Historic Sites of Manitoba: Crow Wing Trail Monument (Joubert Street, St-Pierre-Jolys)

A monument on the grounds of the St-Pierre-Jolys Museum commemorates the Crow Wing Trail, a segment of which ran nearby, connecting the Red River Settlement (now Winnipeg) to St. Paul, Minnesota. In 1844, additional segments were opened by Peter Garrioch. Referred to locally as “Chemin Saint-Paul” or “La Route de L’Aile de Corbeau”, the Crow Wing Trail played an important role in the development of Saint-Pierre-Jolys and the surrounding district.

The site is also part of the Trans Canada Trail in Manitoba, connecting Winnipeg to Emerson at the Canada-US border. Volunteers from five rural municipalities and one First Nation created the Crow Wing Trail Association and continue to develop the 193-km multi-use trail.

Crow Wing Trail commemorative monument (September 2010) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Crow Wing Trail commemorative monument (November 2020) Source: Rose Kuzina Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.44240, W96.98667 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Convent of the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary / Saint-Pierre-Jolys Museum (432 Joubert Street, St-Pierre-Jolys)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Origin of the Trail Plaque (St. Anne’s Road, Winnipeg)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Rosa School / Senkiw School No. 1387 (Municipality of Emerson-Franklin)

The Old Crow Wing Trail by John Christian Schultz
MHS Transactions, Series 1, Number 45, 1894

Crow Wing Trail

Sources:

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Rose Kuzina.

Page revised: 18 December 2020

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