The Elbow & District Museum is situated on Saskatchewan Street. In the early 1900’s wood was so scarce on the prairies that many homesteaders built their first homes out of the sod. In 1965 the first replica of an authentic sod house was constructed as part of the celebrations for Saskatchewan’s 60th anniversary as a province. In the summer of 2000 the house was rebuilt from native prairie sod, and furnished with period pieces. Operated as part of our museum, the “Sod Shack” is a symbol of the past, giving visitors a glimpse of how thousands of settlers lived when they homesteaded to the Canadian prairies in the early 1900’s. Museum also contains an original “buffalo chair” as well as a number of First Nations artifacts from the area.

Location Notes

Located on Main Street (sign outside)

Operating Season

May – September

Hours

Seasonal from May-September. Visit town website or call for operating hours.