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Tourist Attractions > One of the first written records of the Mistaseni rock is from the writing of Henry Youle Hind, who traveled here in 1858. Coming down the Qu'Appelle Valley he wrote, "about fourteen miles from the south branch (of the Saskatchewan River) there is a gigantic erratic of unfossiliferous rock on the south side of the valley. It is seventy-nine feet in horizontal circumference, three feet from the ground, and a tape stretched over the highest point, measured forty-six feet. The Indians place on it offerings to Manito, and at the time of our visit it contained beads, bits of tobacco, fragments of cloth, and other trifles".
The building has been a well-known landmark in the area for the past 90 years. In 1997, Elbow's Bethel Lutheran Congregation moved to a new church building. It looked for a while as though the old church might be abandoned to the wrecker's ball. Instead, the Village agreed to designate it a municipal heritage property. The Elbow Museum took over management in 2001, adding this neighbouring building to the schoolhouses and sod house already part of the museum. Each spring the old church comes to life again. Its old-fashioned appeal and historical significance as well as its superb acoustics make it a perfect venue for musical programs & concerts. Such events have become popular community highlights. The Heritage Church is also available to rent for families or groups of up to 100 for meetings, reunions or weddings. For further information please contact Louise Martens at (306) 854-4746, or Joan Soggie at (306) 854-2273.
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