Get ready to see the day-to-day lives of our province's pioneers, the Sukanen Ship Museum's annual Threshing Bee is back after having to cancel the event in 2020 due to the pandemic.

"Threshing" refers to an older term of harvesting when everyone had to pull together to get the crop in.

On September 11 and 12 you can visit the museum for demonstrations of plowing, threshing, quilt making, a tractor pull and, of course, homemade pies. 

All of the classic events will be happening with a few new demonstrations as well. 

Secretary of the Sukanen Ship Museum, Gary Davis says even if you have been to the museum before, it's always changing.

"The International Harvester Building is a new one, it was open last year, but they've made significant changes to it this year with newly added displays. That's one of our showcase buildings," says Davis.

Davis also says they hope to have a small replica steam engine operational for the event. 

The Threshing Bee is the museum's biggest fundraiser of the year and Davis says they are excited to be back after a year hiatus.

"Last year with no events, it was a lean year," says Davis. 

The museum is always looking for volunteers for jobs such as groundskeeping, mechanical repairs, and painting.

"Anything you like to do, we will find a place for you," says Davis. 

Davis says camping is also available if people want to reserve a campsite ahead of time. Call the Sukanen Ship Museum for more information and to book a site.

Tickets for the Threshing Bee are available at the gate.