Engine House

On a dry, windy day in March of 1860, a stray spark drifted from the Canadian Rifles’ temporary bake house and lodged in the wooden roof of a…

Well House

According to archaeologists, surprises often await at the bottom of well shafts. The well in Upper Fort Garry might contain old coins, burlap sacks, “hats a size too…

Bastion

Upper Fort Garry originally featured four circular, stone bastions located at each of its corners. Each bastion was roughly 24 feet in diameter, and about 31 feet high…

Pemmican Store

In 1846, roughly 300 soldiers marched through the gates of Upper Fort Garry, changing the Fort and its inhabitants forever. The troops, members of the 6th Regiment of…

Wooden Wall

By the 1850s, Upper Fort Garry had become the economic and social centre of the Red River. This unexpected growth in importance led to the construction of additional…

Historical Overview

The Friends of Upper Fort Garry through its Content Advisory Committee, with input from interested heritage professionals, have developed a number of interpretive themes to capture the story…

1859 House

The sounds of hammers on wood and lively conversations in both French and English filled the air while the Royal Canadian Rifles were staying at Upper Fort Garry…

Historic Structures

Gate This original structure (1853) is the main entrance to the Fort and the Park. Explore Wooden Wall A wooden wall protected the north half of the…

Flag Pole

Several flags flew at Upper Fort Garry between the 1830s and the 1880s. The Hudson’s Bay Company Union Jack This flag was flown at Hudson’s Bay Company…