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Explore Manitoba: St. Andrew Locks

It was because of the people’s desire to improve the navigation on the Red River that started it all. St. Andrew’s Locks was considered as one of the major engineering development of its time. It was on May 4, 1910, when it was officially opened and served the public. The ceremony was headed by Prime [...]

The Dalnavert Museum & Visitor's Center

Come home to history. Explore a beautifully restored late Victorian residence Dalnavert in the former home of Hugh John MacDonald , a premier of Manitoba and son of Sir John A. Macdonald , Canada’s first prime minister . Named in honour of the Macdonald’s ancestral home in Scotland , Dalnavert [...]

Dalnavert Museum Winnipeg

Dalnavert Museum is the restored Victorian era home of Hugh John Mcdonald , son of Canada’s first prime minister Sir John A. Mcdonald.  Dalnavert is considered well  to be a most fine example of the Queen Anne Revival style of architecture.  This style – what is now referred to as the “Queen Anne Revival”  era [...]