Prairie Reflections : Watrous, Venn, Manitou Beach, Renown, Amazon, and Districts

Hardcover, 902 pages, 8.5x11 in - 22x28 cm, B&W illustrations and photographs.

Back cover lightly rubbed near bottom at spine, chipped near bottom at edge. Spine beginning to crease at head. Top and fore edges lightly soiled. Front free endpaper lightly soiled at top corner. Endpapers and pages age-tanned. Many pages creased at top in gutter margin (pp.185-186 quite creased), pp.341-342 and 345 marked in ink, pp.837-846 torn, all pages readable.

This thick volume contains a local history of the town of Watrous as well as the smaller communities of Venn, Manitou Beach, Renown (now a ghost town), and Amazon. Together, these locales span Saskatchewan’s Rural Municipalities of Morris #312, Wood Creek #281, and Wreford #280. While the second half of the volume is composed of family histories contributed by area residents, the first half contains detailed topical chapters on aspects of local history and life. Following descriptions of the region’s geographical features, settlement, and pioneer challenges, each community (except Amazon) receives its own historical overview. Chapters on local churches, schools, businesses, agriculture, sports teams and organizations, and transportation appear as well. Includes index.

091984507X