Ding-ding, all aboard!
Tourism Moose Jaw’s trolley is back on the streets for another year. To celebrate the vehicle’s 20th season of taking tourists around the city, the organization held a special birthday event on May 23, where residents could ride the trolley before the tourism season officially kicks into high gear.
The trolley is important to Tourism Moose Jaw because the organization is non-profit, explained Krista McDonald, head of visitor services. The trolley is the largest source of income for the organization and it helps keep the doors open.
Starting Saturday, June 1, the trolley — which can accommodate 34 people — will be available for daytime tours seven days a week. There will be three pick-ups per day from the Tourism Moose Jaw office, while there will be two pick-ups downtown.
“This is the earliest we’ve ever started our season,” McDonald said. “It’s really paying off (already).”
Ghost Tours will be offered on Saturdays for now, but expand to Fridays, Saturdays and Tuesdays in July and August.
These tours give visitors a sense of the history of the municipality before they actually go into the community to show and browse, she continued. The trolley tours also help tourists better understand the layout of the city, including where attractions are and where important historical areas are.
“Today was really important for us … ,” McDonald added. “(The trolley is) mostly used by tourists, but because of the birthday, we wanted residents to help celebrate the birthday as well.”
For more information about the trolley and its tours, visit www.tourismmoosejaw.com.
