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M u s e u m s
See History in Action
at the Mennonite
Heritage Village
>>Century-old churches, schools and a
replica windmill are among the iconic
attractions at this Steinbach institution,
&
of Manitoba's Mennonite populations via
H i s to r y
where you can delve deeper into the history
traditional food, pioneer skills demonstrations,
horse-drawn wagon rides, an old-time general
store and more. Spanning 400 years and
40 acres, the site's exhibits and artifacts
pay tribute to a way of life that's all but
Mennonite Heritage Village
disappeared. For tour information and hours,
see www.mennoniteheritagevillage.com.
Walk in the
Mocassins of
Manitoba's
First Nations
>>Heritage North Museum — Learn more
about the culture and tradition of Manitoba's
northern First Nations, at this site dedicated
to the preservation of the history of
Thompson. Comb through log cabins housing
local artifacts, mounted animals, and a boreal
forest diorama with authentic caribou hide tipi,
wooly mammoth tusk and fossils, or check out
buildings devoted to the history of mining.
www.heritagenorthmuseum.ca.
Fort Dauphin Museum
OR Mine some
business at
the Snow Lake
Mining Museum
>>Looking for a destination that really
What were you doing
90 million years ago?
>>Fort Dauphin Museum Inc. — Ringed by an impressive wooden palisade,
hits the mother lode? Dig no deeper than the
mining museum at scenic Snow Lake, where
you'll unearth authentic displays of heavy-duty
equipment from jackleg drills to rocker shovels
to battery-powered trammers. Tour mock-
the museum explores the Parkland's past from prehistoric times to the arrival
ups of mining drifts and a rescue centre, then
of the early explorers. An extensive collection of artifacts are housed in a
check out naturally-occurring gold, zinc and
series of pioneer structures, including a log cabin and one-room school from
other materials in the rocks surrounding the
the early 1890s. The site is also home to the Parkland Archaeological Society
town. www.snowlake.com.
and a 90-million-year-old marine reptile fossil found in the hills near Dauphin.
www.fortdauphinmuseum.wordpress.com.
