Window on Our Past

Extra Articles

  • Summer Paradise: Lac du Bonnet in the 1920s
    Window on Our Past Summer Paradise: Lac du Bonnet in the 1920s December 30, 2022 Throughout May, June and July 2022, with the assistance of the Lac du Bonnet & District Historical Society, I conducted extensive research into the history of tourism in Lac du Bonnet’s during the 1920s. To read the full PDF, please… Read more: Summer Paradise: Lac du Bonnet in the 1920s
  • Thank God the Lake is Open
    These are the adventures of eleven Hudson Bay Company men as they overwintered on Lac du Bonnet in 1807-1808 as told in the HBC journal in the Manitoba Archives, written in Thomas Miller’s own hand.   This is the full version of the story outlined in the article titled “The Traders,” which can be read… Read more: Thank God the Lake is Open