Parks Canada has designated the former Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration an event of national historic significance.
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Former Prairie agricultural agency gains historic designation
Peer into the past with a museum tour
The Shoal Lake-Strathclair area is ideal for a history-focused day trip
If you are interested in exploring some of Manitoba’s museums, plan a trip to the Shoal Lake-Strathclair area. There are at least three in this area well worth a visit. The largest is the Prairie Mountain Regional Museum along Highway 16, about five kilometres east of Shoal Lake. Construction at the site began after 1997,
Teasing out the echoes of Manitoba’s abandoned places
Author kicks off 'Abandoned' book, highlights local history
There are a lot of places in Manitoba that fit the definition of “abandoned.” There’s Smokey’s Tree Stump, a 10-foot-wide concrete sculpture sitting at the side of the TransCanada Highway east of Richer. There are rusting derelicts of Red River Cruise ships. Along the Assiniboine River, there are remnants of Hudson’s Bay Company trading posts.
Hanging onto the history of one-room schools
Calendar fundraiser spotlights historical school sites around Austin, MacGregor and Sidney
They’re found along the highways and back roads of Manitoba: pillars of stone and mortar or boulders, each fronted by a metal plate inlaid with text. If it’s one of the more travelled sites, there might be a parking area or flagpole. In many cases, that’s all that is left of rural schoolhouses that used to dot the Prairies,
From prehistory to pioneers, Fort Dauphin has it
Sightseeing: The displays at Fort Dauphin Museum span the historical spectrum
Those interested in getting a peak into Manitoba’s past may find Fort Dauphin Museum worth a visit. The facility, which covers settlers in Manitoba’s Parkland and the Métis community, fur traders and the region’s earlier Aboriginal history spanning 8,000 years, is on the west side of Dauphin, not far from the Vermillion River. Why it
Free farm history e-book launches
150 Years of Farming in Manitoba tells the stories of the province’s many ag sectors with plenty of fun facts
A free e-book telling the story of the past 150 years of Manitoban agriculture launched earlier this month. “Our province was founded on agriculture and this e-book provides an important opportunity for our agricultural producers to showcase their ongoing dedication to a safe and reliable food supply,” said provincial ag minister Derek Johnson in a
A heritage homestead and our last river ferry
Take the back roads to the Criddle-Vane homestead and make time for a short crossing at Stockton
For a day trip that takes you back to an earlier time, try a drive to the Criddle-Vane Homestead Provincial Park south of Shilo. And be sure to make a side trip across the Assiniboine River on the Stockton Ferry, southern Manitoba’s last operating river ferry. Anyone interested in the province’s history would likely find
A touch of history, close to home
Portage la Prairie’s Fort la Reine Museum gives a window to earlier times in the region
With museums now beginning to reopen, I decided this was the time for a long-planned visit to the Fort la Reine Museum in Portage la Prairie. Although only half an hour away from my home, this was my first visit and I certainly recommend it for anyone interested in Manitoba’s history. Fort la Reine Museum,
Shoal Lake citizen recreates a piece of history
Red River cart recreates an important piece of Manitoba’s early transportation history
Before the coming of the railroad and the construction of roads, the two-wheeled “Red River cart” was the main method of land transportation in what was to become Manitoba. Due to the history and importance of such carts passing through the area, Ray Pettinger, a Shoal Lake senior with a passion for crafting turned his
Season-ending trail ride offers special glimpse of national park
Riding Mountain Wranglers cap off year with trek to Whitewater PoW camp
Fall is a season of transition, a reminder of the value of change, in this case from bright, buzzing, verdant summer toward the dark, quiet calm of winter. The journey can be experiential and intellectual, no matter the trip, but it’s more relaxing deep within a national park. It’s not every day, an invitation is
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