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| St. Elijah Pioneer Museum (PHS) | |
| St. Elijah Pioneer Museum (PHS) is the oldest standing Romanian church in Manitoba. It was built by Romanian pioneers in 1908 and restored in 1979. Its design reflects traditional church forms common in Bukovyna and Romania, then part of the Austrian Empire. Admission charged. Tel. 204-564-2228 Web: www.stelijahpioneermuseum.ca Location: 4.8 km/3 mi north of Inglis on PR 592 and .8 km/.5 mi west | |
| RR 1 INGLIS, MB CANADA R0J 0X0 Tel: 204-564-2228 Web: www.st.elijahpioneermuseum.ca | |
| St. Boniface Cathedral (PHS) | |
| St. Boniface Cathedral, the oldest cathedral in Western Canada, was originally built in 1818 and was replaced several timesby Etienne Gaboury. Only the façade and part of the walls remain of the 1908 structure, which burned in 1968. The current cathedral was built in 1972 within the ruins of the 1908 site. Location: 190 avenue de la Cathédrale. (PHS) | |
| Main Floor, 213 Notre Dame Avenue WINNIPEG, MB CANADA R3B 1N3 Toll Free: 1-800-282-8069 Tel: 204-945-2205 Fax: 204-948-2384 Web: www.gov.mb.ca/chc/hrb/index.html | |
| St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church (PHS) | |
| Dolyny The great wave of Ukrainian immigration to Manitoba between 1896 and 1914 brought new architectural forms to the Prairies. St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church is located in the beautiful rolling hills near Riding Mountain National Park. The church is a rare example of a domed Ukrainian church constructed of logs. Location: PR 566, 11.5 km from Menzie. (PHS) | |
| Main Floor, 213 Notre Dame Avenue WINNIPEG, MB CANADA R3B 1N3 Toll Free: 1-800-282-8069 Tel: 204-945-2205 Fax: 204-948-2384 Web: www.gov.mb.ca/chc/hrb/index.html | |
| Westminster United Church (PHS) | |
| Westminster United Church (PHS) This church was located among one of Winnipeg's growing populations. Built in 1903-1904, this dramatic Gothic-inspired church features slender pinnacle towers and a beautiful rose window. Location: Maryland Street and Westminster Avenue. | |
| Main Floor, 213 Notre Dame Avenue WINNIPEG, MB CANADA R3B 1N3 Toll Free: 1-800-282-8069 Tel: 204-945-2205 Fax: 204-948-2384 Web: www.gov.mb.ca/chc/hrb/index.html | |
| 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 diamonds and soccer pitches and plans for volleyball, tennis and badminton facilities. It is also the site for the village campsite with new washrooms and shower facility. 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. Location: Hwy. 240 and 1st Street | |
| Box 334 St. Claude, MB CANADA R0G 1Z0 Tel: 204-379-2658/ Fax: 204-379-2072 Email: cdcstcl@mts.net Web: www.stclaude.ca | |
| The Plum – 1883 Souris Heritage Church Museum | |
| Tour guides in period costume offer Story Tours at “The Plum” – 1883 Souris Heritage Church Museum. Live mini-musicals daily and dinner theatre Monday to Friday. The Victorian Tea Room offers scones, Plum Punch, Plum n' Chocolate sundaes, fresh baking, light lunches and local specialties in season. See exhibits of noteworthy area people from 1881 to present. Nature trails lead to Plum Creek and Victoria Park trails. Tea Terrace with Victorian Arbour overlooks the park and bird sanctuary. Unique outdoor games room provides a handout. Main floor is wheelchair accessible. Open daily, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. July 1 to Labour Day, rest of year by appointment. Admission charged. Tel. 204-483-3643 (summer) or 204-483-2690/204-483-2201/204-483-2155; Web: www.esouris.com/plum Location: 142 1st Street South, Hwy 22. | |
| Box 1305 Souris, MB CANADA R0K 2C0 Tel: 204-483-2690 Web: www.esouris.com/plum | |
| Frikirju (Free) Church and Grund Frelsis Liberty Church (PHS) | |
| Baldur Nearby is the Frikirju (Free) Church built in 1910 for Icelandic Lutherans with special services still held each year. Location: from Cypress River 2 mi. south, 1.5 mi. east and 1.5 mi. south. The Grund Frelsis Liberty Church, established in 1889, is the oldest Icelandic Lutheran Church in Canada. It is representative of late nineteenth century Gothic Revival church architecture in rural Manitoba - a wood frame on a simple rectangular plan. It is also used for special services. Location: 9 km / 5.5 mi. north of Baldur. (PHS) | |
