The McDonald family enjoyed joining in with friends and neighbors to attend Box Socials, Christmas Concerts, local dances, baseball games, church picnics and visits. During the early years, the McDonald family also regularly attended a Roman Catholic church in a small chapel which was located on the lake road in St. Albert.
Getting to and from St. Albert from the farm was sometimes difficult. In fact, in 1911, Sarah McDonald was injured in a run away accident with her horse and buggy. While returning with her son Angus from a Christmas Concert in St. Albert, the horse was "spooked" and the buggy upset causing Sarah McDonald to dislocate her should and injure her pelvis. In 1919, Alex and Sarah purchased their first car, a 1914 Cadillac. The family enjoyed touring around in this care until it was traded for a 1920 Model T Ford in 1921. In 1926, they bought a brand new Model-T Ford.
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