Lockport, MB St. Andrews Lock and Dam is a National Historic Site. One of only 3 Camere Curtain movable dams constructed world wide and the only one in service. World Class cat fishing located below the dam. Forks Market in Winnipeg is worth checking out as well as Grand Beach, MB Great Video!
Great video. I started doing family history about ten years ago and since then have become quite interested in small prairie towns and their histories, especially in Saskatchewan, they would have been the world's my father, grandparents, and great grandparents would have known.
Thanks for watching and glad you enjoyed this one - honestly the museum in Watrous is really top-notch an it really gives you a good feel for the area's history. Cheers!
Hey thanks for watching and I appreciate when people take the time to comment - I live in Alberta but I love Saskatchewan too and I visit at least once a year. Cheers!
Good to know, I appreciate the recommendation! I was actually just in Watrous again but I didn't eat in town - I had dinner at Oda in Manitou Beach though and that place is really good. Cheers mate
You missed out on checking out the Combine from the movie Twister that the Watrous salvage yard has on display! Update: I just watched the Manitou Beach episode and you mention the Combine there! Great videos! ❤
Hey thanks for watching and I appreciate when people take the time to comment - yeah it was cool to see that, I saw Twister in theatres when I was a kid and I loved it, even made me want to be a storm chaser for a bit lol. This way a really cool area to explore and I plan on returning. Cheers mate!
The CBC site at Watrous was an amazing piece of architecture. The entire large lobby was a 1” tiled map of Canada, with every transmitting site designated. A couple of the CBC transmitter techs might not actually say the place is *haunted*, but when a generator that was decommissioned 25 years ago suddenly kicks in…. There were guys that refused to attend that site alone.😮
Thanks for watching - I wish I could have seen that building, I love the art deco style and it seemed like a really interesting place! Cool to know about the strange activity happening there too. Watrous/Manitou Beach was way more interesting that I thought it would be and I plan on going back soon. Cheers mate
That is interesting. My late brother used to travel from Penzance, SK to Watrous for doctor visits. I've driven by, but never entered the town. I might have to add it to the list of interesting SK towns. :)
Grew up 2 towns over, been there many times. My brother has livesd and worked there for almost 30 years. We used to go skinny dipping at Manitou as I got my drivers licence. I remember that radio place but I didn know what it was. I got patched up at the hospital one time after wiping out on a dirt bike. Oh the good times. Manitou is so salty we used to joke about floating rocks. It really is a nice little town with some decent amenities. I was absolutely amazed at what I learned about Watrous and Manitou, thank you. I will subscribe, I hope to see more. I also have a suggestion for you that would really interest people, maybe a couple. Let me know👏🙏🤲
Hey thanks for watching and I appreciate when people take the time to comment - I had a great time exploring this area and I'm looking forward to going back sometime. It's has a much more interesting history than most towns this size, loved my time in Watrous/Manitou Beach. I appreciate the subscription - my channel is certainly a rollercoaster of different Canadian topics and I'm glad they're providing value to people out there! Cheers
There is a large stone along the lake that people from across the country make pilgrimage to. Its on private property and i have not visited it myself.
Interesting, I didn't know about the pilgrimage! There is an annual pilgrimage to Lac Ste Anne in Alberta and I noticed there are a couple similarities between the two lakes. Cheers mate
@@strangenorth usually it's very small groups or individuals that visit it from what I have heard. The manitou watrous area has a lot of interesting history. The Indigenous used the area a lot prior to the land being settled.
Hey thanks for watching and I appreciate when people take the time to comment - you know what I was there briefly a couple years ago when I was getting footage of haunted locations across Alberta but I didn't stay long. It looked like a cool little town though and I'd like to go back sometime. Cheers
Do you guys have any small prairie towns you enjoy visiting? Thanks for watching!
Lockport, MB
St. Andrews Lock and Dam is a National Historic Site.
One of only 3 Camere Curtain movable dams constructed world wide and the only one in service. World Class cat fishing located below the dam.
Forks Market in Winnipeg is worth checking out as well as Grand Beach, MB
Great Video!
@@EdwardLangill I appreciate the recommendations, looking forward to many more road trips down the road. Thanks for watching!
Have you visited Qu’Appelle? (Not Fort Qu’Appelle). Beautiful community with stunning great homes.
Seriously your channel is going to go far. You do such a good job.
Wow thank you, I still can't believe anyone is watching my little videos but I'm glad they're providing value to people out there. Cheers!
Great video. I started doing family history about ten years ago and since then have become quite interested in small prairie towns and their histories, especially in Saskatchewan, they would have been the world's my father, grandparents, and great grandparents would have known.
Thanks for watching and glad you enjoyed this one - honestly the museum in Watrous is really top-notch an it really gives you a good feel for the area's history. Cheers!
