Day Three - Saint Ascension

On Day Three I woke up early in Warman on a beautiful Thanksgiving Sunday morning.  After a cup of coffee and checking the weather forecast my "destination" for the day was clear...Saint Ascension at Maryville.  

A restaurant in the neighbouring town of Martensville was offering a Thanksgiving breakfast of oven-baked ham with eggs and toasted homemade bread...can't beat that so I packed up my things and arrived just as they were opening for the day.  It was just the best way to start the day.  (Good meals are a side-theme for this series of posts...or maybe you've noticed.)

I had stopped here a few times previously but this was my first visit in the fall season.  The green was fading to gold, the sun was lower in the sky creating shadows I hadn't seen before and it was a pleasure to see that someone still maintains the lawn in the churchyard and cemetery...not everyone has forgotten about Saint Ascension.

A stone cairn dedicated during the Saskatchewan Homecoming in 1971 stands in the small cemetery on the northern hillside of the church yard.  

After an enjoyable visit I was off to Nipawin to find a room for the night.  The resort hotel near the golf club had very nice rooms to offer at great rates being the "off" season.   Checked in, and when I dropped off my luggage I saw that the room had a balcony...nice bonus.

But, it was a little early to call it a day so I took a short trip into the country to catch a few of the sites before sundown.  Arriving back in town for supper I soon discovered that not much was open on a Thanksgiving Sunday in Nipawin so it was to the A&W for an Uncle Burger and root beer.  Finished the day with a drink out on the balcony while I watched a slideshow of photos on my laptop from the day's travels...and as always, Saint Ascension was my favourite stop for the day.

Rain was in the forecast...

Photographed at Maryville, Saskatchewan on October 10, 2022.