A wooden pier at Hecla-Grindstone Provincial Park was used between 1953 and 1972 to ferry people and vehicles across to Hecla Island, before construction of the Hecla Island Causeway, now renamed the Captain Grimsi Grimolfson Causeway to commemorate the long-term ferryman.
Wooden pier of the former Hecla Island Ferry (May 2021)
Source: Christine Loff
Wooden pier of the former Hecla Island Ferry (May 2021)
Source: Christine Loff
The renamed Hecla Island Ferry in operation near Bloodvein (August 2009)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N51.08042, W96.86181
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Grimolfur “Grimsi” Grimolfson (1913-1986)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Abandoned Manitoba
This page was prepared by Christine Loff, George Penner, and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 4 July 2021
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