| Main Floor, 213 Notre Dame Avenue WINNIPEG, MB CANADA R3B 1N3 Toll Free: 1-800-282-8069 Tel: 204-945-2205 Fax: 204-948-2384 Web: www.gov.mb.ca/chc/hrb/index.html | |
| 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, St. John Cantius Roman Catholic Church. 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 | |
| Box 70 ROSSBURN, 43 Main Street N., MB CANADA R0J 1V0 Tel: 204-859-2762 Fax: 204-859-2022 Email: town.rsb@mts.net Web: www.rossburn.ca | |
| St. Paul's Anglican Church | |
| St. Paul's Anglican Church was constructed in 1825 to accommodate the increasing population of the Red River Settlement. Known as Middlechurch because it was located between St. John's and St. Andrew's churches, it was consecrated as St. Paul's in 1853. It was a focal point for settlement northward along the Red River. Location: 1 km/.6 mi. off Main Street on Balderstone Road. | |
| Main Floor, 213 Notre Dame Avenue WINNIPEG, MB CANADA R3B 1N3 Toll Free: 1-800-282-8069 Tel: 204-945-2205 Fax: 204-948-2384 Web: www.gov.mb.ca/chc/hrb/index.html | |
| Historic Ukrainian Catholic Church of the Resurrection (PHS) | |
| Historic Ukrainian Catholic Church of the Resurrection, recognized as a historic site by Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada, was built between 1936 and 1939 and is an outstanding example of the early Kievan style of Eastern Christian church architecture. Father Phillip Ruh designed the church, with iconographer, Theodore Baran (1957-58). Half-hour guided tours in July and August. Other times by appointment. Tel. 204-638-5511/638-4190. (PHS) | |
| Box 121 DAUPHIN, MB CANADA R7N 2T9 Tel: 204-638-5511 Fax: 204-638-5511 | |
| Fairbanks House, Anglican Church, Bell | |
| Fairbanks House, still a family home, was built in 1882 of local fieldstone. The Anglican Church was built in 1876 (corner of Church and 1st Street); while the bell of St. Andrews United Church originally hung in Grace Church in Winnipeg, where it welcomed Colonel Garnet Wolseley's force to the Red River Settlement in 1870. | |
| Main Floor, 213 Notre Dame Avenue WINNIPEG, MB CANADA R3B 1N3 Toll Free: 1-800-282-8069 Tel: 204-945-2205 Fax: 204-948-2384 Web: www.gov.mb.ca/chc/hrb/index.html | |
| St. Andrew's-on-the-Red Anglican Church (PHS) | |
| Built between 1845 and 1899, St. Andrew's-on-the-Red Anglican Church (PHS) is the oldest stone church in Western Canada still used for public worship. This Gothic Revival church has massive walls, small painted windows, a steep roof and a full wooden steeple. A Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada plaque commemorates the site. Kneeling benches are covered with buffalo hide and many original fixtures still remain. | |
| Main Floor, 213 Notre Dame Avenue WINNIPEG, MB CANADA R3B 1N3 Toll Free: 1-800-282-8069 Tel: 204-945-2205 Fax: 204-948-2384 Web: www.gov.mb.ca/chc/hrb/index.html | |
 Brandon | |
| Brandon You Belong in Brandon - with its rich agricultural heritage and natural resources, the opportunity to explore becomes endless. Manitoba's second largest city, with a population of approximately 46,000, has gained valuable recognition for its ability to organize and host many world-class events. Come and discover the wonders of the "Wheat City" where hospitality is second to none! Web: tourism.brandon.com E-mail: brandontourism@wcgwave.ca Home to the Brandon Folk Music and Art Festival in July, Manitoba Summer Fair hosted in June, Manitoba Livestock Expo in November and the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair in spring. | |
| 1 - 545 Conservation Drive BRANDON, MB CANADA R7A 7L8 Toll Free: 1-888-799-1111 Tel: 204-729-2141 Fax: 204-729-2139 Email: brandontourism@wcgwave.ca Web: www.brandontourism.com | |
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| Little Britain United Church (PHS) | |
