The Prairie Lily has navigated the South Saskatchewan River for 13 years now.
That’s been more than enough time for captains Mike and Joan Steckhan, who are now looking to retire, and it means 2025 could be the final send-off for a Saskatoon icon.
“We’ve actually had a series of emails and a lot of people have expressed sadness because they’ve really enjoyed it. … So it’s sort of sad, but some joy that’s there for us, too ”
Mike says the ship is as popular as ever, and service could even have extended past the summer — especially with the good weather Saskatoon has been having.
“We could have run later into the year, of course. But at some point you say, OK, that’s enough.”
The captains say they’ll remember the people the most.
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