Opened during Pion-Era 2009...

  Winning the Prairie Gamble:
The Saskatchewan Story!  

It was a special day for the WDM as we opened the final phases of Winning the Prairie Gamble: The Saskatchewan Story  in Saskatoon. This exhibit follows the lives of the Worthy's, a typical farm family, over 100 years of struggles, challenges and new opportunities. 

Hop aboard a recreated colonist car and experience part of the arduous and uncertain journey new immigrants took to reach their new homes in Saskatchewan.  The exhibits entwine the family story with the events and influences which affected their lives including  the World Wars, the Spanish Influenza epidemic, the Great Depression, faith, grievances against the political establishment, rural electrification, and the prairie grain economy.  The exhibit storyline entwines First Nations and Métis stories too. Learn about First Nations and Métis farming, hunting and fishing.  A diorama scene evokes harvest time on a First Nations reserve. An elderly woman hangs fish to dry on a frame outside her log home. The Métis story is told in an adjoining display, and features the fiddling of modern-day Métis fiddler, John Arcand.

See Winning the Prairie Gamble exhibits in other WDM locations.

First Nations and Métis diorama scenes demonstrate the important roles these groups played in the shaping of our province.

Step inside a real soddie and imagine what life would be like for you and your family living inside.

Experience the moment when electricity first reached rural homes and see the changes that it brought for rural families.

Drive a combine and try to guess which of the many crops grown in Saskatchewan you are harvesting.

And many more Saskatchewan stories!