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Historic Sites of Manitoba: Pointe du Bois Forestry Cabin (Pointe du Bois, Whiteshell Provincial Park)
A log cabin at Pointe du Bois in the Whiteshell Provincial Park was constructed in the 1950s by the Manitoba government as part of a facility to monitor forest fires in the region. A nearby fire tower was removed and the cabin was abandoned around 2000.
Pointe du Bois Forestry Cabin (1991)
Source: George Penner
Abandoned Pointe du Bois Forestry Cabin (June 2018)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Interior of the abandoned Pointe du Bois Forestry Cabin (June 2018)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Interior of the abandoned Pointe du Bois Forestry Cabin (June 2018)
Source: Gordon GoldsboroughSite Coordinates (lat/long): N50.30345, W95.56766
denoted by symbol on the map above
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This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and George Penner.
Page revised: 24 May 2021
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