My father was born and raised in lauder manitoba. Spent many a summer holidays visiting relatives there. Was last there in mid seventies when quite a few people still lived there. Great video.
As a Manitoban, it's really cool to see the small, abandoned towns in the province. Some really cool buildings and old cars too! Thank you for uploading
grew up around some of these places and now reside in a village of 300... it's amazing to see how things change over time; sometimes 30-50 years is all it takes and it is beyond recognition.
Former Lyleton Resident here, The store at the start was an old lumber/hardware store. Our friends in town now own it just simple for storing the old equipment from their farm. There was also an old brick post office beside that. it was torn down when canada post made cuts and put in the post boxes. was ran by an old woman for many decades and you could buy eggs from her farm there. My house was in the drone shot of the elevator which was pretty neat to see. It's to bad you didn't check out the old stone church here, its the oldest building in town, 1880's i believe and was the reason for the settling of this area. There was also a hotel on the other side of the road from the hardware store for the railroad. There is also at the northwest side of the town, a little monument of the old school that was there until the 80's. it was an old two floor brick school and they tore it down but made a little monument where it stood. I'm sure there are great pictures online of what Lyleton used to look like.
Wow thank you! I was there in 2005 and saw that brick building on old grain elevator. Did see the Church but I am going to add that to a Manitoba Church video. My grandma whom I never met was from this area.
Is any of it available for viewing? I would love to see some of that, as B&W photography simply can't be matched for things like that. I started out with B&W film photography in high school (more than a few years ago, 🙂) and I still think that's where I got my real interest in it from!
I find it so unique that there was a hockey/curling rink in the abandoned town. From an Economic Development point of view, I find it fascinating to see the key economic activity that can create a prairie town. It seems like a railroad and grain elevator can make a town. Knowing Canadian and American history, without the railroads linking the prairies to the East, Canada was just a primary products country. Shutting down the border and building rail prevented the grain going down the Red River to Minneapolis. You can the prairie provinces grow as the railroad moved West!
The town of Napinka has one of the most beautiful cemeteries. It is on a hill just out of town, surrounded by spruce and pine trees. Every grave has a peony planted by it and they are the really old heritage varieties. My great aunts and uncles are buried there. My grandmother’s father was the Post Office clerk many years ago and my grandmother had many fond memories of growing up in Napinka.
We watched this video today Chris. You did an awesome job of it. So grateful having this technology and the ability of seeing landscape we’ve only driven through in the past. xo P&H xo
This video brought back a lot of memories. I was working as a geologist on a drilling rig operating in and around this area in the 1990’s. I got to see a lot of these towns especially the ones off the beaten track. The Anglican Church hasn’t changed much in 30 years and you’re correct about the close by American phone networks.
My grandparents owned the land the church was on and sold it just a few years ago. My grandpa told me the old truck there used to have a boxed in back and was used to pick kids up in the area and bring them to the school. My grandma was one of the kids. A very cool spot! The old church before it burnt down was a hiding spot for bootleggers who would stash alcohol under the floorboards!
I've always wondered what some of these towns look like, thanks for the view! I live in sw manitoba and have been exploring lots this summer. These will be on my list to visit next.
Thank you for the wonderful video. The blue Dress on two buildings is pretty current, They are put up by quilters and you can follow the trail of quilters around Manitoba
I learned how to skate in Tilston. The brown building with the tin roof at 8:59 is where my mom and dad would swap me out for their shared custody. I have very fond memories of this area.
I live in a small town of around 100 people, well according to the last census but i think that there is less now. Still some life but much of it is abandoned. To me it is really sad to see these small towns shrink and then die.
@@attrell A few are, I think the high cost of owning a home in most of Canada is pushing some people onto the prairies. In addition with the invention of Starlink its now possible to get good quality internet no matter where you live making remote work a possibility where it never was before. However i think that the towns that are recovering are those closer to population centers. If the town is to far away from a major population center it can make life really difficult as even something as simple as purchasing groceries becomes a major issue.
