When it comes to abandoned buildings, ones made of fieldstone take the cake. It’s fascinating to think that 100 years ago people picked fieldstones from the area and stone masons turned them into these glorious homes. Fieldstone homes are only found in certain areas of the province, usually those with a stone mason nearby. They …
Abandoned Stone House Ruin With 3 Walls Standing in Saskatchewan Read More »
Deveron appears to be in the middle of nowhere, with no sign of an railbed. If your into railway stuff, like Corey is, you would know that it was indeed part of a rail line that no longer exists. The line was called the “Peanut Line” and was fairly small, running from Manitoba to Saskatchewan. …
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The Holy Ghost church in Insinger Saskatchewan is becoming one of the most well known abandoned churches in Saskatchewan. We do not know much about this church. We know that it was built sometime in the 1940’s, it’s Ukrainian Orthodox and it’s not brick on the outside, its faux brick (you know that shingle material …
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We wander over to Manitoba from time to time and when we do, we make sure we see as many abandoned places as we can. On this trip we visit a small stone schoolhouse. Established in 1894 as Arsenault School it was renamed in 1907. The school closed in 1933, dissolved in1967and was later a Mennonite …
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When a small towns population starts to dwindle its usually he businesses and houses that are abandoned first. The last remaining buildings are usually the church, school, hall and some houses. In this towns case there is a couple remaining houses and this hall. So this small town in Saskatchewan has become a ghost town. …
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All that is left of this ghost town community in Saskatchewan an old one room schoolhouse and an abandoned church. They share the same plot of land, which was fairly common in Saskatchewan. The school was opened in 1925 and held both school and church. It was closed in 1955 and was purchased by the …
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The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Ukrainian Catholic church in central Saskatchewan is another example of historic rural churches. Today, rural churches that are still active, are few and far between. Unfortunately, most have been abandoned, demolished, vandalized, burned or in a state where they are still cared for but only used once a …
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Churches that are no longer used can be found in any state of decay. We find churches of all types including those that are completely intact (used for a few service a year), intact churches that are no longer used, completely cleared out buildings, vandalized churches and those in a state of decay. The location of …
Abandoned St. Elizabeth’s Roman Catholic Church in SK Read More »
With hundreds of abandoned houses in Saskatchewan we start to remember them based on one aspect that may stick out. For this house it was the mickey mouse mural upstairs. This two storey abandoned house on the backroads of Saskatchewan has seen its share of vandalism and natural decay. It still sits straight and tall …
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One room schoolhouses used to be everywhere on the prairies, especially in Saskatchewan! Unfortunately, most were closed and abandoned. Those that are not left to the elements were demolished or repurposed into homes, grain bins, community centers or used for storage. Today you can still find many still standing in Saskatchewan but there are many …
