Road Trip Winnipeg to Lower Fort Garry – Fur Trade Fort
Winnipeg
Lower Fort Garry
35
km
0h30
drive
Summer
season
The Itinerary
Lower Fort Garry (1830) is the oldest intact stone Hudson's Bay Company fort still standing in North America. 30 min from Winnipeg on the Red River.
Costumed interpreters recount fort life in the fur trade era. This is where Treaty 1 was signed (1871) between the Crown and the Anishinaabe/Cree — the foundation of modern Canada–First Nations relations in the Prairies. Stone quarters, hospital and distillery restored.
Costumed interpreters recount fort life in the fur trade era. This is where Treaty 1 was signed (1871) between the Crown and the Anishinaabe/Cree — the foundation of modern Canada–First Nations relations in the Prairies. Stone quarters, hospital and distillery restored.
Points of Interest
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Lower Fort Garry NHSPlus vieux fort de pierre HBC intact en Amérique.
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Animation costuméePersonnages d'époque, démonstrations de métiers.
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Traité no 1 (1871)Site de signature avec Anishinaabe et Cris.
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Distillerie restauréeUne des plus vieilles d'Amérique du Nord.
Practical info
- Departure Winnipeg
- Destination Lower Fort Garry
- Distance 35 km
- Duration 0h30
- Category Short (< 100 km)
- Best season Summer
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