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Saturday, May 21, 2016

Batoche

Took a walk about and met a few locals who remembered our family. Then went into town to find the family farm house. Just rubble remains now.



Then we headed west to view more of the landscape, rode to Rostherm and got gas. On the way back, Julie suggested we check out "Batoche" as we had kept on seeing signs for it. Got there but it was closed. Walked around the site and got a real sense for it. Turns out this is the location of Louis Riels's last battle and where he was taken prisoner. He ended up getting tried in a Regina court and being executed for treason.

Water levels in the area were quite high with all the spring rains.