGP7446.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMGP7446-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20446\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20446'>\n\t\t\t\tSometime later, at the Fields store, I come across these very Canadian faux-fur lined Crocs.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>After the museum, we headed out to lunch. Caroline had warned us against going to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.121steakhouse.com\/\">121 Steakhouse<\/a>, but L wanted to form his own opinion so we went there. Service wasn&#8217;t great, but the food was good! L started with a French onion soup that was a 9\/10, followed by fish &#8216;n chips. My chicken and bacon club with yam fries really hit the spot. I&#8217;d go there again.<\/p>\n<p>We also did some window shopping at The Bargain Shop!, Fields, and the Sally Ann.<\/p>\n<p>Not a very exciting day by big city standards, but it was plenty of fun for simple folks like us. \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I took the bulk of the day off from work. After breakfast, L and I headed into town for some supplies and to visit the Assiniboia and District Museum. It&#8217;s quite small, but the exhibits are interesting, especially if you have a farm boy like L on hand who can further explain the farm equipment [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1053,632,4,635,5,807,3,8],"tags":[804,794,713],"class_list":["post-20425","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-assiniboia","category-canada","category-haven","category-north-america","category-rving","category-saskatchewan","category-travel","category-work","tag-history-museums","tag-restaurants","tag-transport-museums"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20425","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20425"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20425\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20425"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20425"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20425"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}