Summer fishing was extremely dependent on the harvesting and storage of ice. Ice Gangs went up to the fishing stations up the lake as well as Winnipegosis to “Put up ice” for the summer season. Ice Gangs were exposed to … Continue reading →
Dark name that recalled gruesome deed slips into town’s history. WINNIPEGOSIS — If life is a highway, Murder Hill Road is where it ends. Or so it did for Peter Demschyzn in a sensational murder case here 74 years ago. … Continue reading →
Free Press printed on Saturday, June 6, 1942 Months of the Most Detailed and Disappointing Investigation Work Ever Carried on by the Manitoba Provincial Police Were Rewarded by The Evidence of a Ballistics Expert and Another Rural Murder Mystery Was … 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 →
As far back as anyone in Winnipegosis remembers, there had been a dredge with its tug and barges in the Mossey River. It is not known when the first dredge arrived, but one local story is that it dug its … Continue reading →
Dogs played an important role in our early history both as pets and as a means of transportation. As I was once again reading the 1990 Winnipegosis History book, looking for winter activities, I got caught up in how frequently … Continue reading →
