Driving Winnipeg - Downtown to Lockport, Manitoba, Canada (Henderson Hwy)
Lockport is a small unincorporated community in Manitoba, Canada located just 28 km north of the city of Winnipeg. The community is a part of both the Rural Municipalities of St. Andrews (west of the river), and St. Clements (east of the river).
It is the site of ancient agricultural inhabitation. Flocks of the North American White Pelican are readily seen as are Bald Eagles. Double Crested Cormorants, and many other land and water birds.
The Red River Floodway joins the Red River just down river from the dam. The bridge and locks at Lockport (completed in 1910), submerged the St. Andrews Rapids (a natural obstruction to the south) in order to make the Red River navigable through to Lake Winnipeg. The Red River Floodway joins the Red River just north of the dam. A small Provincial Park is located on the east bank of the river at Lockport and a federal park is located on the west bank.
Lockport is also known for having some of the best fishing in the world to both humans and birds. Specifically, the North Red River running through Lockport is known for some of the best fishing for trophy channel catfish. Lockport is an ancient settlement, predating European history by thousands of years. It is one of the oldest known settlements in Canada.
Some businesses to visit in Lockport include the A&W, Ricky's, Gaffer's Restaurant, Half Moon, Papa Carlo's, Skinner's, Sonia's and Subway Restaurants, famous for summer evening drives from Winnipeg. Other successful businesses located in Lockport include, Eveline Street Boutique, Lockport Grocery and Liquor Mart, and Lockport Wave Beauty Salon. There are also local strawberry patches that are open during the summer months for strawberry picking.
Other nearby tourist attractions include the National Historical Park, Lower Fort Garry. Lower Fort Garry National Historic Site is located 2 km to the north of Highway 44 on Highway 9. Operated by Parks Canada the Site is open year-round with interpretive programs available in the summer months. A café restaurant is available. Further information may be found at:
On the grounds of Lockport Park is The Kenosewun Centre which is a museum containing local history. Many of Manitoba’s oldest buildings can be found in the Lockport area and the entire region is steeped in the formative history of the province. Travel south along River Road to find St Andrews Church and Rectory, designated national historic sites. The Church is the oldest operating church in Western Canada. Kennedy House, also located on River Road, was built by Captain William Kennedy in 1866. The house operates as a tearoom and museum throughout the summer months.
Winter brings recreational activities such as ice fishing and snowmobiling to the area.
It contains the Lockport Junior High School, which is a junior high school in the Lord Selkirk School Division. The school is located in Lockport, Manitoba and consists of approximately 418 Grade 7 – 9 students. Elementary Schools (K-6), can be found in surrounding areas in the Rural Municipalities of St. Andrews and St. Clements.
Additional historical information is available through Red River North Tourism at 18 Main Street, Selkirk, Manitoba and Rivers West
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Lockport- a Dam near Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Lockport is a small unincorporated community in Manitoba, Canada located just 28 km north of the city of Winnipeg. The Red River Floodway joins the Red River just downriver from the dam. The bridge and locks at Lockport (completed in 1910), submerged the St. Andrews Rapids (a natural obstruction to the south) in order to make the Red River navigable through to Lake Winnipeg. The Red River Floodway joins the Red River just north of the dam. A small Provincial Park is located on the east bank of the river at Lockport and a federal park is located on the west bank.
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Skinners Wet N' Wild in Lockport
The Old abandoned Skinners Wet N' Wild Waterpark in Lockport Manitoba.
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Beauty of Lockport Dam Winnipeg
Lockport is a small unincorporated community in Manitoba, Canada located just 28 km north of the city of Winnipeg.
Fishing @ Lockport
July 18, 2009
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Selkirk Manitoba Canada. Beautiful small city in Canada
The present-day city is near the centre of the 160,000-square-mile (410,000 km2) area purchased by the Earl of Selkirk from the Hudson's Bay Company.[2] The first settlers of the Red River Colony arrived in 1813. Although the settlers negotiated a treaty with the Saulteaux Indians of the area, the commercial rivalry between the Hudson's Bay Company and the North West Company gave rise to violent confrontations between the settlers and the trading companies. In recognition of the Earl's importance in bringing settlers to the region, the town was named Selkirk and incorporated in 1882.
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The Keenora in the Manitoba Marine Museum.
The Selkirk Mental Health Centre, the largest mental health facility in the province,[3] is a major employer in the city. The Centre's surroundings are a park-like campus on the outskirts of the city.
Gerdau, owned by Gerdau S.A. of Porto Alegre, Brazil, operates a steel minimill in Selkirk. This steel mill (known locally as MRM or The Manitoba Rolling Mills) is also a major employer.
Chuck The Channel Cat
Selkirk is advertised as the Catfish Capital of the World, due to the large amounts of catfish in the nearby Red River. This nickname was part of an advertising campaign to entice American anglers, who travel to Manitoba to fish for trophy-sized catfish. Selkirk is also home to Chuck the Channel Cat, a fiberglass representation of a catfish that measures 25 feet (7.6 m) long. The name Chuck was chosen to honour local sport fisherman Chuck Norquay, who drowned while doing what he loved best — fishing in the Red River. After Chuck was built in 1986, the town council decided to place Chuck in front of Smitty's Restaurant on Main Street.
The Marine Museum of Manitoba, a collection of historical marine artifacts of Lake Winnipeg and the Red River area, is located in Selkirk. Selkirk is also the site of a Canadian Coast Guard base.
The Selkirk Fair and Rodeo is held annually to celebrate the area's agricultural history. It celebrated its 130th anniversary in 2008.[4]
Selkirk has three community newspapers: The Interlake Enterprise, The Selkirk Record, and The Selkirk Journal.
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Lockport slaughter fest!! Watch and join the fun!! And see what the guys pull up!
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FISHING DERBY (DUMATING KAME TAPOS NA)@ SELKIRK PARK
Went to SELKIRK park to watch the fishing DERBY it happened every summer and everybody is invited pero tapos na nung dumating kame so im sure next year guys we go there on time
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Lockport Manitoba Drone
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Lockport and Winnipeg Beach
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Lockport, Selkirk, MB
The Red River at Lockport, Manitoba, Canada
Old Pinawa Dam Ruins (Exploring Manitoba)
Vlog # 44
Pinawa Dam Provincial Park was designated a provincial park by the Government of Manitoba in 1985. The park is .25 square kilometres (0.097 sq mi) in size. It is located north of Pinawa on Hwy 520. The park is considered to be a Class V protected area under the IUCN protected area management categories.
Abandoned dam now centrepiece of eerie Manitoba park
Trees are growing on and around what's left of a massive century-old dam decommissioned in 1951. Take a canoe tour through the crumbling ruins of the Pinawa Dam, which is now the focal point of a provincial park. (Sept. 19)
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