Our Place

Lisa Amonson and Lori Maloney own a company which owns a 151-acre property near Water Valley, Alberta. This land has been in the family for four decades and has benefited from Dave Amonson’s vision, attention, and enthusiasm. 

Lisa and Lori have agreed to a fifteen-year lease of the 6,000 square foot Quonset on the property at $1.00 per year plus best efforts of Men’s Shed members to raise enough cash to cover the Quonset utilities and general liability insurance so the Quonset can serve as the designated home of the Stony Creek Men’s Shed throughout Dave Amonson’s remaining lifetime.

The rest of the grounds are accessible to the Stony Creek Men’s Shed members. The grounds include a:

  • 6,000 square foot Quonset where the members are actively converting the storage building into woodwork, metal work, auto bay, and a European street with sidewalk tables and chairs. This Quonset is the focus of the Stony Creek Men’s Shed.
  • 2,160 square foot pioneer museum in the loft of the barn. The museum offers an opportunity for an enthusiast to be the curator and champion. Its prime artifact is the log cabin Dave Amonson’s father built to prove up his homestead near Fort St. John, BC.
  • 560 square foot library in the upper storey of the train station. The library offers an opportunity for an enthusiastic librarian to bring better order to the collection and enhance the attraction of the library for all visitors.
  • Refurbished 1911 CPR railway station from Gleichen, Alberta. This is the gathering place of the Amonson family and friends.
  • 1 mile of hiking trail through the valley and along Stony Creek with Members actively refining more trails. Serene country variety suitable for bird watching, plant identification, and appreciation of nature.
  •  The Members have embarked on building a wooden bridge across Stony Creek reminiscent of life in the slow lane.
  • A Christmas Tree farm planned for a meadow near Stony Creek. This should be a drawing card for Members and their families to enjoy a day in the country and harvest a Christmas tree the old-fashioned way.