This 16-foot-tall fibreglass monument on Main Street South in Dauphin was designed by Winnipeg artist Ross Owen and built in 1967 as a Canadian centennial project. Named Amisk, the Cree word for beaver, in a contest in local elementary schools, it commemorates the traditional abundance of beaver in the region and the presence of a beaver on the town crest.
Amisk the Beaver monument (June 2019)
Source: Jean McManus
Amisk the Beaver monument (August 2021)
Source: George Penner
Amisk the Beaver monument (September 2023)
Source: Glen ToewsSite Location (lat/long): N51.13961, W100.06273
denoted by symbol on the map above
“His two hopes for centennial year - a home and name,” Dauphin Herald, 5 May 1967, page 2.
Dauphin Valley Spans the Years by Dauphin Historical Society, 1970.
We thank George Penner and Glen Toews for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Jean McManus.
Page revised: 7 September 2023
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