Discover the Marine Museum of Manitoba, a unique local treasure preserving regional marine history since 1850. Explore its fascinating fleet of historic ships docked on land—including the iconic S.S. Keenora and C.G.S. Bradbury—and learn how this resilient museum overcame devastating floods to protect the heritage of Lake Winnipeg and the Red River.
Discover the history of the Devonshire Collegiate Institute, constructed in 1920 on Eaton Avenue and Main Street. From its famous annual Field Days to the challenges of the World War II years, explore the rich student life of this historic school before its conversion and eventual demolition in 1972.
The Selkirk School District was created in December 1878. In 1882, when Selkirk was incorporated as a town, there was one school. It was a small log school that held classes by day and hosted events and city council meetings by evening.
From the dramatic moment James Colcleugh stepped off a York boat in 1875 to string Western Canada’s first telegraph line, to a momentous 1877 royal visit by Lord and Lady Dufferin, Clandeboye Avenue marks the exact birthplace of Selkirk. Discover how a frontier crossing transformed into a town built on fierce British loyalty.