Thank you Chris! I was raised on Lido Plage Road that runs out of Headingley, Manitoba. I enjoyed your tour. I’d been through Griswald before. It’s really a shame they took out the railway. I used to love taking the train to Saskatchewan and Alberta. After I moved to Alberta I would take my girls back to Manitoba to visit by train from Medicine Hat. Really a pity! We lost so much when they shut down the railway. 😢. I like your other ghost towns as well! 🙋🏻♀️👍🏼
I went to Lauder! There were 2 people there living there, a nice older woman and an older guy who was mowing the yards. He told me about the Studebaker truck out there, its super rare truck with only a few ever being made he said. Nice little place
The Blue Dress on the side of a couple of buildings that you mentioned in Isabella I believe they are Barn Quilts. They are paintings depicting quilt patterns. I moved to Manitoba in ‘08 and I’m never leaving. I dearly love the prairies.
Manitoba another photogenic place to shoot, Those churches are beutiful' So much space between buildings and grain elevators everywhere' So trade must of been huge decades ago, it's a real shame the trains have stopped running as they would probably still be bustling with people... AWESOME video again Chris and many many thanks for sharing these wonderful places in Canada..... Best 73s from the uk... 😊
Great video Chris. I think there’s one thing we can take away from these wonderful videos. Point being - when the railway pulls out, the town dies shortly after.
Hello Chris! I just discovered your channel. Everything you show and how you show it is amazing. I think I am going to try to watch all your videos. In some way, your videos remind me Andrew Wyeth paintings. Thank you and greetings from Spain.
Grew up in Langruth Manitoba and left in 1969. There used to be around 300 people there but it is down to about 85 . It had around 20 businesses on the main drag including two lumber yards ,a hardware store, two restaurants,the Ridge Hotel, the Royal Canadian Legion ,four service stations ,two grocery stores, Solo Store and a Red and White,a curling club and indoor arena ,still opearating ,a woman's clothing store ,Massey Ferguson and Case dealership, two churches which still remain, a butcher shop, a high school ,kids are taken to Gladstone now for grades 9- 12 , Royal Bank and a 250 seat movie theatre which burnt to the ground in 1957,two grain elevators ,Federal Grain and Manitoba Pool ,several service clubs including an Elks club and Royal Purple ,a CGIT club,a WI woman's club and a 4H.all gone now CNR passenger service which shut down in 1960 and the spur line out of Portage was pulled out in 1984. Just one general store left hanging on Main Street.All the main buildings including the hotel have either burnt or have been demolished. The Legion was turned into housing .Close to being a ghost town now .
@@emptyhad2571 There used to be 2 to 3 farms on each section and most families in the Langruth area had 4-5 kids. Now the farms are as large as 5-6 sections and the big corporations are buying up the land in that area for a million dollars or more per section.Even less people around when this happens.McCains out of Portage has bought up a lot of land in that area for potato crops.Two brothers from the Langruth area just sold their farm for 8 million .
@@Toxicaligator I left Manitoba for California 53 years ago. I was almost 12, but my dad used to take us on many adventures in the station wagon. I do go visit family about every 10 years and now we go out of our way to stop and explore. These videos bring back so many memories. One of our family friends owned a long gone castle in Ashern. That was the coolest place to visit. He had his own plane and in the barn was a Model T truck that still ran. I am extremely overdue for an adventure road trip. Probably take my boys along. Do get out and explore. I do it here in California and it's never a dull moment.
@@georgesbrodeur9608I don’t think your missing much. I’ve lived in Winnipeg all my 50 years of life, things don’t change and if they do it’s at a snails pace. Wait, I spoke to soon, crime and an increase in mosquitoes have changed.
@@Rae-lh7ex mosquitoes, ah the national bird of Canada. I miss visiting family. I don't miss the winters and definitely don't miss the mosquitoes. As for crime, as the population goes up, so does the crime. If memory serves me, the North end started going down hill even when I lived there 53 years ago. What I don't understand is the real estate prices. There's no economy to justify them. Just like here in Silly-Con Valley. Enjoy your day. Make the best of it.
