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PEMBINA V ALLE Y 66 Roland 4-H MUSEUM With the building of the railroad in the late 1880s, homesteader Roland McDonald purchased a quarter section of land through which the rail line passed. Roland registered as the railway station in 1890. See Canada's only 4-H Museum displaying many artifacts of this far-reaching organization. Open July 1 to August 31, daily 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. or by appointment. Donations accepted. location: 72 - 3rd St. p: 204-745-2008 e: rol4hmus@mts.net w: www.roland4hmuseum.ca b Snowflake STAR MOUND SCHOOL MUSEUM A former schoolhouse (1886) with text books, records, the Star Mound School Museum is located in a park noted for spring crocuses. A sacred Aboriginal site is also located here. Open daily, April to October. Donations accepted. location: 3 km/2 mi west and 1.6 km/ 1 mi north of Snowflake p: 204-873-2600 St. Claude SAINT-CLAUDE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH The Saint-Claude Roman Catholic Church was designed by architect Etienne Gaboury who designed the Saint-Boniface Cathedral. With its long narrow tinted windows, the interior is as unconventional in concept as is its unusual exterior and surrounded by beautiful gardens. Open by appointment. location: 84 PR 240 S p: 204-379-2434; 204-379-2323 SMOKING PIPE Saint-Claude has the world's second largest Smoking Pipe commemorating early settlers who came from Saint- Claude, Jura, France, whose main industry was the manufacturing of smoking pipes. location: First St. DAIRY MUSEUM OF MANITOBA The Dairy Museum of Manitoba features local dairying from early practices to modern processing, agricultural exhibits, a one-room school, a chapel museum and old CPR station. Open Monday to Friday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. in July and August. Admission charged. location: Parc Mile 60 Park p: 204-379-2156, 204-379-2228 SAINT-CLAUDE CENOTAPH The Saint-Claude Cenotaph, inaugurated July 14, 1921, is dedicated to soldiers who died in wars throughout the world. location: Taché St. SAINT-CLAUDE COMMUNITY GARDENS Visit Saint-Claude Community Gardens, a kilometre of gardens where artists- gardeners gather to plant and maintain these local gardens, award winners of Communities in Bloom 2004. PARC MILE 60 PARK Parc Mile 60 Park is a new outdoor recreation area named for the 60-mile water tank used to fill the original steam engines coming from Winnipeg. The park offers four baseball grounds and soccer pitches and plans for volleyball, tennis and badminton facilities. It is also the site for the village campsite. GAOL The former gaol has been restored and is now open as a museum and tourist attraction. The building also houses the new Saint-Claude tourist office serving Saint-Claude and the region. location: Hwy. 240 & 1st St. Dairy Museum of Manitoba – St. Claude Credit: John Quayle