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Smuts SK "The only structure looked after is the Church"

Smuts is located on highway 41 near Buffer Lake. It's strange how this town was just left behind, If you draw a straight line from Smuts to Bents you would find that they are almost the same distance from Saskatoon as the "Crow Flies". Smuts has the same type of store's and home's but lack's the elevator, all thought it has a well kept church. Enjoy your walk through Smuts with me.....Mike
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Ghost Image In A Ghost Town

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Guest 21-Dec-2011 15:34
Smuts was named after a British Army office by the CNR when they built the track from Melfort to Saskatoon. It died out because after the train service was removed, the grain elevators closed and then schools closed soon after.
Your postings are curious and you do care but references to images and hint of apparitions have brough thrill seekers to come there and cause great amount of damage and vandalism to the old Grocery Store, Hotel and many times our Church (which is a National Heritage site). It has a fascinating history and great to hear people are genuinely interested, but please be careful what you write.
Thankyou
Jenny 12-Aug-2011 13:19
I used to live in Alvena back in the mid-70's and would pass Smuts whenever we drove to Saskatoon; this is before the highway that goes right past Alvena was built. As a teenager I can remember going to a dance there, but even then it was little more than a ghost town. I was just wondering about this town yesterday and googled it, so was pleased to see your photos, although sad to see how it has deteriorated. I now live in Nova Scotia and haven't been back to SK in many years.
Help... 29-Apr-2011 18:02
Where can I find more information on this ghost town?
amanda 21-Apr-2011 10:18
My one question is,
I know this was a long long time ago but why hasn't anyone come forward about living there?
Anyone that has told children who told grandchildren about where their great great grandparents lived then whythey moved. You would think it would be a storyu to tell children. One for the books, the records. But not just vanashing, no trace. Never even told a new neighbor. . . Weird for not opassing around this information
John Smuts 05-Jan-2011 08:09
But someone MUST own the land-who? If you know I would like to talk to the owner/s
Creeden 30-Jul-2010 20:12
my girlfriend and our two friends explored the smuts town lastnight and we went up to the crosses and the baby crosses took some pictures but barely anything will show there were orbs (ectoplasm) on top the little crosses we go into the town take some more pictures and every single picture we have taken has ectoplasm all over uncountable amounts of orbs and faces (ex) we took this picture and a red demon face appeared in the middle of the screen faces in the old store faces in the old church and a full body apperition in the church top middle window followed by a terrifying scream it was an incredible discovery but ever since then i havent been feeling all that good we seen people we seen faces we saw over a thousand orbs(ectoplasm-peice of ones spirit) in that town it is a really good and interesting place to be during the day but i dont dare to go in those buildings during the night time of 3:00 .
Guest 26-May-2010 16:04
An update on the hotel: it is impossible to go in there without hurting yourself. The floor is caved in, almost to the point of touching the main floor, floor- no way in hell u could walk in there and not fall onto the level under you.
Guest 26-May-2010 16:02
The random house that you guys see people in on top of the hill, with the truck- that old man & his wife still live there, its like they watch over the town or something; its not a grandma ghost, its a real person, lol .
Guest 26-May-2010 02:47
Ha ha love the comments have been crossing the feilds and roads in Smuts for 34 years now and have toured most of the old buildings as a kid and still quad in the area and visit the people living out there. |Nothing out there is haunted and everything is getting trashed from people with nothing better to do than wreck things!Leave the church be.
Guest 02-Dec-2009 05:51
the story to this town is that in around 1930 the town had a virus/plaug running through it that ended up killing half the residents and the others all left in fear of becoming ill and dying. thats why all the houses still have stuff in them. the only building there thats in somewhat decent shape is the hotel however the upstairs you can only really go to the top as the floor is caving in all around the upstairs. and the floor on the main has a few holes. i didnt see any sort of activity however in the hotel when you go inside and upstairs exspecially it got colder then it was outside in the building. and a very eary feeling.
Guest 25-Oct-2009 18:30
ITS REALLY CREEPY LIKE I SEEN A RANDOM GUY WALKING HIS DOG THEN HE DISAPEARED
Guest 13-Aug-2009 02:24
these are some really cool pictures, but my friends and i went there today for the first time and half of the buildings aren't even there anymore. i think you should go back and get some updated pictures of the town. it really looks like a ghost town after three years. but great pictures none the less
Guest 28-May-2009 05:30
My friend and I just went to Smuts today. and its looking alot more creepy than in these pictures, you should get some updated ones. and whats with that random house that someone still lives in? like WHO would live there all alone?
Guest 10-Mar-2009 19:31
when you drive into the town and go straight til the end of the road, you will find a house on the hill. That's where i got the picture of an old lady in old time clothing standing in the window.
Guest 11-Nov-2008 00:18
when is the church ceremonies on?
Katie 04-Jul-2008 00:31
what happened in smuts ???
justin 14-Apr-2008 20:22
me and my family were there lastnight and we saw a blinking light in the hotel kitchen. and we saw eyes looking at us in the room upstairs
Pie Pants 23-Jan-2008 20:57
Grew up around Smuts. Alot of the hamlets and villages in the area are dying slowly. Not sure why Smuts died out so fast , but Alvena is another gem down the road thats dying fast. Bikers moved in , quit paying taxes and the RM took it over. Kind of a shame , as the've kinda messed up its charm. Definetly worth a drive by. Cheers !!!!!!!!
Ron Meush 12-Jan-2008 21:21
My grandparents had a farm half way between Smuts and Vonda. My brothers and I spent many summers with them. Smuts had two grain elevators at one time. I understand they were moved away many years ago. The church was orginally several miles south of its present location. I have memories of attending mass in this building. But this church - St. John The Baptist - has more significance for me. My father, Stephen Meush, was an artist who did many paintings of icons in this part of Saskatchewan, and, some of his work is in this church. If you have been to Yorkton at St. Mary's Church, you have seen the painting in the dome that he did.
Brenda 20-Aug-2007 20:14
We were looking around Smuts yesterday and someone has driven a truck into the front of the hotel and just left it there. It really adds to the feeling of abandonment. I took a couple of pictures if you're interested.
nikkie 05-Aug-2007 07:43
me and my boyfriend and sister and her boyfriend were there and we got a picture of an image of an old lady in the window it was pretty creepy does anyone know why it was abandoned?
Shannon 09-Jul-2007 18:02
Is there a story behind this old town? It just seems strange to me that it was randomly abandoned, there has to be a reason why people are calling it a ghost town
Marni J. Bradford 13-May-2007 02:49
I drive past Smuts every time I drive out to Wakaw Lake, but I have never stopped in to actually see things. Thanks for the tour.
Adrian Reilly 12-Sep-2006 23:16
You really do capture some fantastic old buildings. V
Barbara Read and Fred Schaad 12-Sep-2006 03:40
With a name liks smuts, what do you expect. ;) I like your series of images from SK. Well seen and made. V
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