Tag Archives: Manitoba
Manitoba – The Most Flammable Place in Canada
Reid Dickie As you can see on this map from the Natural Resources Canada, most of southern Manitoba is tinder-dry and wildfire-ripe. Today, at least three wildfires still burn in the southeastern part of the province in spite of the efforts … Continue reading
Filed under Earth Phenomena, Fires, PRAIRIES
Spruce Woods Park Rebounds, Open This Weekend
Reid Dickie In this post a year ago the flooding Assiniboine River had a destructive hold on Spruce Woods Park. Hwy #5 was washed away through the park, campgrounds and buildings were covered with eight feet of water and the … Continue reading
Filed under Birds, Day Tripping, Earth Phenomena, Flood, Natural Places, Sacred Places, spirit sands
Manitoba Wildfires Spring 2012
Reid Dickie Last spring at this time we were seeing these signs because of floodwaters. This year, in a 180 degree turnabout the emergency is fires…wild fires. I shot this on Sunday May 13, 2012, east of Vita, MB along … Continue reading
Filed under Earth Phenomena, Life and Life Only, PRAIRIES
Fort la Reine Museum, Portage la Prairie
Reid Dickie Under an overcast sky, the mighty Avenger and I took a spin westward on the TCH to Portage la Prairie last Friday. A quick shop of PLP’s thrift shops, it has three, yielded just four classy 1950s glass tumblers … Continue reading
Snake Season, Narcisse, MB
Reposting because this annual event is occurring right now! Find other interesting Manitoba excursions on my Day Tripper page. Reid Dickie April 2002 It is one of those late April anomalies: 25 degrees C with a warm south wind, the … Continue reading
Filed under Day Tripping, Life and Life Only, Natural Places, PRAIRIES
Manitoba Heritage – All Saints Anglican Church, Stonewall area
Reid Dickie All Saints Victoria Anglican Church, Stonewall area One of the many distinguishing features of this little wooden church is that it was among the first Anglican churches in Manitoba built away from the river-oriented Red River Settlement. Constructed … Continue reading
Filed under Churches, Heritage Buildings, Manitoba Heritage, Pioneers
Manitoba Heritage – Lorne Terrace
Lorne Terrace, 1133-37 Lorne Avenue, Brandon, MB Reid Dickie Before apartment blocks became the norm for dense urban housing, row houses or terraces served a similar purpose. Originating in Europe in the 16th century, a row of identical or mirror-image … Continue reading
Filed under Heritage Buildings, Local History, Manitoba Heritage
Shoal Lake August 19, 1889
Reid Dickie Shirtless, Rainer Slate stumbled through the open front door of Batter’s Apothecary in Shoal Lake, fell face down onto the oiled wooden floor and passed out. Borden Batter paused at his mortar and pestle, peered over his round … Continue reading
Filed under Fiction, Local History, Pioneers
Wakpa Tanka Lookout – Miniota
Reid Dickie For thousands of years the valley of the Assiniboine River provided food, water and shelter. Along its banks are numerous known and unknown former campsites where evidence of habitation can be found. In 1992, pipeline crews discovered a … Continue reading
