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| River Road Heritage Parkway | River Road Heritage Parkway
Drive the historic route that follows the Red River and visit the many interpretive displays, walkways, historic landmarks and scenic lookouts along the way. Location: turn right from PTH 9 outside the Perimeter Highway. | | Web: www.pc.gc.ca |
| Seven Oaks House Museum | Seven Oaks House Museum
The museum is one of the oldest surviving residences in Manitoba and one of a handful of log buildings remaining depicting life on the Red River. Built between 1851 and 1853 by John Inkster, it is furnished with Inkster Family belongings, period pieces, clothing from the era and a general store. A shelter houses a sleigh and a Red River Cart. Open long weekend in May - Labour Day, daily 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Group tours available. Donations accepted. Tel. 204-339-7429; fax: 204-334-8516; Website: geocities.com/sevenoaksmuseum Location: 115 Rupertsland Avenue. | | Web: www.geocities.com/sevenoaksmuseum |
| Shoal Lake | | This beautiful progressive community and surrounding area offer year-round recreation including fishing, hunting, golfing, camping, boating, swimming, birding and hiking, ice fishing, snowmobiling and cross-country skiing. The countryside is adorned with Ukrainian heritage sites, waterfowl and wildlife. Visit the Police and Pioneer Museum, Manitoba's only North West Mounted Police museum, and the Prairie Mountain Regional Museum with its heritage village and collection of horse-drawn vehicles. Open July and August or by appointment. Celebrate Just 4 U Daze (June) and the agricultural fair (mid-July). Tel. 204-759-3343; fax: 204-759-2740; Web: www.shoallake.ca E-mail: slrcdc@goinet.ca | | Web: www.shoallake.ca |
| Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum (PHS) | | The Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum contains historical aircraft and artifacts from the RCAF air training schools of World War II. Open daily. Tours by appointment. Admission charged. Tel. 204-727-2444; fax: 204-725-2334. Website: www.airmuseum.ca E-mail: airmuseum@mts.net Location: Hangar #1, Brandon Airport. (PHS) | | Web: www.airmuseum.ca |
| Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre | | The Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre houses the largest collection of marine reptile fossils in Canada and features "Bruce", a 43 ft. (13 meter ) Mosasaur. Discover Manitoba's prehistory and the sea monsters that lived in the Western Interior Seaway. Experience a Fossil Dig Adventure Tour along the Manitoba Escarpment searching for and excavating fossils on an 80 million year old sea bed. School, youth and group museum tours available year round. Dig tours available May to September. Summer Kids programs Monday to Friday in July and August. Open daily 1 - 5 p.m. September to May; 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. June to August. Tel. 204-822-3406; Web: www.discoverfossils.com E-mail: info@discoverfossils.com Location: Lower Level, Community Centre, 2nd and Gilmour. | | Web: www.discoverfossils.com |
| Parks Canada Visitor Reception Centre in Churchill | | Parks Canada Visitor Reception Centre features exhibits about the human and natural history of the area. Staff provide information on the area, including Prince of Wales Fort National Historic Site, York Factory National Historic Site and Wapusk National Park of Canada. Interactive and interpretive programs as well as DVDs and videos are offered year-round. Admission charged for audio-visual and interpretive programs. Tel. 204-675-8863; fax: 204-675-2026; Website: www.pc.gc.ca E-mail: mannorth.nhs@pc.gc.ca Location: Churchill Heritage Railway Station. | | Web: www.pc.gc.ca |
| Marringhurst Heritage House | | Marringhurst Heritage House, built in 1909, is a fully restored, designated municipal heritage site. It operates as a turn-of-the-century farmhome museum with spacious lawns. Modern kitchen facilities provide an elegant venue for group light meals. Open July and August, 1 p.m. - 7 p.m. Thursday to Monday. Also open by appointment. Admission charged. Tel. 204-825-2958/825-2102/825-2390. Location: approximately 6 mi. from Rock Lake. | |
| Winnipeg Railway Museum | Winnipeg Railway Museum
Walk the historic platforms of the Winnipeg Union Station train shed. View railway artifacts from yesteryear and the first steam locomotive on the Canadian prairies, "The Countess of Dufferin" that arrived in 1877. Follow the development of the railways with the displays and rolling stock into the start of the diesel era. Gift shop. Open May 1 to October 31, Tuesday to Sunday, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.; November 1 to April 31, Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., weather permitting. Admission charged. Donations accepted. Tours by appointment. Tel. 204-942-4632; fax: 204-947-3228; E-mail: wpgrail@mts.net Location: Tracks 1 and 2 at VIA Rail Station, 123 Main Street. | | Web: www.wpgrailwaymuseum.com |
| Rt. Hon. Arthur Meighen Monument | | Rt. Hon. Arthur Meighen Monument commemorates the lawyer, MLA and Senator who was one of Canada's youngest prime ministers (elected in 1920). He moved to Portage la Prairie at age 22 and is the only Manitoban to hold the post of Prime Minister. Location: Island Park. | | Web: www.city.portage-la-prairie.mb.ca |
