Canada's Most Notorious City
Moose Jaw is an industrial city in the heart of hard wheat country. It has a colourful past and a penchant for off-beat promotions. And it has the name that is remembered across the continent. Moose Javians view their history with a mixture of pride, amusement and ambivalence. The Roaring Twenties brought a measure of notoriety to the city, with "celebrities" like Al Capone rumoured to have stayed in downtown hotels. Getaway tunnels are said to exist under many of the downtown buildings.
The city is a busy place throughout the year. Its hosting of the International Band Moose Band and Choral Festival (May) has earned Moose Jaw nickname, "Band Capital of North America". Moose Jaw is also home to 15 Wing Moose Jaw, the busiest airport in Canada (in takeoffs and landings). Other attractions include the Western Development Museum, Crescent Park, the Natatorium, Sukanen Ship Pioneer Village Museum and the Moose Jaw Zoo, with more than 80 species of animals and birds.
Moose
Jaw has an impressive collection of heritage buildings in its downtown
core and is working hard to restore and interpret them. Prominent
artists have also painted historical murals on the sides of downtown
buildings, covering such topics as homesteading, the coming of the
railroad and an old-fashioned baseball game. On the Trans-Canada Highway you can pose next to one of the city's most visible landmarks, the giant "Mac the Moose" statue.
For more information on city attractions, contact Tourism Moose Jaw
