Labour Day

No, that’s not a typo, we are celebrating our Labor Day in Canada, which also celebrates this day, only they call it Labour Day.

But first things first.  We left Medora this morning, stopping at the Painted Canyon for one more look at the Theodore Roosevelt National Park.  It was more beautiful this morning when the sun was rising, then we had previously seen it.  It was so quiet standing at the overlook that, I swear, if you listened long enough you could hear the bison way off in the distance tearing off the grass he was eating.

We had one last stop in North Dakota, the Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site. 

This fort is located on the Missouri River.  In it’s heyday, over 100 people would be employed inside the fort.  Both the white and Indian trappers would come here once a year to sell their hides.

The white people and the Indians worked together, but the Indians were not allowed to live within the protected walls of the fort.  They lived in their teepees on the other side of the fort from the river.

There were very few dangers in this area.  And the dangers that were present were clearly advertised.

Even though the Fort is located in North Dakota, we had to drive across the state line of Montana for about 20 feet.  For a moment there, we weren’t sure where we were.

We did know that our final destination for the day was Canada.  Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan to be exact.

Tonight we will be spending the evening at the Wakamow Bed and Breakfast.  So far we are impressed.

After going downtown to get a bite to eat for dinner, we wished we would have budgeted an extra day here.  The town looks fun.  Unfortunately, we have to head out in the morning.  Tomorrow is another six hour drive, but then we get three days of quiet and relaxation!