So cool, you would really enjoy Millwood MB, the bridge over the Assiniboine River is worth the trip itself. I wonder if the drone could spot the areas of the old dsm that was constructed to power the sawmill
Grew up a few miles outta Bradwardine. Sounds like there's more people there now than when I was growing up. Wished you had drove through the town itself . Not sure if the bank vault is still standing just passed the elevator .
My favorite one because my parents live in Tilston and acutely own the little building with the Bateman guest house. It is also available for rent buy the day or week and is very clean and comfortable
In the past that is what I did, but on this trip I rarely saw anyone. Must be because it was harvest season? In 2005 before I dreamed of Books or TH-cam, I regularly chatted with people. Too bad I don't remember any of those details.
Every time I see an abandoned garage, I think of the hundreds of fan belts that hung on nails on the wall of the service facility from the days when fan belts didn’t last too long.
The ‘blue dress’ on the buildings in Isabella is a traditional quilt block called Sunbonnet Sue. Not sure what the significance of that is but would be interesting to find out.
I have been through quite a few of those towns myself over the years. I know the guy who owns the McConnell townsite including the elevators. I also remember driving over that bridge at Bradwardine as a little kid with my parents and my grandparents. My grandparents lived just east of Harding in a big brick house which is no longer there.
I live south of Isabella. We only hold one museum day each year. This year it will be held in the afternoon of July 7, 2024. All the museums will be open, followed by supper at the hall. Also, private viewings can be arranged on other days during the summer by appointment.
The rural to urban shift continues. Sad to think of the loss of “community”, all the baseball diamonds, skating and curling rinks, community halls, weddings, socials, reunions, fun and also adversity that’s gone. I see the skeletons of buildings but hear the echo of people. Also, pretty sure Marg Heise of Isabella taught mathematics at the Birtle High School. Lovely person, great teacher. Somebody set me straight if Mrs Heise’s first name wasn’t Marg. It’s been awhile.
Amazing video! If you're ever looking for spots a bit closer to Central MB, but still in the west may I suggest Mariapolis. It's where my family is from, there's still a few people there for such a small town but there's some cool abandoned buildings in and around Mariapolis
One similar content maker in the USA uses the criteria that a ghost town is a town without a post office. This situation was true for every Reservation. Sioux Valley residents traveled 8 mi south to Griswold and used post office boxes. What makes a 'ghost town' today?
My father was born and raised in lauder manitoba. Spent many a summer holidays visiting relatives there. Was last there in mid seventies when quite a few people still lived there. Great video.
Thank you!
My grandparents use live south of Lauder. Farm is gone now turned into a field
Me too
I live 20 mins from li dar !
As a life long Manitoban, I truly appreciate the history. Great video. Your efforts are amazing!
Thanks for watching
As a Manitoban, it's really cool to see the small, abandoned towns in the province. Some really cool buildings and old cars too! Thank you for uploading
Thank you!
grew up around some of these places and now reside in a village of 300... it's amazing to see how things change over time; sometimes 30-50 years is all it takes and it is beyond recognition.
Former Lyleton Resident here, The store at the start was an old lumber/hardware store. Our friends in town now own it just simple for storing the old equipment from their farm. There was also an old brick post office beside that. it was torn down when canada post made cuts and put in the post boxes. was ran by an old woman for many decades and you could buy eggs from her farm there. My house was in the drone shot of the elevator which was pretty neat to see. It's to bad you didn't check out the old stone church here, its the oldest building in town, 1880's i believe and was the reason for the settling of this area. There was also a hotel on the other side of the road from the hardware store for the railroad. There is also at the northwest side of the town, a little monument of the old school that was there until the 80's. it was an old two floor brick school and they tore it down but made a little monument where it stood. I'm sure there are great pictures online of what Lyleton used to look like.
Wow thank you! I was there in 2005 and saw that brick building on old grain elevator. Did see the Church but I am going to add that to a Manitoba Church video. My grandma whom I never met was from this area.