| Swan Valley Historical Museum | | Swan Valley Historical Museum depicts local pioneer life, history of the logging industry and agriculture. A heritage plaque commemorates the Red Deer Lumber Company and other area mills. The museum holds the Swan Valley Harvest Festival the last weekend of August. Swan Valley Historical Museum Archives located downtown at Northwest Regional Library. Open daily mid-May to mid-September, Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. Adult admission $2.00 Tel. 204-734-3585. Location: north of Swan River on Hwy. 10. | |
| Lockport Heritage Park | | Lockport Heritage Park is home to the Kenosewun (Cree for "there are many fishes") Centre, which houses tourist information, archaeological exhibits of Aboriginal horticultural artifacts, and audio-visual presentations on Aboriginal history and the history of Lockport. Scenic footpaths overlook St. Andrew's lock and dam, a national historic site. A provincial plaque commemorates the first farmers in the Red River Valley. Open May long weekend to September long weekend. Location: PTH 44, just east of the Lockport Bridge. | | Web: www.manitobaparks.com |
| Irvin Goodon International Wildlife Museum | | The Irvin Goodon International Wildlife Museum houses many prize animals displayed in their natural setting. Gift shop sells quality craft pieces, antler products and lodge pole furniture. Newly added bear creation den and an original Metis log cabin. Open May to October, Monday to Saturday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., Sunday noon - 6 p.m. Other times by appointment. Admission charged. Tel. 204-534-6662, 204-534-6341; fax: 204-534-7206; Web: www.goodonmuseum.com E-mail: turtlemountain@mts.net Location: 298 Mountain Street on Highway 10. | | Web: www.goodonmuseum.com |
| Rossburn Historic Sites | Near Rossburn visit a mass grave and monument commemorating the Ukrainian settlement in Canada and where in 1899, 42 persons succumbed to scarlet fever. Designed in the spirit of old world architecture are: Sts. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church, Sts. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church, St. Michael's Ukrainian Catholic Church, and Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Assumption of the Virgin Mary. Churches open by appointment.
Marconi School, built in 1922, is open spring to fall. In 1899, the Ukrainian settlers built small tent-shaped pole structures with sheaves of rye straw, known as buddas which were home to the pioneers until their homesteads were assigned. Tel. 204-859-2762/859-2779 (weekdays)/859-2429 (weekends); E-mail: town.rsb@mts.net | | Web: www.town.rossburn.mb.ca |
| Antler River Historical Society Museum | Melita
The Antler River Historical Society Museum has artifacts from archaeological digs, a wedding dress, 1927 Aboriginal costume, a transportation diorama, military history, rural school room, pioneer home circa 1900, wildlife exhibit, over 200 mounted birds and a display of miniature scale model horses and wagons. Open June, July and August, 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. and also by appointment. Admission charged. Tel. 204-522-3103 (museum) or 204-522-3438 (after hours). Location: corner of Summit and Ash. | |
| Pembina Threshermen's Museum | | The Pembina Threshermen's Museum contains steam threshing equipment used by the early pioneers and celebrates the Pembina Threshermen's Reunion the second weekend in September. Open May to September, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. weekdays, 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. weekends. Admission charged. Tel. 204-325-7497.
Location: Hwy. 3 between Winkler and Morden | | Web: www.threshermensmuseum.com |
| St. Claude | The Saint-Claude Roman Catholic Church was designed by architect Etienne Gaboury who designed the Saint-Boniface Cathedral. With its long narrow tinted windows, the interior is as unconventional in concept as is its unusual exterior and surrounded by beautiful gardens. Open by appointment.
Tel. 204-379-2434; 204-379-2323
Location: 84 PR 240 South
Saint-Claude has the world's second largest Smoking Pipe commemorating early settlers who came from Saint-Claude, Jura, France, whose main industry was the manufacturing of smoking pipes.
Location: First Street
The Dairy Museum of Manitoba features local dairying from early practices to modern processing, agricultural exhibits, a one-room school, a chapel museum and old CPR station. Open Monday to Friday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. in July and August. Admission charged.
Tel. 204-379-2156, 204-379-2228
Location: Parc Mile 60 Park
The Saint-Claude Cenotaph, inaugurated July 14, 1921, is dedicated to soldiers who died in wars throughout the world.
Location: Taché Street
Visit Saint-Claude Community Gardens, a kilometer of gardens where artists-gardeners gather to plant and maintain these local gardens, award winners of Communities in Bloom 2004.
Parc Mile 60 Park is a new outdoor recreation area named for the 60-mile water tank used to fill the original steam engines coming from Winnipeg. The park offers four baseball grounds and soccer pitches and plans for volleyball, tennis and badminton facilities. It is also the site for the village campsite.
