Dauphin | Manitoba - 1000 Towns of Canada
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Dauphin | Manitoba
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Region:
Parkland
Known For:
Dauphin’s Countryfest | Riding Mountain National Park nearby | Ukrainian heritage | Prairie landscapes | Cultural events | Regional hub
Best For:
Music Festivals | Cultural Heritage | Prairie Trips | Parkland Travel
Home Town of Flying Ace Billy Barker
Famous Canadians
- Lt. Col W.G Billy Barker Airport, Dauphin
William George (Billy) Barker was a First World War fighter ace and Victoria Cross recipient. He is the most highly decorated serviceman in the history of Canada. Billy was born on a farm near Dauphin in 1894. He was a skilled marksman with a rifle, particularly adept at shooting from horseback.
Canada’s National Ukrainian Festival
ArtKids & Family
- Selo Ukraina Heritage Village
August long weekend Canada’s National Ukrainian Festival in Dauphin is one of the longest and largest running festivals in North America. It provides and showcases talent from North America and across the world, from one of the richest and brightest cultures around.
Selo Ukraina Heritage Village
HistorySelfie Spot
- SW 4-24-19W, Dauphin, MB R7N 1T6
- 1 204 638 9401
The Selo Ukraina Heritage Village is dedicated to promoting awareness and preserve Ukrainian heritage and culture. The museum depicts a pioneer crossroads settlement of the prairies between 1896 and 1925.
Negrych Pioneer Homestead
HistorySelfie Spot
- Negrych Road, Gilbert Plains, Manitoba
Experience the life of what is believed to be the only complete Ukrainian homestead still in existence and is now a National Historic Site.
Trembowla Cross of Freedom Museum
History
- Dauphin, MB R0L 2B0
- 204-638-9641
The site and museum honours the first Ukrainian Catholic Liturgy held in Canada in 1897 and is home to the oldest preserved Ukrainian Catholic church in Canada. Book a group experience to learn how to bake bread in a peech, make borscht, or thatch a roof the traditional way.
Ukrainian Catholic Church of the Resurrection
History
- 1106 First Street NW, Dauphin
The multi-domed Historic Ukrainian Catholic Church of the Resurrection built between 1936 and 1939 can be seen shaping Dauphin’s skyline for several kilometres.
CountryFest
Kids & Family
- 28 - 2nd Avenue NE, Dauphin, Manitoba R7N 0Z4, CANADA
- (204) 622-3700
- CountryFest
July long weekend Canada’s longest-running country music festival has a history of providing first-class entertainment to the many loyal fans who have attended the festival over the past 30 years.
Home Town of Encyclopedia of Music Creator
Famous Canadians
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Kenneth Lyle Winters was an eminent musician, broadcaster and music critic, and editor of The Encyclopedia of Music in Canada. Winters grew up in Dauphin, Manitoba, where his mother was a pianist, teacher, and organist at the local United Church.
Fort Dauphin Museum
History
- 4th Avenue SW and Jackson Street, Dauphin, Manitoba
- (204) 638-6630
The Museum examines life in the Parkland area from prehistoric life, the lives of Aboriginal peoples, through the arrival of explorers and the fur trade, the birth of the Métis people and early pioneer settlers.
Watson Art Centre
Art
- 104 1st Ave NW, Dauphin MB, R7N 1G9 Canada
- (204) 638-6231
The Watson Art Centre is the cultural hub of the community. Built in 1905, the Watson Art Centre (WAC) originally housed city hall. It is home to an annual concert series featuring top-shelf musicians from around the world.
Dauphin Rail Museum
HistoryKids & Family
- 101 – 1st Avenue NW, Dauphin, Manitoba, R7N 1G8
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This magnificent brick Canadian Northern Railway Station built in 1912 is home to the Dauphin Rail Museum. The museum contains artifacts, pictures and archival material related to 100 years of railway service in the region.
Riverside Lodge
Stay
- Dauphin Manitoba R7N 2V2
- 1-866-214-8402
A historical Hunting and Fishing Lodge in Manitoba Parkland. Known for producing high-quality waterfowl hunting, black bear hunting and whitetail hunting for many years. Riverside lodge also offers plenty of fishing options for the anglers out there.