![]() Manitoba 2020 - October
Another year of Local Tourism - The COVID19 Year The COVID-19 thing began in Manitoba about Mid-March and we decided from the start to follow guidelines. Fortunately we can still walk / run / ski & paddle - activities that are much safer than shopping, going to restaurants and bars, Trump rallies ... etc. ![]() For more information about these places go to Past & Present For information about specfic sites or buildings, visit Historic Sites of Manitoba Travelling backwards in time... ![]() Oct. 9: Black Creek, Wawanesa & the Souris River ![]() The Sipeweski Museum ![]() ![]() Menteith Elevator Site ![]() Oct. 7: Maskawata ![]() Maskawata site. ![]() Harvey School Site ![]() ![]() Harrison Brodge ![]() ![]() From Hall's Bridge ![]() Assiniboine School ![]() Oct. 6: A Trip North of Brandon We went through the Little Saskatchewan River valley, north of Newdale, then on to the Ozerna area, followed by the Rackham district where we hiked a bit of the Great Trail. We drove through Clanwilliam and Bethany, then stopped to check out an old rail bridge at an abandonned siding called Orrville, near Franklin, before heading home. ![]() Newdale ![]() ![]() St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church (Ozerna) - built in 1933 ![]() A section of the Great Trail that runs on an old rail bed between Neepawa and Russell. The rail bridge at Orrville. Also on the Great Trail ![]() ![]() On an earlier vsite I had discovered the foundations for a railway water tower. Oct. 4: Bunclody and the Riverside Park Trail ![]() Souris River, Bunclody ![]() ![]() The Criddle site is a great place for a picnic and an easy hike. This time we strolled south from the yard along the old trail to the Treesbank Ferry site. ![]() ![]() Wawanesa For more information about these places go to Past & Present |