The former gaol has been restored and is now open as a museum and tourist attraction. The building also houses the new Saint-Claude tourist office serving Saint-Claude and the region. | | Web: www.stclaude.ca |
| Parc Joseph Royal | | Parc Joseph Royal was the site of several important industries and businesses. Interpretive panels recount the history of a wool mill and the Provencher Bridge. Joseph Royal was a member of the earliest provincial Cabinet, Speaker of the 1871-72 legislature, founder of Le Métis newspaper in 1871, and author of the Bill establishing the University of Manitoba, of which he was the first vice-chancellor. In the 1870s and 1880s, he lived at 147 Provencher Boulevard. | | Web: www.gov.mb.ca/chc/hrb/index.html |
| Golden Boy | | The Golden Boy was sculpted in Paris in 1918 and is a 5.25 m/17.2 ft., 1,650 kg/3,640 pound statue sheathed in 24 karat gold which stands atop the dome of the Legislative Building. It faces the north where his province's future lies. The torch in his right hand points to economic development; the sheaf of wheat in his left arm represents agriculture. | | Web: www.gov.mb.ca/chc/hrb/index.html |
| Spirit Way | | Spirit Way, the award winning walking and biking pathway, highlights 16 remarkable points of interest including Canada's largest photo-real mural of a Robert Bateman wolf painting, start of Canada's largest rockface sculpture, an aviation tribute, scenic vistas and more. Tel. 204-677-1490. Web: www.thompsonspiritway.ca | | Web: www.thompsonspiritway.ca |
| Dalnavert Museum (PHS) | Dalnavert Museum (PHS)
Built in 1895 for Sir Hugh John Macdonald (former premier of Manitoba), this beautifully restored home is one of Western Canada's finest examples of Queen Anne Revival Architecture. It is a designated Provincial and National Historic Site. The new Visitors' Centre features a well-appointed gift shop, auditorium space for meetings and events and free parking. The Museum is open Wednesday to Sunday year-round, hours change seasonally. Interpretive tours provided daily. Group tours should be booked at least one week in advance. Last tour 60 minutes (1 hour) before closing. Admission fee. Tel. 204-943-2835; fax: 204-943-2565; Website: www.mhs.mb.ca E-mail: dalnavert@mhs.mb.ca Location: 61 Carlton Street (south of Broadway). | | Web: www.mhs.mb.ca |
| Bannock Point | | Bannock Point features petroforms: stones laid out on the bedrock in the shapes of turtles, snakes, geometric designs and a Thunderbird. They are believed to have been made centuries ago by First Nations people for their value in teaching and healing ceremonies. Tel. 204-348-2846 (Nutimik Museum) for summer tour dates and times. Location: north of Pine Point Rapids. | | Web: www.manitobaparks.com |
| Centre culturel franco-manitobain | | The Centre culturel franco-manitobain is the focal point of French cultural life in Winnipeg and is home to a variety of cultural groups. Join us for Mârdi Jazz, a superb showcase for local musicians, every week of the year. La Fête de la musique (World Music Day) is a free fun-filled day of music of all genres. Village du Père Noël (Santa's Village) is an activity-filled magical land where Mère and Père Noël and their helpers have been welcoming children for over 30 years. Enjoy a healthy breakfast or brunch at Chez Cora, open year-round. Tel. 204-233-8972; Web: www.ccfm.mb.ca Location: 340, boulevard Provencher. | | Web: www.ccfm.mb.ca |
| High Bluff (PHS) | High Bluff
The eastern Dakota (Sioux) of Minnesota traditionally built "cunkaske" - wooden palisades, piles of stones and earthen entrenchments - around their camps and villages for protection. This is the site of a cunkaske and known as The Flee Island Entrenchment. Location: on PR 277, 10 km/6 mi. north and .5 km/.3 mi. west of High Bluff. (PHS) | | Web: www.gov.mb.ca/chc/hrb/index.html |
| St. Anne's Anglican Church (PHS) | Poplar Point
St. Anne's Anglican Church was completed in 1864, and is one of the oldest log churches in continuous use in Western Canada. The church is one of a handful of remaining Red River Frame buildings constructed - a framework of vertical logs followed with the placement of horizontal logs into the spaces. Location: off PTH 26, 5 km/3 mi. west of Poplar Point. (PHS) | | Web: www.gov.mb.ca/chc/hrb/index.html |
| Heritage North Museum | | Heritage North Museum consists of two log structures and an open-air blacksmith shop. See mounted animals native to the area, a boreal forest diorama with authentic caribou hide tipi, First Nations and fur trade artifacts, fossils, a wooly mammoth tusk, traveling exhibits and Inco and mining related artifacts. Blacksmith demonstrations occur periodically throughout the summer. The museum also houses an Institutional Archives and a Visitor Information Booth. Admission charged. Open year-round, Monday to Saturday 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. (winter), daily 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. (summer). Tel. 204-677-2216; fax: 204-677-8953; Web: www.heritagenorthmuseum.ca E-mail: hnmuseum@mts.net Location: 162 Princeton Drive. | | Web: www.heritagenorthmuseum.ca |
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