Kitchen Garden

and radishes. Most of the seeds used in testing crops in Hudson’s Bay Company posts came all the way from London! Gardeners used traditional tools such as spades, hoes, rakes,…

Engine House

1870s, the engine was transferred to the citizens of the new city of Winnipeg, resulting in the formation of the Nor’West Engine Company No. 1. Soldiers staying at the Fort…

Historic Structures

garden inside the gate reflects the character and form of the 1860’s garden that decorated the forecourt of the Governor’s house. Explore Governor’s House This was the residence of senior…

Well House

the ownership of land in this district. According to legend, the Hudson’s Bay Company servants dumped a box of papers into the well when Louis Riel and his followers took…

Wooden Wall

against changing temperatures in the Red River – was used to support the beams of wood holding up the walls.Construction, however, was slow. All of the convenient sources of timber…

Our Journey

in Canada’s history and will provide another community-building green space in Winnipeg’s Downtown. All ages will be able to enjoy the year-round sounds, sights and artistic elements of the Park….

Pemmican Store

the store’s size was attached to its west wall some time before 1857. A second, two-storey lean-to with horizontal siding was added to the storehouse’s north wall in the 1870s….