| Lockport Little Britain United Church is one of five surviving original Red River Settlement stone churches in Manitoba. Built by Duncan McRae between 1872 and 1874, this medieval Gothic-inspired church is the oldest United Church building in Manitoba. Location: north of Lockport on PTH 9. (PHS) | |
| Main Floor, 213 Notre Dame Avenue WINNIPEG, MB CANADA R3B 1N3 Toll Free: 1-800-282-8069 Tel: 204-945-2205 Fax: 204-948-2384 Web: www.gov.mb.ca/chc/hrb/index.html | |
| Knox Presbyterian Church (PHS) | |
| Manitoba's dramatic growth in the 1880s and 1890s brought equally dramatic changes to church architecture. Knox Presbyterian Church is an excellent example of Romanesque Revival church architecture with its rusticated stone, round-arched windows and pyramidal bell tower. Location: 396 First Avenue. (PHS) | |
| Main Floor, 213 Notre Dame Avenue WINNIPEG, MB CANADA R3B 1N3 Toll Free: 1-800-282-8069 Tel: 204-945-2205 Fax: 204-948-2384 Web: www.gov.mb.ca/chc/hrb/index.html | |
| International Peace Garden | |
| International Peace Garden Located on the Manitoba/North Dakota border 24 km south of Boissevain, visitors are free to roam within the garden from one country to the other. The Peace Garden is more than flowers, summer camps and camping. It is dedicated to peace and home to informative sites such as our Conservatory, Interpretive Centre, North American Game Warden Museum and Peace Chapel. It is an amazing place for family gatherings, great meals and creating lasting memories. Our Garden is open year-around with the exception of the week between Christmas & New Years. Admission to enter park. Noted for exquisite landscaping, the garden features: A unique 5.5 m/18 ft working Floral Clock with nearly 3,000 flowers, run by GPS. The Peace Chapel features three walls of fossil-embellished Manitoba limestone with quotations from "people of peace." The September 11 Memorial displays 10 beams from the World Trade Center in the formal garden. The International Peace Tower’s height, 35 m/120 ft high, symbolizes the soaring ambitions of the early immigrants arriving from the four corners of the world to Canada and the United States in the 1800’s and 1900’s. The Carillon Bell Tower sounds every quarter-hour from 14 chimes. The bells range in weight from 250 lbs to 2,000 lbs, totalling 20 tons. The Historic Lodge is built of native stone and Manitoba timber by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the late 1930s. The CCC also built the dam and spillway that created Lake Udall. The International Music Camp has weekly sessions in band, choir, orchestra, dance, drama and other fine arts, during June and July. The Masonic Auditorium, built in the shape of the Masonic symbol which is square and compass, is the only building of its kind in the world. The North American Game Warden Museum is a joint initiative of Fish and Wildlife Officers from both Canada and the United States. In the rear courtyard is the Hall on Honors, the first memorial if its kind in the world dedicated to their brother and sister wildlife enforcement officers who have lost their lives while serving to protect natural resources. Stone monuments of every state and province are on display, listing their fallen officers. The Sunken Garden is an octagonal mosaic pattern of trees, flowering shrubs, perennials, annuals and paved walkways meandering around an impressive centered octagonal pond. Interpretive Centre and Conservatory, Gift Shop, Restaurant and Horticultural Library A year-around Interpretive Center houses a restaurant, conservatory, retail store and moderate horticulture library. The conservatory reveals 40 years of a 6,000 specimen collection of exotic trees, succulents and cacti. Africa is home to many of the plants. The collection was donated by Don Vitko of Minot, ND. It is the first of its kind in North Dakota and only the second in Manitoba. The Dedication Day was September 11, 2010. Identification Requirements The International Peace Garden does not require any identification for entrance. However, upon leaving the International Peace Garden, you will report to the port