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A three-storey, Beaux-Arts court house of sculpted grey limestone, located directly across from the Manitoba Legislative Building; its siting and classically inspired design symbolize the importance of Manitoba's court system York Factory [61] 1684 (established) 1936 York Factory
On July 1, 1947, the Huronia Museum first opened in a large wooden frame building that had been the family residence of James Playfair, a prominent Midland businessman. The current museum building was Midland's Canada Centennial project and officially opened on July 1, 1967 in Little Lake Park adjacent to the Huron/Ouendat (Wendat) Village.
Lynn Lake is a town in the northwest region of Manitoba, Canada, approximately 1,071 km (665 mi) from Winnipeg. The town is the fourth-largest town in Manitoba in terms of land area. It is centred on the original urban community of Lynn Lake. The town was named after Lynn Smith, chief engineer of Sherritt Gordon Mines Ltd.
Lake Manitoba (French: Lac Manitoba [4]) is the 14th largest lake in Canada and the 33rd largest lake in the world with a total area of 4,624 square kilometres (1,785 sq mi). It is located within the Canadian province of Manitoba about 75 kilometres (47 mi) northwest of the province's capital, Winnipeg , at 50°59′N 98°48′W / 50. ...
James Playfair was the vice president and general manager of the Midland Shipbuilding Co. [42] President of Midland Golf And Country Club [43] The site of Presbyterian church camp Glen Mohr near Beaverton was donated by the Playfairs in 1930. [44] The Playfairs donated their residence, Edgehill, overlooking Midland Harbour on Georgian Bay.
In 1691 Henry Kelsey reached the upper Assiniboine from Hudson Bay. In 1731, La Vérendrye began pushing French trade and exploration west from Lake Superior. He built Fort Maurepas (Canada) at the mouth of the Red River (1734), Fort Rouge (1738) at Winnipeg and Fort La Reine (1738) on the Assiniboine south of Lake Manitoba.
Although it was not much used, a route ran from Cedar Lake south over the 4 miles (6.4 km) Mossy portage to Lake Winnipegosis and then the mile-and-a-half Meadow Portage to Lake Manitoba and then at least 5 miles (8.0 km) of Portage la Prairie to the Assiniboine River. Another route reached Lake Manitoba from Lake Winnipeg via the Dauphin River.
The name Manitoba possibly derives from either Cree manitou-wapow or Ojibwe manidoobaa, both meaning ' straits of Manitou, the Great Spirit '. [8] Alternatively, it may be from the Assiniboine minnetoba, meaning ' Lake of the Prairie ' [9] [10] (the lake was known to French explorers as Lac des Prairies).