Special Report: Old George

There aren't too many times I come across a real character (gotta love 'em) and when I do it's a real treat.

If you're ever in Whitewood, Sask (on the TransCanada Highway about 100 km west of the Manitoba border) look up Old George and visit his truly astounding wester antiques museum (www.oldgeos.com). For 5 bucks he'll show you a tour of the old west and honest to goodness antiques that'll have your head spinning.

It's all housed in an impressive mansion and bock woods with age old log cabins George has saved from destruction, brought back to life, filled with authentic furnishings and available to sleep in "for whatever you want to pay". He's an expert on vintage western glassware (wrote a book on it) and is a living example of reusing and recycling - hear that kids. George says he makes about a thousand dollars a year by recycling. We saw George collect 80 cents worth of bottles from garbage cans in the short time we were with him.

I said to George, if he took all of these museum uality pieces to the big city, he'd make millions. George told me that when you get to his age (64) you know what's important in life. An old hippy, George has been recycling since he was a kid. He uses everything. Old clothes can be made into rags for cleaning which he gives to truckers.

I could go on and on aboiut Old George and his spread. Japanese millionaires would pay top dollar to stay in his authentic cabins in his old west town if only they knew! It really is a little oasis.

Tell him, Major Dude sent ya.

Hope the pictures turned out, Rusty.

-- Major Dude


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