of entry of whichever country you are re-entering. At that time identification will need to be presented. US and Canadian citizens do not need a passport to visit the International Peace Garden. The ports of entry ask that you have two forms of identification, which are: 1. a photo ID (example: driver's license) 2. proof of citizenship (copy of a birth certificate) For children a birth certificate is the only form of identification that is needed. For further information, please call the port of entry that will be used upon leaving the International Peace Garden. Tel. 204-534-2510 Toll-free: 1-888-432-6733 Web: www.peacegarden.com | |
| Box 419 BOISSEVAIN, MB CANADA R0K 0E0 Toll Free: 1-888-432-6733 Tel: 204-534-2510/204-534-6964 Fax: 701-263-3169 Email: kathy@peacegarden.com Web: www.peacegarden.com | |
| Churchill | |
| Churchill The Polar Bear Capital of the World is the only human settlement where polar bears can be observed in the wild. The bears tip the scale at over 1,300 pounds, stand 10 feet tall and can move with surprising speed and agility. Best viewing time is October to early November. Churchill, population 1,000, is accessible by air or the Hudson Bay Railway line, which was built over permafrost and muskeg in 1929 and required a crew of 3,000 to complete. The two-night, one-day trip on VIA Rail from Winnipeg to Churchill (1,600 km/1,000 mi) provides comfortable bedrooms or roomettes and fine Manitoba cuisine in the dining car. Calm Air, Kivalliq Air run regular scheduled air service from Winnipeg, Thompson and Gillam year-round. In summer, white beluga whales surface and plunge in the blue-green waters of the Churchill River. You’ll be talking distance of the most vocal whales in the world. More than 3,000 beluga whales come in early July to feed and calve. Seals can also be seen in the harbour and caribou are frequently sighted along the coast. Visitors are awestruck upon seeing the haunting beauty of our aurora borealis (northern lights). Blue, green and white in colour, they swirl and dance in the still northern sky with performances that can be seen on clear nights. According to legend, the northern lights will dance their way down to earth if you whistle at them. Why not give it a try? Churchill is a birdwatchers’ paradise—some 250 species of birds including the rare Ross Gull, nest or pass through on their yearly migrations. Bird Cove is an excellent spot for bird-watching. The wreck of the Ithaca, caught in a windstorm in 1960 while carrying nickel ore from Rankin Inlet to Montreal, is at the western tip of the cove. Akudlik Marsh and Harbour Board Ponds are also very good spots for birdwatchers. On the tundra, lichens and miniature shrubs and flowers bloom each spring and fall. A short distance inland are patches of taiga (subarctic) forest, with black spruce, scattered white spruce and a thick mat of lichens. Twin Lakes is an island of boreal forest rising out of the surrounding subarctic tundra. Established in 1957, the Churchill Rocket Research Range is a National Historic Site located at the geographic centre of northern light activity. The skyline of the area is unique with the shapes of four launchers from which more than 3,000 rockets were fired into the atmosphere. Trilobite Beach is a fossilized tropical beach nestled below the billion year old cliffs of Churchill quartzite. Four million years ago, this was the shoreline of a warm tropical sea located near the equator. The world’s largest trilobite fossil, 72 cm long, was excavated in 1998. Website: www.churchill.ca E-mail: town@churchillmb.net | |
| Box 176 CHURCHILL, MB CANADA R0B 0E0 Toll Free: 1-888-389-2327 Tel: 204-675-2022 Email: churchillchamber@mts.net Web: www.churchillchamberofcommerce.ca | |
| St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church | |
| St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church A contemporary adaptation of traditional Byzantine-Ukrainian architecture, this church has brilliant stained-glass windows and a large mosaic of Christ on the façade. Services are held in Ukrainian and English. Tel. 204-582-6695; fax: 204-582-1068; Website: www.stnicholaschurch.ca E-mail: office@stnicholaschurch.ca Location: 737 Bannerman Avenue. | |
