Our Place

Dave Amonson has been blazing trails for five decades. The Stony Creek Men’s Shed is one of those trails.

We’ve leased a quonset on a 151-acre property near Water Valley, Alberta. We have agreed to a fifteen-year lease of the 6,000 square foot Quonset 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. The quonset is a space the Members are converting into woodwork (Grandpa’s Workshop), metal work (The Village Blacksmith), The Auto Bay, and a European street with sidewalk tables and chairs. The rest of the grounds are accessible to the Stony Creek Men’s Shed members. The grounds include: a 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 one of the member’s father built to prove up his homestead and a 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.

    • 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.
    • A mile of hiking trail through the valley and along Stony Creek with members planning 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.