| Historical Sites |
1. Our Lady of the Nativity Catholic Church Built in 1905 by Peter McIntyre from lumber from the surrounding forests under a $1000 loan from St. Boniface. Midnight mass, Christmas 1905 was held in the unfinished temple. The existing sacristy was finished in 1920. Exterior renovations have taken place since, leaving the interior basically unchanged. Services have been held continuously since the 1905 opening. 2. 411 First Avenue Former "McCreary House", a stopping house built in 1903 by Robert McLean to accommodate, as a boarding house, travellers along the Burrows Trail and the railway traffic close by. For many years after becoming a private home, owners would arise to find a travelling stranger bedded down in the front room, unaware that it was no longer a public accommodation. Recent exterior changes are the removal of a verandah and new siding. 3.419 First Avenue The first taxidermy college to receive Canadian registration, this site has trained Canadian taxidermy students from the Atlantic to the Pacific in seven intense weeks conducted quarterly. Opened in 1993 in this area that is rich in wildlife diversity and a sportsman's paradise. 4. Railway Station Built in 1912 as a Third class station designed to accommodate the agent and his family, it was operational until 1982. Agents were expected to utilize the adjoining garden spot and to become an integral part of the community. The building was designated in 1991 as a heritage building and purchased in 1997 for use as a museum. The large baggage shed received outgoing cream cans and egg crates and incoming freight and mail. Cordwood cut in the surrounding forests was a heavy export. 5.Canal School As an original one-room schoolhouse, Canal was built on SE 12-21-15 in 1918. Upon closure in 1960 it was moved to serve as an Anglican parish hall on Second Avenue in McCreary. Moved to the Museum complex in 1997, the building continues to undergo restoration. |
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