| 737 Bannerman Avenue WINNIPEG, MB CANADA R2X 1J9 Tel: 204-582-6695 Fax: 204-582-1068 Email: office@stnicholaschurch.ca Web: www.stnicholaschurch.ca | |
| St. Matthew's Anglican Church | |
| St. Matthew's Anglican Church, established in 1890, features 17 beautiful stained glass windows. Open daily to view. Church service at 11 a.m. on Sunday. Tel. 204-534-6253. Website: www.boissevain.ca | |
| Main Floor, 213 Notre Dame Avenue WINNIPEG, MB CANADA R3B 1N3 Toll Free: 1-800-282-8069 Tel: 204-945-2205 Fax: 204-948-2384 Web: www.gov.mb.ca/chc/hrb/index.html | |
| Ste. Thérèse Chapel | |
| Cardinal Travellers are welcome to visit the historic Ste. Thérèse Chapel, a picturesque representation of Gothic and Romanesque architecture built in 1927 by local residents. Open daily in July and August, by appointment May, June and September. Donations accepted. Location: 1/2 mi south of junction of PR 244 and 245. | |
| Box 261 CARDINAL, MB CANADA R0G 1M0 Tel: 204-248-2372/204-248-2853 Fax: 204-248-2372 Email: ldurand@mts.net | |
| L'Auberge Clemence Bed & Breakfast & Tea House | |
| 90-year-old convent. Pond, waterfalls, chapel, gift shop, art gallery, tea house. Unique spiritual place. | |
| Box 119 ELIE, 13 Elie Street W., MB CANADA R0H 0H0 Tel: 204-353-2183 Email: auberge@shaw.ca Web: www.bbcanada.com/7283.html | |
| Musee des Pionniers et des Chanoinesses | |
| Musée des Pionniers et des Chanoinesses houses historical and cultural artifacts of pioneers and the Chanoinesses who celebrated over 100 years of religious life in the community. Open year-round, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday to Friday, by appointment on weekends. Groups welcome. Admission charged. Web: www.notre-dame-de-lourdes.ca Tel. 204-248-7290 E-mail: lourdeon@mts.net Location: Centre Dom Benoit | |
| C.P. 186 NOTRE DAME DE LOURDES, MB CANADA R0G 1M0 Toll Free: 1-888-322-2553 Tel: 204-248-7290/204-248-7220 Fax: 204-248-7289 Email: lourdeon@mts.net Web: www.notre-dame-de-lourdes.ca | |
| Musee de Saint Pierre-Jolys Museum | |
| Le Musée de Saint Pierre-Jolys Museum is housed in the former convent of the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary, a designated four-storey provincial historical building built in 1900. It features local history, religious and educational exhibits. Picnic tables available. Open July and August 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Wednesday to Sunday. Admission charged. Tel. 204-433-7002; Website: www.museestpierre.ca, Catholicclassroom display Circa 1938 | |
| 432 ave joubert St-Pierre-Jolys, MB CANADA R0A1V0 Tel: 204-433-7002/204-433-2844 Fax: 204-433-7417 Email: museestpierrejolys@live.ca Web: www.museestpierre.mb.ca | |
| Trappist Monastery Ruins (PHS) | |
| The Trappist Order came to St. Norbert in 1892 and built a self-sufficient monastery in 1903-1905, including milking barns, stables, a cheese house, apiary, sawmill and cannery. Fire gutted the vacated church and residential wing in 1983. The beautiful stone shell, set in a park, is one of many sites developed along the Red River. Open mid-May to September. Location: 1 km/.6 mi. west of Pembina Highway on rue des ruines du Monastere off rue des Trappistes. (PHS) | |
| Main Floor, 213 Notre Dame Avenue WINNIPEG, MB CANADA R3B 1N3 Toll Free: 1-800-282-8069 Tel: 204-945-2205 Fax: 204-948-2384 Web: www.gov.mb.ca/chc/hrb/index.html | |
| Old St. James Anglican Church (PHS) | |
| Old St. James Anglican Church (PHS) Built in 1853, this is the oldest surviving wooden church in Western Canada. This site became the local point of settlement westward along the Assiniboine River, and gave its name to the surrounding area. Location: Portage Avenue at Tylehurst Street. | |
| Main Floor, 213 Notre Dame Avenue WINNIPEG, MB CANADA R3B 1N3 Toll Free: 1-800-282-8069 Tel: 204-945-2205 Fax: 204-948-2384 Web: www.gov.mb.ca/chc/hrb/index.html | |
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