Prairies North Magazine Winter 2013 Vorige editie

The World in Loving Detail -- A fascination with detail makes this modeller's miniatures of iconic machines and buildings stunning to behold; Winter's Great Slumber -- What's the best time to catch the beauty of winter? Perhaps it's very early in the morning when it is just waking up; 2013 Best of Saskatchewan -- The best things in life are, well, bests! See the list of our readers' picks in this year's poll and plan to indulge; Cold Weather Festivity -- Cold weather is an opportunity for fun, exercise, and social time. Read how some Saskatchewan communities are leaping in; Advocate of the Opera -- Cary Piller has a vision for the restoration of the Melville Opera Hall to its central place in the city's culture, right up there with sports facilities, and not much is going to stop her; Local, Natural Skin Care -- A long search for healthy skin care products led Tammy Bessant to create her own from Saskatchewan ingredients. Now she is educating others on how to make healthy choices for their skin; The Cockshutt Tractor in Saskatchewan -- Bill Cockshutt shares his story of the rise and fall of one of the most important farm manufacturers in Canada's history; The Creative Department -- Making a church into a home; homemade mushroom soup; lavender sugar scrub from your kitchen to your bath!; The Museum of Wheat -- The Town of Hepburn is telling Saskatchewan's story of wheat in its resident elevator turned museum; Photography with Sharie & David -- Some of us consider the common gull all too common to pay too much attention. But with very little effort, this ubiquitous bird can teach profound lessons in human/wildlife co-existence.