I grew up in Griswold. Thanks for this. ❤
Vcvdeve ter muitas lembranças boas de lá..
Qual a sensação de ver o lugar onde vc cresceu estar abandonado
Thanks for your wonderful, calm and relaxing videos! I enjoy them! Travel safe!
Thank you!
Very cool Chris, thanks for taking us along.
Glad you enjoyed it
HI CHRIS, I WATCH EVERYTHING YOU PUT OUT. I’VE DONE A LOT OF PRAIRIE PHOTOGRAPHY GOING BACK 30 YEARS. ALL BLACK AND WHITE. YOU’RE DOING GREAT WORK!!!!
Wow thank you!!
Is any of it available for viewing? I would love to see some of that, as B&W photography simply can't be matched for things like that. I started out with B&W film photography in high school (more than a few years ago, 🙂) and I still think that's where I got my real interest in it from!
Thank you so much for taking us on your interesting journey.
Thanks for watching!
I’m from Lyleton! Thanks for pictures!!
Welcome!!
I find it so unique that there was a hockey/curling rink in the abandoned town.
From an Economic Development point of view, I find it fascinating to see the key economic activity that can create a prairie town. It seems like a railroad and grain elevator can make a town.
Knowing Canadian and American history, without the railroads linking the prairies to the East, Canada was just a primary products country. Shutting down the border and building rail prevented the grain going down the Red River to Minneapolis. You can the prairie provinces grow as the railroad moved West!
I live nearby, the rink still acts as a community centre or hall for dinners and events
Great video, looks like a great idea to plan a road trip next spring outside of Winnipeg and visit some of these places with camera in hand
You'll be glad you did!
Another cool video Chris. Keep them coming... at least until the weather gets in the way of doing that.
Thank you! I will be south for parts of winter :)
@@attrell Maybe if you have the opportunity to do so you could bring us some ghost towns from further out... assuming it's safe to do so.
Well done , thank you who knew , from a simpler time for sure
I love your videos. You really are an incredible photographer.
Wow, thank you!
@@attrell I am out exploring all the time where I live in wyoming. Love the natural beauty.
Deve doer na alma.
Voltar ao lugar onde vc cresceu e ver que ele foi totalmente abandonado...
E restaram apenas as lembranças em sua memória..😢😢😢
Excellent job, Chris. The autumn light in some shots where there are trees around old buildings is just gorgeous.
Thank you!
You do a great job of inspiring wanderlust, Chris. I am giving forethought to exploring Saskatchewan next summer.
Wow thank you!
The town of Napinka has one of the most beautiful cemeteries. It is on a hill just out of town, surrounded by spruce and pine trees. Every grave has a peony planted by it and they are the really old heritage varieties. My great aunts and uncles are buried there. My grandmother’s father was the Post Office clerk many years ago and my grandmother had many fond memories of growing up in Napinka.
I'll check it out next time I am around!
At 6:20, I went to that school. Lol, and at 6:10 was my grandfather's house. Sad to hear about the tornado.
That is neat! Yeah that was a HUGE toronado!
We watched this video today Chris. You did an awesome job of it. So grateful having this technology and the ability of seeing landscape we’ve only driven through in the past. xo P&H xo
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!
This video brought back a lot of memories. I was working as a geologist on a drilling rig operating in and around this area in the 1990’s. I got to see a lot of these towns especially the ones off the beaten track. The Anglican Church hasn’t changed much in 30 years and you’re correct about the close by American phone networks.
Thanks for watching!
I used to go to Manitoba to go camping in the Rock Lake, Manitoba. Haven't been there since 9-11.
My grandparents owned the land the church was on and sold it just a few years ago. My grandpa told me the old truck there used to have a boxed in back and was used to pick kids up in the area and bring them to the school. My grandma was one of the kids. A very cool spot! The old church before it burnt down was a hiding spot for bootleggers who would stash alcohol under the floorboards!
Thanks for sharing! Neat story!
