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  • About
  • Exhibits
    • People
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    • Events
  • Tours
    • Streets of Selkirk
    • Historic Houses
    • Manitoba Avenue
  • Timeline
    • Selkirk Councils 1882-Present
    • The Beginning 1882 – 1883
    • Head of Inland Navigation 1884 – 1910
    • A New Industrial Era 1911-1928
    • Bitter Lessons 1929-1946
    • The Modern Town 1947-1979
    • Shifting Tides 1980-2010
    • Recent Years 2011-Present
  • Heritage Highlights
  • Support
    • Selkirk Heritage Endowment Fund
    • Donor’s Wall
    • Donate Today
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Monthly Archives: July 2024

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Winnipeg, Selkirk and Lake Winnipeg Street Car going over a bridge

Winnipeg Selkirk and Lake Winnipeg Railway Company

PlacesBy Kimberly MartinJuly 30, 2024

Established in 1904, the Winnipeg Selkirk and Lake Winnipeg Railway Company was formed to provide services to the locals going to and from the Town of Selkirk to the City of Winnipeg.

Black and white photo of the Lord Selkirk II navigating the waters

The Five Red River Boats – Part #2 The Motor Ships

News, Heritage HighlightsBy Bronwyn BryanJuly 19, 2024

Inspired by the craze for the Paddlewheel boats competitors quickly had other river boats made. These three boats were all motorships, and bore the name M.S. River Rouge, M.S. Lady Winnipeg, and M.S. Lord Selkirk II.

The Paddlewheel Queen and the Paddlewheel Princess in the water with a forest in the background

The Five Red River Boats – Part #1 The Paddlewheels

Heritage HighlightsBy Bronwyn BryanJuly 12, 2024

Five boats ruled the Red River from the late 1960s to 1990s. These five boats were the Paddlewheel Queen, the Paddlewheel Princess, M.S. River Rouge, M.S. Lady Winnipeg, and M.S. Lord Selkirk II.

Selkirk Museum

We would like to acknowledge that we are in Treaty 1 territory and that the land on which we gather is the traditional gathering place of the Anishinaabeg, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota, and Dene Peoples, and the homeland of the Red River Métis Nation.

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