On the weekend we traveled out just past Elk Island National Park to the Ukrainian Village. It was a great experience and a lot of fun.
Almost as soon as we entered the village we joined a walking tour that was just starting. Throughout the day we saw a lot of tours walking around so there must have been quite a few. One tour we saw was even riding on a horse drawn wagon, unfortunately we didn't have time to try to get on that one The tour guide was excellent, giving us information about the Village, history of Ukrainian settlers in the region, and information about each building we saw. By going with a tour guide you were able to enter buildings that were closed (only buildings with a staff member in historical character were open for entrance) which was a nice bonus. After the tour finished up we wandered around the rest of the village to see the main buildings until the kids were pretty tired and hot and we headed back for some food. There is a nice area with picnic tables by the big red barn (concession) where we ate some Kielbasa on buns. I was a little disappointed the only way to get cabbage rolls is to buy a heritage plate, as I wanted to buy one individually. The Kielbasa was pretty good though.
Admission was $20 for our family, which seemed to be a pretty good value, considering the large number of guides and interesting sights.
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| Entrance Sign |
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| The Big Red Barn |
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| Train Station and Grain Elevator |
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| Tour Group Walking Over to the Village |
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| Ukrainian Village |