Great to have your story come up in the comments section, it adds to the value of the film.
I enjoyed this video and hope to see more lime this one. Great job!
Thanks, will do!
Some great Photo opportunities in this video. Wonderful abandoned buildings.
I checked out Cardinal when I was back for a nostalgia tour in 2022. Great for pictures too. Thx for the video.
I live in carman, and seeing all these towns a few hours away makes me wanna go explore them all lol
I hope you do!
I love the prairie towns!
"Portage and Main 50 below" is not so likeable.
Thank you for making this video of local towns in MB.
I appreciate the history.
From Winnipeg. Watching July 2024
Thanks for watching
I was born in Winkler and lived in Altona, it's honestly sad.
I've always wondered what some of these towns look like, thanks for the view! I live in sw manitoba and have been exploring lots this summer. These will be on my list to visit next.
Hope you have great trip!
Your channel popped up on you tube,it's so interesting. Thankyou. I live in Mb. Now from Ab. I take pictures all the time now, beautiful countryside.
Thank you!
Thank you for the wonderful video. The blue Dress on two buildings is pretty current, They are put up by quilters and you can follow the trail of quilters around Manitoba
Thanks for the info!
Cool video i live in oak river and usually tour around through the last 3 towns
I really enjoy visiting them all myself!
I learned how to skate in Tilston. The brown building with the tin roof at 8:59 is where my mom and dad would swap me out for their shared custody. I have very fond memories of this area.
I live in a small town of around 100 people, well according to the last census but i think that there is less now. Still some life but much of it is abandoned. To me it is really sad to see these small towns shrink and then die.
I agree. Some are making a comeback.
@@attrell A few are, I think the high cost of owning a home in most of Canada is pushing some people onto the prairies. In addition with the invention of Starlink its now possible to get good quality internet no matter where you live making remote work a possibility where it never was before.
However i think that the towns that are recovering are those closer to population centers. If the town is to far away from a major population center it can make life really difficult as even something as simple as purchasing groceries becomes a major issue.
Thank you Chris! I was raised on Lido Plage Road that runs out of Headingley, Manitoba. I enjoyed your tour. I’d been through Griswald before. It’s really a shame they took out the railway. I used to love taking the train to Saskatchewan and Alberta. After I moved to Alberta I would take my girls back to Manitoba to visit by train from Medicine Hat. Really a pity! We lost so much when they shut down the railway. 😢. I like your other ghost towns as well! 🙋🏻♀️👍🏼
Glad you enjoyed it!
I went to Lauder! There were 2 people there living there, a nice older woman and an older guy who was mowing the yards. He told me about the Studebaker truck out there, its super rare truck with only a few ever being made he said. Nice little place
I like that town!
Really enjoyed my home province, thx
Love the old L series international pickups left i some of these old towns.
The Blue Dress on the side of a couple of buildings that you mentioned in Isabella I believe they are Barn Quilts. They are paintings depicting quilt patterns.
I moved to Manitoba in ‘08 and I’m never leaving. I dearly love the prairies.
Thank you!
Fascinating!
Great video, makes me want to drive out there, someday...
You should!
such beautiful places...one they they will thrive again
That’s very interesting! Never heard of those towns and I have lived in Manitoba all my life only 2-3 ish hours East of there. Thanks!
Thank you!
Great 👍 video 😊
Thank you! Cheers!
Manitoba another photogenic place to shoot, Those churches are beutiful' So much space between buildings and grain elevators everywhere' So trade must of been huge decades ago, it's a real shame the trains have stopped running as they would probably still be bustling with people... AWESOME video again Chris and many many thanks for sharing these wonderful places in Canada..... Best 73s from the uk... 😊
Thank you!!
At one time mb was the hub / center of Canada via train and boat. So much has changed
Excellent video! Would love to hear from some of the locals
Loved this video, thks so much, luv small towns, I drive thru them as well.
Thanks for watching!
Awesome video. Thanks for sharing so many cool videos and views.
Thanks for watching!
