Day Eight

Today we drove down to Steinbach. Dropped the truck at the Ford dealer for some repairs (turns out one of the spark plugs was cracked). Got a lift over to the Mennonite Heritage Museum. We were there on the same day as many school groups, so there were lots of children and interpreters on site. Highlights included the sod house, the rhubarb jam being made in the summer kitchen of a different house, the general store and the public school. The girls got to ride in a wagon drawn by a team of oxen. We went into the windmill built about four years ago. It was not running on this day because the windmill inspector from the Netherlands had been there the day before and recommended some repairs. Lots of tractors were scatter about as they were having a tractor show on the weekend. We had a Mennonite lunch with lots of goodies at the livery barn. After lunch Margot and the girls ended up in the oxen barn and the guy let us pet them and then we watched as he let them out. Margot enjoyed the museum chronicalling the mennonite history.

We returned back to Steinbach, but the truck wasn't quite finished, so we walked down the main street. Went into the MCC Thrift Shop and bought a bit more summer reading material. Returned to Winnipeg for supper and dropped in at a game store (and picked up a few small ones for travel).

Went to bed early, as everyone was tired.


Oxen at Mennonite Heritage Museum


Tractor getting ready for farm show with windmill in background


Maybe Brenna is headed for the front of the classroom.


Printers Shop at Mennonite Heritage Museum