Victoria Park 1919

Politics in the Park:
Winnipeg’s Victoria Park During the General Strike
by Anna Penner,  Balmoral Hall, Winnipeg
Manitoba History, Number 40, Autumn / Winter 2000-2001
The following essay was the winner of the Manitoba Historical Society’s 1999 Edward C. Shaw “Young Historians” Award.
Gray and empty, the old thermal power plant stands behind the Centennial Concert Hall. Each day [...]

THE ANSON NORTHUP

by George Siamandas

On May 19, 1859 the Anson Northup became the first steamboat to successfully launch on the Red River reaching Fort Garry on June 10. It arose out of a sense of opportunity that St Paul Minnesota businessmen saw in the Red River district and [...]