This Post Isn’t Really About Austin, Manitoba
I learned about the existence of Austin (Manitoba), long before I ever heard of Austin (Texas). I have my mother’s side of the family to […]
Places
Welcome to the Centre (or is it Center?) of Canada!
I’m not sure when they first put up those green “longitudinal centre of Canada” signs on the Trans-Canada Highway, but I’ve been driving by those […]
Seeing the INSIDE of Willow Plain School — FINALLY!
Back in January, I posted about visiting the OUTside of Willow Plain School. Yep, just the outside of the building. Because even though this is […]
A Miriam Toews Walking Tour of Steinbach
Updated – September 2024. It wasn’t so long ago that if you want to find Miriam Toews-related sites in Steinbach, you have to do a […]
Blumenhof School and the “Here-I-Am-ers”
Blumenhof was settled in 1875 (a year after Blumenort) but was also one of the first to end village life, by 1889. However, unlike other […]