Couple completes generosity-aided journey in ’26 Chevy

By Mo Cranker on September 18, 2018.

mcranker@medicinehatnews.com @MHNmocranker

They did it — Bart and Lisa Campbell made it all the way to Hague, Sask. in their 1926 Chevy they call Stella.

The couple travelled more than 1,000 kilometres over 10 days as they made their way down bumpy back roads in Saskatchewan — much of the journey was spent alongside friends Fred and Teri Holt and their 1929 Ford Model A named Johnny.

“It was an incredible journey,” said Bart. “I’ve never been so stimulated by emotions.

“It was just such an amazing 10-day span for us — I was really unprepared for how many emotions I was going to feel throughout our trip. All of the emotions were positive, it was just a lot for me to take on all at once.”

The couple set out for Hague on Sept. 4 — with no money or credit cards — to re-create a Great Depression era trip made by the Fehr family in the 1920s. When the Campbells made it to Hague, they were greeted by members of the Fehr family who made the original trip.

“It was amazing to see them,” Bart said. “It was great because it was such a big gathering — over 100 people.

“We know they weren’t getting together for us, but this idea I had three years ago brought everyone together to celebrate as a family. Sometimes when family members live so far apart, you only really see each other for weddings and funerals — this was just everyone together having a good time as a family — it was great to see.”

Bart says asking help from complete strangers was difficult at times.

“There was one point when we were in Cabri, Sask. and we had our signs out and were asking people for any help they could offer,” he said. “It was really tough for us to ask for that help sometimes.

“Looking back on the trip, I was expecting generosity to a degree — what we got was a level of generosity that we didn’t know existed.”

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