MHM Winnipeg River - Lac du Bonnet MB
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PeterNoG
N 50° 17.022 W 095° 59.929
15U E 286368 N 5574476
This Manitoba Historical Marker and 2 others are in a small roadside park on Hwy 313 on the east side of the Winnipeg River near Lac du Bonnet, Manitoba.
Waymark Code: WMFD55
Location: Manitoba, Canada
Date Posted: 10/01/2012
Views: 3
The cairn was erected by The Lac du Bonnet Municipal Heritage Advisory Committee on October 31, 2000.
Marker Name: Winnipeg River
Agency: The Lac du Bonnet Municipal Heritage Advisory Committee
Languages: English
Location:
Hwy 313 at the Winnipeg River
Lac du Bonnet
Marker Text:
Winnipeg River
The existence of the Winnipeg River dates back to the melting of the last great ice sheet 12,000 years ago and the formation of Lake Agassiz. Originating from Lake of the Woods, the river divides the Boreal Forest of the Precambrian Shield and the Manitoba Lowlands. Between 7,500 and 5,000 BC, Seven Hill (Anicinabe) people were the first to occupy the Agassiz basin to the Winnipeg river district. Adapting to the Boreal Forest, they preserved a way of life focused upon the communal hunting of bison. The “Voyageurs” were probably the first of the traders to descend the river being followed in 1734 by Jean Baptiste, son of Sieur de la Verendrye, in the search for the “Western Sea”. The river was the early route to the west and today its energy, resources and recreational potential continue to be used by Manitobans.
Link to HistoricPlaces.ca or mhs.mb.ca: [Web Link]
Website: Not listed
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