- 2026-10-08A self-taught horticulturalist, Frank Leith Skinner lived and worked in Manitoba's Dropmore District, where his family moved in 1895 from…
- 2026-10-08This leading Canadian novelist and essayist is buried in the southwest corner of the cemetery at Rapid City. For seventeen…
- 2026-10-08This is the oldest standing Icelandic Lutheran Church in Canada. It was built in 1889 by volunteers under the direction…
- 2026-10-08One of Canada's most prominent authors, Gabrielle Roy, was born and raised in St. Boniface. She taught in rural Manitoba…
- 2026-10-08Until 1906, many small, competing telephone companies provided unreliable service to Manitobans. Recognizing the growing importance of communications, the Conservative…
- 2026-10-08The Reverend Georges-Antoine Belcourt came to Red River from Lower Canada (Quebec) in 1831. He established the agricultural mission of…
- 2026-10-08Glacial Lake Agassiz was formed 11,500 years ago from the meltwaters of a massive ice sheet that had previously covered…
- 2026-10-08This octagonal wooden railway tower is a rare vestige from the age of the steam-powered locomotive. This design, the Standard…
- 2026-10-08This first rail line in western Canada was constructed for the Hudson's Bay Company in 1877 under the supervision of…
- 2026-10-08Constructed between 1909 and 1911, this building was designed by one of Manitoba's foremost architects, J.D. Atchison, who had trained…