Tent Town (Minitonas)

A cairn near Minitonas marks the spot where, more than 100 years ago, a makeshift village was set up in anticipation of the coming railway line. Tent Town boasted a land titles office and two immigration halls (which also served as churches), along with a schoolroom where instruction cost 25¢ per week. When Minitonas and Swan River were chosen as the new town sites along the railway line, Tent Town quickly emptied.