Photo by Alex McCuaig - Some of the artwork on display at the Back In Time Museum in Youngstown.

By Alex McCuaig

Back In Time Museum

Couple putting unique stamp on Youngstown

Aug 26, 2019 | 5:47 PM

Youngstown, AB – The slogan on Youngstown’s welcome sign might be “Sportsman’s Paradise” but two of the village’s newest residents are creating a dream of their own in the community.

David and Jennifer Sugden have adorned the town with metal sculptures made up of recycled parts while at the same time opening the Back In Time Museum.

It’s hard to travel more than a block or two in Youngstown and not come across one of the dozens of sculptures made by the couple or several buildings owned by the pair.

But if there is one thing which stands out, it’s the collection of rare and vintage motorcycles that feature prominently in the museum.

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The collection is made up primarily with classic Japanese motorbikes but also includes rare North American and European makes and models – not to mention snow machines of the rarest variety.

For David, motorcycles have been a life-long passion since he got his first bike in 1972 and has carried on through racing with his family

“My grand-kids and sons and daughters – we all race and we spent weekends camping and having fun with bikes – we’re still racing and my grand-kids are still racing,” said David.

And over that more than 45 years, David kept all his motorcycles, conservatively estimated at more than 200 – including his first bike from 1972.

Roy Michelau, from the Red Deer chapter of the Canadian Vintage Motorcycle Group, said the collection is one-of-a-kind in Alberta – especially as it one of the few such collections available for the public.

“You’ll likely never see any of this stuff ever again. It’s really rare. Some of this stuff is nowhere else to be seen anywhere in the world,” said Michelau.

In addition to motorbikes, the Back In Time Museum features a wide range of antiques and artifacts from arrowheads to rare boat engines to kitchen accessories.

The whole idea of the museum is to put the spotlight on the tools used to settle the area.

And for Jennifer, its something the couple have long wanted to do.

“We’ve had this dream for years and it’s so nice to see it come true,” she said.