Tourism & Recreation

 

The Town of Rosthern tourist booth is located at the junction of Highways 11 & 312. The booth is manned on weekends in May and June and 7 days a week in July & August. Booth open partial daytime hours.

 Tourism Booth
During the summer months, the Valley Regional Park is a popular destination, with its much acclaimed 18 hole grass green golf course, camping facilities, playground and miniature golf. Residents and guests of Rosthern visit the Station Arts Centre renowned for its season of concerts, concert dinners, and special events. Valley Regional Park
The Seager Wheeler Farm is a national historic site celebrating 100 years of change in agriculture. Seager Wheeler Farm
Petite Ville Restoration Foundation Inc. is a historic Metis pristine settlement predating Batoche. The site is under the restoration process opening the summer of 2000. Petite Ville

Photograph courtesy Ruth Fisher
The annual Town and Country Fair, local museums and historical sites, Shekinah Retreat Centre (near Waldheim), are among other popular visitor destinations. Town and Country Fair Demolition Derby
Tractor Pull
The Town of Rosthern Centennial Park and Valley Aquatic Centre, is host to ball tournaments, fairs, cultural demonstrations, gymkhana and rodeos, and community activities. Centennial Park Playground

The Rosthern Mennonite Youth Farm Bible Camp provides summer camping experiences for all ages and all abilities.

The Mennonite Heritage Museum displays a wide variety of artifacts and histories of local pioneers and heroes giving visitors a fascinating view of Mennonite pioneer life and culture over the last century. Mennonite Heritage Museum
The Town of Rosthern Jubilee Sports Centre boasts artificial ice in the arena and three sheets of artificial curling ice. The arena has capabilities of seating 1000 people, has a concrete floor making the facility host to events year round and offers a full concession. Jubilee Sports Centre

Activities in and around Rosthern include:

Recreation:

  • golf and mini golf
  • camping
  • swimming
  • hockey
  • curling
  • canoeing
  • biking
  • walking trails
  • tennis courts
  • billiards
  • baseball and softball with batting cage
  • soccer
  • bird watching
Sight Seeing:
  • National historic site: Seager Wheeler Farm
  • Mennonite Heritage Museum
  • Station Arts Centre Gallery
  • Shekinah Retreat Centre (near Waldheim)
  • Petite Ville
  • Duck Lake Outdoor Gallery
  • Lady of Lourdes Shrine (norh of Duck Lake)
  • Saskatchewan River Valley Museum in Hague
  • Hepburn Museum of Wheat
  • Batoche National Historical Site
  • Fort Carlton Provincial Historic Park
Events and Entertainment:
  • Rosthern Town and Country Fair - August long weekend annually
  • Demolition derby
  • Livestock events
  • Team penning
  • Horticultural and domestic displays
  • Slo-pitch ball tournament
  • Parade and barbecue
  • Grandstand show and fireworks
  • World tractor pull
  • Fruit festival, Heritage Day, Canada Day at the Seager Wheeler Farm
  • Concerts, plays and fine dining at the Station Arts Centre
  • Dinner theaters and musicals at Rosthern Junior College
  • Drama productions at Rosthern High School