Nice video, we have toured most of Mb on our bikes and wish we would have visited some of these locations. Thanks for sharing.
Glad you liked it
Great video Chris. I think there’s one thing we can take away from these wonderful videos. Point being - when the railway pulls out, the town dies shortly after.
Yes I agree!
Great video thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
Margaret Manitoba has a bridge that was built-in 1911. That's still standing.
Absolutely beautiful for pictures
Winnipeg has a bridge from 1911, and 1907 still in use...but i guess Winnipeg isn't a ghost town.
Thanks for the tour! 😊
That was cool and I really enjoyed it.
Just imagining those folks going to the outhouse in -30! A
I have to admire them
ME too
Hello Chris! I just discovered your channel. Everything you show and how you show it is amazing. I think I am going to try to watch all your videos. In some way, your videos remind me Andrew Wyeth paintings. Thank you and greetings from Spain.
Thank you so much!
Super interesting. I'm from Portage.
Thanks for watching!
Grew up in Langruth Manitoba and left in 1969. There used to be around 300 people there but it is down to about 85 . It had around 20 businesses on the main drag including two lumber yards ,a hardware store, two restaurants,the Ridge Hotel, the Royal Canadian Legion ,four service stations ,two grocery stores, Solo Store and a Red and White,a curling club and indoor arena ,still opearating ,a woman's clothing store ,Massey Ferguson and Case dealership, two churches which still remain, a butcher shop, a high school ,kids are taken to Gladstone now for grades 9- 12 , Royal Bank and a 250 seat movie theatre which burnt to the ground in 1957,two grain elevators ,Federal Grain and Manitoba Pool ,several service clubs including an Elks club and Royal Purple ,a CGIT club,a WI woman's club and a 4H.all gone now CNR passenger service which shut down in 1960 and the spur line out of Portage was pulled out in 1984. Just one general store left hanging on Main Street.All the main buildings including the hotel have either burnt or have been demolished. The Legion was turned into housing .Close to being a ghost town now .
I should go visit it one day. thanks!
Why did people leave?
@@emptyhad2571 There used to be 2 to 3 farms on each section and most families in the Langruth area had 4-5 kids. Now the farms are as large as 5-6 sections and the big corporations are buying up the land in that area for a million dollars or more per section.Even less people around when this happens.McCains out of Portage has bought up a lot of land in that area for potato crops.Two brothers from the Langruth area just sold their farm for 8 million .
The very end drone shot shows a man riding a mountain bike. Who was that? You? Love your videos. Many thanks.
The owner of that house
Thanks for the trip, you do a great job.
Thank you too!
Awesome thankyou
It’s official, I’m homesick.
It's a charming place that doesn't get enough credit eh?
@@Toxicaligator I left Manitoba for California 53 years ago. I was almost 12, but my dad used to take us on many adventures in the station wagon. I do go visit family about every 10 years and now we go out of our way to stop and explore. These videos bring back so many memories. One of our family friends owned a long gone castle in Ashern. That was the coolest place to visit. He had his own plane and in the barn was a Model T truck that still ran. I am extremely overdue for an adventure road trip. Probably take my boys along. Do get out and explore. I do it here in California and it's never a dull moment.
@@georgesbrodeur9608I don’t think your missing much. I’ve lived in Winnipeg all my 50 years of life, things don’t change and if they do it’s at a snails pace. Wait, I spoke to soon, crime and an increase in mosquitoes have changed.
@@Rae-lh7ex mosquitoes, ah the national bird of Canada. I miss visiting family. I don't miss the winters and definitely don't miss the mosquitoes. As for crime, as the population goes up, so does the crime. If memory serves me, the North end started going down hill even when I lived there 53 years ago. What I don't understand is the real estate prices. There's no economy to justify them. Just like here in Silly-Con Valley. Enjoy your day. Make the best of it.
Grew up in Elkhorn. I seem to remember going to a social in Tilston around 1984 or 1985. Don't really know why. LOL
So cool, you would really enjoy Millwood MB, the bridge over the Assiniboine River is worth the trip itself. I wonder if the drone could spot the areas of the old dsm that was constructed to power the sawmill
Wow I will check that place out, thank you!
