SASKATOON WALKING TOURS – SUMMER 2024 hosted by Saskatoon Heritage Society
Sunday July 14 – 2 p.m. – Historic Downtown Tour. Learn of the settlement, and
development, of Saskatoon’s historic downtown district, with local historian, Terry Hoknes. Tour to last
approx. 1 ½ hours. Assemble outside of the Bessborough Hotel at 2: p.m. – A Saskatoon Heritage Society
(SHS) programme: Donations welcome!
Sunday July 28 – 1.30 p.m. – Forestry Farm Park Walking Tour and Open House.
Superintendent’s Residence Open House 1:30 p.m. -2:30 p.m., followed by a tour of the park at 2:30 p.m.
Learn about the history of the park and its impressive collection of various trees and shrubs. – A Friends of
the Forestry Farm House (FFFH) Programme – www.fffh.ca
Sunday August 11 – 2 p.m. – Saskatoon’s Early History- Broadway Avenue Tour.
Assemble at the Pioneer Memorial Cairn (top of Broadway Bridge & Saskatchewan Cres) and learn about the early history of Saskatoon’s settlement from your tour guide, local historian Terry Hoknes. The tour duration, will be approximately 1 ½ hours. – A Saskatoon Heritage Society (SHS) programme: Donations welcome!
Sunday August 25 – 1.30 p.m. – Forestry Farm Park Walking Tour and Open House.
Superintendent’s Residence Open House 1:30 p.m. -2:30 p.m., followed by a tour of the park at 2:30 p.m.
Learn about the history of the park and its impressive collection of various trees and shrubs. – A Friends of the Forestry Farm House (FFFH) Programme – www.fffh.ca
Sunday September 22 – 2 p.m. – Nutana Pioneer Cemetery Tour (1.5hrs).
Led by local historian, Dianne Wilson – Meet at corner of Ruth Street W & St. Henry Avenue.
Saskatoon’s original cemetery (1884-1948) commemorates those intrepid members of the settlement
and homesteading community of the early days of the Temperance Colony. Come and hear some of
their stories- A Saskatoon Heritage Society (SHS) programme: Donations welcome!
