Wednesday, June 19, 2013



Our travels then took us to Canada, Winnipeg and Kenora, with a stop at Thief River Falls MN.  to visit a historic Soo Line RR Station.  Gordon's Father and Grandfather worked for the Soo Line. Gordon's mother was born and raised in Winnipeg and the family traveled by train to Winnipeg (and on to Kenora) many Summers.




When we arrived in Winnipeg we continued the RR theme.  Stopped by the Union Station which has been preserved and offers limited train service to Eastern and Western Canada.





Basic training engineer school
Had lunch at the historic Ft Garry Hotel....




Stopped by the Manitoba Legislative Building.  Gordon's Grandfather was a stone cutter and carved several of the sculptures on the buildings exterior facade.


Queen Victoria





The "Forks", the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers in Winnipeg.  A lively shopping center and historic site.

Great pastries


Canadian Museum of Human Rights, under construction
Wrapped up our visit at Assiniboine Park....

Cricket....still don't have a clue....









Kenora, Ontario.....Gordon, his sister and parents vacationed here at his Aunt's cottage on Lake of the Woods, Clearwater Bay.

View out the window of our RV at our campground in Kenora ...Lake of the Woods.
Husky the Muskie
A visitor to our campsite



Next we are headed to the North Shore of Minnesota.....

1 comment:

Sarah said...

I'm learning a lot of family history (and loving it!) from your blog! Canada looks beautiful!