Heading out tomorrow with camera and my Drone! Wish me luck!
GOod luck!
Amazing little towns.
Yes they are :)
Grew up a few miles outta Bradwardine. Sounds like there's more people there now than when I was growing up. Wished you had drove through the town itself . Not sure if the bank vault is still standing just passed the elevator .
That vauilt is still there, but that part of town is now a farming operation so I didn't show that. probably doesn't want people there.
I live about an hour away from winnipeg and yes i agree almost any road in manitoba is fubar
My favorite one because my parents live in Tilston and acutely own the little building with the Bateman guest house. It is also available for rent buy the day or week and is very clean and comfortable
That is so neat!
i live in manitoba and see this all the time out in the country
It would be great if you were able to speak to some residents in the towns that have them
In the past that is what I did, but on this trip I rarely saw anyone. Must be because it was harvest season? In 2005 before I dreamed of Books or TH-cam, I regularly chatted with people. Too bad I don't remember any of those details.
I did enjoy this video!
Thank you!
I think that I recognized some of those buildings in Lauder.
Love it
Every time I see an abandoned garage, I think of the hundreds of fan belts that hung on nails on the wall of the service facility from the days when fan belts didn’t last too long.
The ‘blue dress’ on the buildings in Isabella is a traditional quilt block called Sunbonnet Sue. Not sure what the significance of that is but would be interesting to find out.
Thanks!
Always fascinating!
Nice video
Thanks
Great video, from Winnipeg
Thanks for watching!
I have been through quite a few of those towns myself over the years. I know the guy who owns the McConnell townsite including the elevators. I also remember driving over that bridge at Bradwardine as a little kid with my parents and my grandparents. My grandparents lived just east of Harding in a big brick house which is no longer there.
I found that bridge on accident by taking a wrong turn
What about Mountanside MB. White water MB. Ninga MB wakapaw MB.
I will check them all out!
Is Manitoba less developed than Saskatchewan? It looks like it gets more rain. Gorgeous remnants!
ABout the same I think
I live south of Isabella. We only hold one museum day each year. This year it will be held in the afternoon of July 7, 2024. All the museums will be open, followed by supper at the hall. Also, private viewings can be arranged on other days during the summer by appointment.
That is great!!
The rural to urban shift continues. Sad to think of the loss of “community”, all the baseball diamonds, skating and curling rinks, community halls, weddings, socials, reunions, fun and also adversity that’s gone. I see the skeletons of buildings but hear the echo of people.
Also, pretty sure Marg Heise of Isabella taught mathematics at the Birtle High School. Lovely person, great teacher. Somebody set me straight if Mrs Heise’s first name wasn’t Marg. It’s been awhile.
So very much enjoy your videos
Thanks so much!
Amazing video! If you're ever looking for spots a bit closer to Central MB, but still in the west may I suggest Mariapolis. It's where my family is from, there's still a few people there for such a small town but there's some cool abandoned buildings in and around Mariapolis
Thanks for the tips! I will check that place out.
love thps video,Chis
Thank you!!
One similar content maker in the USA uses the criteria that a ghost town is a town without a post office. This situation was true for every Reservation. Sioux Valley residents traveled 8 mi south to Griswold and used post office boxes. What makes a 'ghost town' today?
I think everyone has a different opinion on this.
9:20 and 12:09 are the coolest churches I ever see.
I agree!
I think one of those houses was on Kijiji.
Thank you so much. I just wanted to mention that the "Blue Dress" looked very Dutch to me.
THank you!
I gotta go there during the summer man
Do it!!
As someone that lives in South Manitoba, I can confirm you will see alot of old and abandoned buildings outside of cities
Who is that guy on bike at the end of video?
Owner of the land
Nice… how do you find those abandoned town?
Years of driving down every road
The church at McConnell was originally at Chumah 4 miles west of Hamiota
Oh neat! THank you!