Love Saskatchewan my dads from here I spent a lot of summers here. Really miss it
Hey thanks for watching and I appreciate when people take the time to comment - I live in Alberta but I love Saskatchewan too and I visit at least once a year. Cheers!
Never heard of this place ..great tour 👍🏻
Thanks for watching, it's a neat little area and combined with the lake area it really does have a lot to offer visitors. Cheers!
I know the area well! Nokomis has one hell of a story if you look into that background!
Cool I'll look into that, thanks for watching!
Pepper tree, has fantastic food, my favourite is the pizza, camping in the area is also great, several locations, thanks for the video😊
Good to know, I haven't tried any of the restaurants in town yet. I had fun exploring this area - thanks for watching!
The cool thing about the Peppertree is the deep fried ice cream.
Good to know, I appreciate the recommendation! I was actually just in Watrous again but I didn't eat in town - I had dinner at Oda in Manitou Beach though and that place is really good. Cheers mate
Very excited about coming through here again! We are planning a family day trip and want to check out the salt lake. Thank you for your videos!
Right on, it was my first time out there and I really enjoyed my time here. Way more interesting than most small prairie lake areas. Cheers mate!
You missed out on checking out the Combine from the movie Twister that the Watrous salvage yard has on display!
Update: I just watched the Manitou Beach episode and you mention the Combine there! Great videos! ❤
Hey thanks for watching and I appreciate when people take the time to comment - yeah it was cool to see that, I saw Twister in theatres when I was a kid and I loved it, even made me want to be a storm chaser for a bit lol. This way a really cool area to explore and I plan on returning. Cheers mate!
well done thank you for sharing
Thanks for watching, great town!
The CBC site at Watrous was an amazing piece of architecture. The entire large lobby was a 1” tiled map of Canada, with every transmitting site designated.
A couple of the CBC transmitter techs might not actually say the place is *haunted*, but when a generator that was decommissioned 25 years ago suddenly kicks in…. There were guys that refused to attend that site alone.😮
Thanks for watching - I wish I could have seen that building, I love the art deco style and it seemed like a really interesting place! Cool to know about the strange activity happening there too. Watrous/Manitou Beach was way more interesting that I thought it would be and I plan on going back soon. Cheers mate
That is interesting. My late brother used to travel from Penzance, SK to Watrous for doctor visits. I've driven by, but never entered the town. I might have to add it to the list of interesting SK towns. :)
Thanks for watching - it's a pleasant town with solid amenities and services. Plus it's a reasonable drive from PA, Saskatoon and Regina. Cheers!
Grew up 2 towns over, been there many times. My brother has livesd and worked there for almost 30 years. We used to go skinny dipping at Manitou as I got my drivers licence. I remember that radio place but I didn know what it was. I got patched up at the hospital one time after wiping out on a dirt bike. Oh the good times. Manitou is so salty we used to joke about floating rocks. It really is a nice little town with some decent amenities. I was absolutely amazed at what I learned about Watrous and Manitou, thank you. I will subscribe, I hope to see more. I also have a suggestion for you that would really interest people, maybe a couple. Let me know👏🙏🤲
Hey thanks for watching and I appreciate when people take the time to comment - I had a great time exploring this area and I'm looking forward to going back sometime. It's has a much more interesting history than most towns this size, loved my time in Watrous/Manitou Beach. I appreciate the subscription - my channel is certainly a rollercoaster of different Canadian topics and I'm glad they're providing value to people out there! Cheers
I used to work in watrous ❤
It's a neat little town, thanks for watching!
There is a large stone along the lake that people from across the country make pilgrimage to. Its on private property and i have not visited it myself.
Interesting, I didn't know about the pilgrimage! There is an annual pilgrimage to Lac Ste Anne in Alberta and I noticed there are a couple similarities between the two lakes. Cheers mate
@@strangenorth usually it's very small groups or individuals that visit it from what I have heard. The manitou watrous area has a lot of interesting history. The Indigenous used the area a lot prior to the land being settled.
You can get on or off of the VIA train anywhere it goes.
Yeah I've heard that!
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Thanks for watching, cheers mate!
Hafford !!!!!!!
Great town!
Fun fact, everyone around Watrous, hates Watrous. 😂
Hey thanks for watching and I appreciate when people take the time to comment - lol yeah that's often the case eh. Cheers mate, have a great weekend!
What a charming little town! Have you ever considered visiting Fort Macleod, AB? Has a ton of well-preserved, beautiful old buildings.
Hey thanks for watching and I appreciate when people take the time to comment - you know what I was there briefly a couple years ago when I was getting footage of haunted locations across Alberta but I didn't stay long. It looked like a cool little town though and I'd like to go back sometime. Cheers