Road map Winnipeg surrounding area (Manitoba, Canada)

Pierre de La Verendrye's 1732 expedition was the first to  explore the Red River; Lord Selkirk's 1812 colonists were the first to  farm its riverbanks. Later, Mennonites and others opened up the valley  by moving inland from the river. Their indelible imprint is still seen  at many valley sites. To the south, the Pembina winds through a rich  farmland, creates a gorge at La Riviere, and joins the northbound Red in  North Dakota, just below the international border.     

Austin [A1] At the Manitoba Agricultural Museum, horse-drawn  ploughs, steam and diesel tractors, and other gear recall the evolution  of farming from the late 1800s to the 1970s. In July, visitors can see  old-time threshers in action at the Threshermen's Reunion and Stampede.  On the grounds is a museum dedicated to amateur radio.     

Manitou [D2] A plaque here commemorates suffragist, legislator,  and author Nellie McClung, who lived in Manitou from 1896 to 1911.  Through McClung's efforts, women in Manitoba-the first in Canada-won the  right to vote in 1916. В Northwest of Manitou, Archibald Historical  Museum preserves a log cabin where McClung boarded in the 1890s, and a  frame house in which she first lived with her husband and growing  family.     

Morden [D4] Morden and District Museum displays locally  discovered fossils of mosasaurs and other marine reptiles, the fierce  inhabitants of a saltwater sea that covered this area millions of years  ago. A must-see for kids who dote on dinosaurs.     

Morris [D6] Every July, this Red River Valley community  welcomes crowds to see cowboys ride bulls, wrestle steers, and race  chuck wagons at the Manitoba Stampede and Agricultural Exhibition, one  of the biggest events of its kind in Canada.     

Portage la Prairie [A3]     

The city's past comes alive at Fort la Reine Museum, which  contains more than 30 pioneer structures, including a furnished  homestead, a country church, and a schoolhouse. The centerpiece is a  replica of the 1732 fort built by Pierre de La Verendrye, who  headquartered here for 15 years while exploring the prairies. In the  heart of Portage, Island Park on Crescent Lake is perfect for bicycling,  bird-watching, hiking, and picnicking. The lake is an oxbow type,  created when the Assiniboine left behind a river bend after changing  course.      

St. Francois Xavier [A5] A statue of a white horse near this  village honors the memory of an Indian maiden pursued and killed by her  rejected suitor. The white horse escaped and roamed the prairies for  years.          

Steinbach [C8] The original German-speaking Mennonite settlers  of 1874 named this town after a stony brook. Pretty and prosperous,  Steinbach is now an industrial and farming center. ® Two kilometers  north on Hwy 12, the 17-hectare Mennonite Heritage Village preserves  some two dozen buildings, including thatched-roof homes typical of  turn-of-the-century Mennonite villages throughout southern Manitoba.  Exhibits tell how the first large group of Mennonites found refuge in  this region during the 1870s. You can sample Mennonite fare in the  livery barn restaurant, visit a sod hut of the kind built by the  settlers, and more.

ATTRACTIONS      

AUSTIN      

Manitoba Agricultural Museum

CRYSTAL CITY      

Crystal City Community Printing Museum      

DUGALD      

Costume Museum of Canada      

GARDENTON      

St. Michael's Ukrainian Orthodox Church Ukrainian Museum and Village      

GIROUX      

Philip's Magical Paradise      

MORDEN

MORRIS      

Morris and Centennial Museum      

PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE      

Fort la Reine Museum and Pioneer Village      

ST. PIERRE-JOLYS      

Galerie Riviere-aux-Rats St. Pierre-Jolys Museum      

STEINBACH      

Mennonite Heritage Village      

WINKLER      

Pembina Thresherman's Museum