Tag Archives: dauphin
Sts. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church, Kosiw, MB
Reid Dickie Located in the Kosiw district south-southwest of Dauphin, MB, near the northern boundary of Riding Mountain National Park, the Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church of Sts. Peter and Paul is a fine interpretation of a type of traditional church … Continue reading
Filed under Churches, Ghost Towns, Heritage Buildings, Manitoba Heritage, Spirit, Uncategorized
My Year of Being Grateful – 2011 Year-End Review
Reid Dickie I’m calling this My Year of Being Grateful because time after time, day after day all year I found myself expressing gratitude for an aspect of my present life. Wherever I was and whatever I was doing was exactly what … Continue reading
Edwards Creek
Reid Dickie I grew up in a small town but every summer of my youth I spent at least two weeks on the farm of my Aunt Ina and Uncle Derk. Located about four miles from the northern face of … Continue reading
Filed under Family, Life and Life Only, Natural Places
Art Moderne Texaco Filling Stations
Reid Dickie This article, minus the Dauphin update, originally appeared in Crossroads This Week in 2004 under the title The Treasure in the Middle of Town. Today it also appears on my blog about my hometown’s history www.shoallakehistory.com What do Kodak … Continue reading
Filed under Day Tripping, Manitoba Heritage, Roadside Attractions
Equinox Journey
Reid Dickie The mighty Avenger and I are just back from welcoming in the fall season with an 800 km loop around Manitoba. The weather is way above normal and sunny, perfect days. On Friday morning I headed north out of Winnipeg … Continue reading
Filed under Earth Phenomena, Flood, Manitoba Heritage, Natural Places, Parks, shaman
Satterthwaite Homestead on the Burrows Trail
On Manitoba Highway #5 along the east side of Riding Mountain National Park a few kms south of McCreary a little roadside stop has given respite to weary travelers for over 125 years. Known as the Satterthwaite Homestead, the site … Continue reading
Filed under Accommodations, Day Tripping, Heritage Buildings, Manitoba Heritage, Pioneers
Dauphin Sinkhole August Update
Reid Dickie It was the middle of June 2011 when three acres of a timothy field on the edge of the Vermillion River north of Riding Mountain National Park slid a hundred feet down creating a huge gap in the earth. … Continue reading
Filed under Day Tripping, Earth Phenomena, Natural Places
Manitoba Flood Update June 18 – Driving Tour #2
Reid Dickie Last Thursday I drove a 650 km loop around Manitoba that began on the TCH, then Hwy #16 then Hwy #5 into Dauphin. The Whitemud River has subsided but there are miles and miles of fields still completely … Continue reading
Filed under Flood, Prairie People, Uncategorized
