Marysburg, Saskatchewan

Marysburg is a hamlet in Saskatchewan located along Highway 756. The hamlet is an un-incorporated place within the Rural Municipality of Humboldt. It is located 16 k (10 miles) north of Humboldt.

Marysburg
Hamlet
Marysburg
Coordinates: 52.316749528°N 105.084387467°W / 52.316749528; -105.084387467
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
RegionSaskatchewan
Rural MunicipalityHumboldt No. 370
Post office1904-01-01
(closed 1970-08-14)
Time zoneCST
Area code(s)306
[1][2][3]

History

From January 1, 1904 until May 1, 1924 it was referred to as Dead Moose Lake.[4]

Attractions

The hamlet is home to one municipal heritage property, the Marysburg Assumption Church, originally built in 1921 the brick-clad church is of a Romanesque Revival style featuring two towers.[5] The church can hold nearly 400 people and makes extensive use of stained glass.[6] Thirty two paintings by the artist Berthold Imhoff were purchased in 1948 to decorate the church.[7][8] The church building hosts the Marysburg Summer Festival of the Arts.[9] A program to restore the historic church is in progress.[10]

A sculpture in the village called The Watching Woman was completed in 2004.[11]

Sports

Marysburg is also home to the Marysburg Royals Senior Baseball team that was established in 1918. They play every summer on the beautiful ball diamond that sits just east of the Assumption Church. 2020 is the 102nd consecutive season the tiny hamlet has fielded a senior baseball team. The team celebrated their 100th birthday during the summer of 2018 with almost 300 people returning to Marysburg for a reunion. They played in the North Central Baseball League from 1965 - 2003. They currently play in the Saskatoon Senior Baseball League. The teams has celebrated many championships over the years.

NCBL Pennant Winners - 1979, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 NCBL Champions - 1966, 1968, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003

Saskatoon Senior Baseball League Pennant Winners - 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020

Saskatoon Senior Baseball League Champions - 2010

Baseball Saskatchewan Provincial Senior A Champs - 1998, 2003

Baseball Saskatchewan Provincial Senior AA Tier 1 Champs - 2011

Baseball Saskatchewan Team of the Year - 2011

For more info check out their website at www.ballcharts.com/marysburgroyals

Also check them out on Twitter @marysburgroyals

References
  1. National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on 2006-10-06
  2. Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on 2007-09-11
  3. Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on 2007-04-21
  4. National Archives Postmaster database Archived 2012-10-16 at the Wayback Machine
  5. "Marysburg Assumption Church" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-18. Retrieved 2012-12-11.
  6. "Stain Glass Institute of Canada Photographs". Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2010-07-13.
  7. "Assumption Catholic Church". Archived from the original on 2013-12-16. Retrieved 2012-12-08.
  8. "Marysburg Assumption Church". Archived from the original on 2006-05-10. Retrieved 2012-12-11.
  9. "Exciting summer of concerts lined up for Marysburg festival...Humboldt Journal by Keri Dalman". Archived from the original on 2013-01-15. Retrieved 2012-12-15.
  10. "Marysburg Assumption Church". Archived from the original on 2006-05-10. Retrieved 2012-12-11.
  11. "The Marysburg Project". Archived from the original on 2012-10-29. Retrieved 2012-12-15.

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