Joseph P. Grenon, manager of the Armstrong Trading Co. at Winnipegosis situated on the banks of the river ¼ mile from town. Mr. Grenon’s farm was the largest of its kind in Canada at that time. Mr. Grenon also expanded … Continue reading →
Mike Kostyk left his home in Bukovina, Austria, for Canada in 1901 at the age of 20. After 14 years in Ontario, he settled in Winnipegosis in 1915. A cobbler by trade, he established a shoe repair shop. Mr. Kostyk … Continue reading →
The first steam boats on Lake Winnipegosis were built in the ‘80’s and ‘90’s at Totogan, a Hudson’s Bay Landing Place on the White Mud River, near Westbourne, on the southern tip of Lake Manitoba. “Lady Isobel” and “idell” were … Continue reading →
In 1985, with the closing of the Winnipegosis CN Station, a committee was struck to turn this historic building (built 1897) into a community museum. Its grand opening was held in 1990 during the Village of Winnipegosis 75th Anniversary celebration. … Continue reading →
The explorers who came in the early years to this unmapped region in the heart of the country were guided in their travels by the native people, over trails, along canoe routes, and across lakes. They found that the Indians … Continue reading →
Winnipegosis continued to flourish as a gathering place for the Cree and Assiniboine tribes, even leading to their request for Pierre De La Verendrye to build a trading post. He built one here in the fall of 1741 on a … Continue reading →
The Red River Rebellion Peter McArthur, who owned and operated the first lumbering industry on Lake Winnipegosis, had an important part to play in the quelling of the Red River Rebellion, which broke out in the spring of 1885. At … Continue reading →
One of the most well-known salt-making Métis was the Monkman family. As early as 1818, James Joseph Monkman established himself as a salt-maker and began manufacturing salt at the brine springs at Swan Lake, Duck Bay and finally at the … Continue reading →
Continued… One of the early missionaries, who travelled in this area, using St. Laurent as a starting point, was the Rev.C.J.Camper. By that time the Hudson’s Bay Company had established a post at present-day Camperville on what is now Lot … Continue reading →
Camperville and Duck Bay, on the northwest shore of Lake Winnipegosis, are inseparable in their history, religion and society. Mention of the northwest shores of the three Manitoba lakes – Winnipegosis, Manitoba and Dauphin – can be found in many … Continue reading →
