MELFORT 鈥� The City of Melfort, in partnership with the Melfort Public Library and Melfort Culture Days Committee, are holding a 鈥淐hoose Your Family Adventure鈥� event that will send families across the city.
鈥淚t鈥檚 based on the choose your own adventure books,鈥� said Penny Markland, Melfort鈥檚 branch librarian.
鈥淭here鈥檚 no overriding story, it鈥檚 just they鈥檙e on a quest. It鈥檚 like the Amazing Race, more or less, but the challenges are geared for families, so challenges both adults and kids can enjoy.鈥�
With each completed challenge, each family will get to choose one of two choices, which will lead them to their next location. To complete the adventure, each family will go through six stations.
Each team requires one member with a valid driver鈥檚 license, as the locations are scattered around the city.
鈥淲hat they are trying to do is restore magic to a kingdom, which has gone missing,鈥� Markland said.
鈥淭hey鈥檒l have a little passport to keep track of which they鈥檙e visiting, and if they complete six they鈥檙e going to find something to help restore the magic. That鈥檚 all I can say or I鈥檒l give it away.鈥�
There are no specific age restrictions, although Markland warns that team members under five years of age may have difficulty on some of the challenges.
鈥淚f you鈥檝e got a family with a three-year-old and a five-year-old and adults then that鈥檚 fine, of course. We don鈥檛 want to put age parameters on it, just families鈥�
The event will take place on Sept. 26, at 1 p.m., and will take about an hour to an hour-and-a-half to complete. Registrations are required to participate, which can be done by calling the Melfort Public Library at 306-752-2022. There are limited spots available for the event.
Start times will be staggered to give each team physical space.
