Yorkton SK to Kenora ON

Another lovely clear day as we headed east.

At the tourist info place in Russel MB, this guy was ready for a romp:

We had seen signs to a National Monument display of grain elevators in Inglis so thought we'd have a look. It was about 15 minutes north of Russel. One elevator was open for self-guided tours. It was interesting getting inside one of these elevators. This one was built in about 1922, and a group is trying to restore and maintain the rest too. The newest one was built in about 1940.

The reality of modern farming

 

Earlier while in the tourist info place, we noticed some stained-glass displayed:

Turns out it wasn't stained glass, but more of an appliqué of pieces applied to a plain glass background. This gave the piece a real 3-D look. It was done by a local artist, with more of his and other works displayed in the TinHouse coffee shop in downtown Russell:

 The coffee shop is kind of an artists co-op type of place. They set up a booth every year in Toronto at the One-of-a-Kind show there. We (aka Cathie) wanted lots from the store, but we resisted.

Continuing to head east, we lunched with the bison again at the paddock in Minnedosa MB:

Tonight we're in a Kenora ON campground, right in town. We tried for the Walmart, but this is one of those well-signed "No Overnighting, due to town ordinance" places that is enforced apparently. Turns out we stayed at this cg many years ago, and didn't like it much then either. The washrooms are better now though.

Today's route: