Summer is wrapping up nicely for the Souris Valley Museum.

"The summer has been very busy and a blast this year, here at the Souris Valley Museum," said Mark Veneziano, Director-Curator. 

"This year at the Souris Valley Museum we've offered many different camps. We've extended our summer programming and overall it has been a huge success. There have been increased numbers for our camps. The kids really enjoyed coming out and learning about different aspects about history from dinosaurs to settling in the west, and about pioneers."

"Settling in the West was our camp where kids had the opportunity to explore what it would be like when the settlers were marching west. The children learned the skills necessary to live on the open prairies, how to build houses, first nations history, as well as crafts and games related to pioneers and settling in the west."

"We had the opportunity to have an exhibit here at the museum on loan for the summer from the Estevan Art Gallery & Museum, called Heroines. It showcased powerful women in the community and what they have done for the city of Estevan. With that exhibit, we developed our Superhero Camp, where kids learned about local heroes as well as other superheroes."

"The kids also had the opportunity to create their own superhero, make their own comic book and they made a superhero up for Estevan, and what the hero would look like. Electric Girl with her sidekick Moose Boy was able to fight power in Estevan is what the first group of children came up with."

The Souris Valley Museum is currently running their Settling the West Camp and Superhero Camp this week which are their last summer camps this year. Their last summer event will take place this weekend.

Veneziano explains, " This Saturday, August 25, we have partnered with Southeast Newcomer Services and we are hosting Campfire Bannock Story Night, here at the Museum. It will be a night of storytelling around the campfire, making bannock on the fire; participants will be learning how to make bannock and learn different aboriginal stories and legends. The museum will also be open as well, for people to explore and that will run from 6 pm to 9 pm."

Everyone is welcomed to join, admission is by donation.

The museum asks that everyone brings his or her own lawn chair and to enjoy the night.