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Saskatoon, Saskatchewan's largest city.
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Among the city's most striking build-
ings is the castle-like railway hotel, the
Bessborough, which was built by relief
workers during the depression era, as
were the graceful arched bridges that
span the river from downtown.
throughout. The museum also contains
such amenities as a children's room, a
coffee shop and a gift shop.
A 10min drive north leads to the
wonderful Wanuskewin Heritage
Park
, perhaps the best na-
tive museum in the prairies. The area
around Saskatoon was settled continu-
ously for thousands of years before the
fi rst white settlers arrived; a river valley
just north of the city was long used as a
“buffalo jump” where local First Nations
hunted and established winter camps.
Now the property is open to the public
as a series of archaeological sites—an-
cient tipi rings and a medicine wheel,
for instance—plus an indoor museum
and interpretive centre dealing with the
history of First Nations people here.
The Mendel Art Gallery
is the
province's best art museum. Its exhib-
its rotate quite regularly, and whether
drawn from the permanent collection
or just on loan, they're always interest-
ing. Its eclectic collection means vis-
itors can admire paintings by Canadian
artist Emily Carr in one gallery, several
different multimedia installations occu-
pying another and a collection of mod-
ern prints, paintings and other media
works by First Nations artists sprinkled
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