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Winnipeg II
We attempted to exhaust Winnipeg. We learned that in
addition to giving a Whispering Giant to every state in the US, Peter Wolf Toth
also gave one of his mammoth wood carvings to Canada. It turns out that the
only Toth in Canada happens to be in the town of Winnipeg Beach, about an hour
North of Winnipeg on Lake Winnipeg. We enjoyed the drive, because even though
its nearing winter and all the “beach” businesses are closed for the season,
each of these beach towns reminded us a bit of the Texas and Florida coasts –
outdoor dining on the water (vacant now), video parlors with garage doors for
the warm season – it was great fun!
We visited the Canadian National Museum of Human Rights. It
is a massive structure that reminded me in some ways of our visit to the
Guggenheim in Spain, at least as far as the quality of the exhibits and the
interesting paths to see them. The museum walks through a multitude of
struggles in the world for basic human rights, not always pointing out how
political governments lead the way. The museum addresses both famous historical
human rights struggles, like the holocaust and the plight of indigenous folk in
Canada as the country expanded West, as well as every day struggles for gender
rights, cultural rights, and basic human needs. We spent the better part of a
day here, and could easily have come back for more.
The Woman had her 63rd birthday while we were in
Winnipeg. The always nice folks on our Fantasy RV Tour were on top of it. When
the Woman woke up on her birthday and took the pooch out for his morning
restroom break, she was greeted by a coach door full of balloons and a birthday
greeting!
W
e spent a day in Steinbach Manitoba where they have
assembled a collection of actual buildings and everyday items from the many
Mennonite villages that populated early Manitoba. We learned that our knowledge
of the Mennonite belief was pretty sketchy. We had seen some displays on the
Mennonites in the Human Rights Museum, but didn’t realize how persecuted these
folks were everywhere that they tried to settle and make a life. This steam
driven tractor was actually used on one of the many Mennonite farms in the
nearby area.
Talk to you soon!
We attempted to exhaust Winnipeg. We learned that in
addition to giving a Whispering Giant to every state in the US, Peter Wolf Toth
also gave one of his mammoth wood carvings to Canada. It turns out that the
only Toth in Canada happens to be in the town of Winnipeg Beach, about an hour
North of Winnipeg on Lake Winnipeg. We enjoyed the drive, because even though
its nearing winter and all the “beach” businesses are closed for the season,
each of these beach towns reminded us a bit of the Texas and Florida coasts –
outdoor dining on the water (vacant now), video parlors with garage doors for
the warm season – it was great fun!
We visited the Canadian National Museum of Human Rights. It
is a massive structure that reminded me in some ways of our visit to the
Guggenheim in Spain, at least as far as the quality of the exhibits and the
interesting paths to see them. The museum walks through a multitude of
struggles in the world for basic human rights, not always pointing out how
political governments lead the way. The museum addresses both famous historical
human rights struggles, like the holocaust and the plight of indigenous folk in
Canada as the country expanded West, as well as every day struggles for gender
rights, cultural rights, and basic human needs. We spent the better part of a
day here, and could easily have come back for more.
The Woman had her 63rd birthday while we were in
Winnipeg. The always nice folks on our Fantasy RV Tour were on top of it. When
the Woman woke up on her birthday and took the pooch out for his morning
restroom break, she was greeted by a coach door full of balloons and a birthday
greeting!
We spent a day in Steinbach Manitoba where they have
assembled a collection of actual buildings and everyday items from the many
Mennonite villages that populated early Manitoba. We learned that our knowledge
of the Mennonite belief was pretty sketchy. We had seen some displays on the
Mennonites in the Human Rights Museum, but didn’t realize how persecuted these
folks were everywhere that they tried to settle and make a life. This steam
driven tractor was actually used on one of the many Mennonite farms in the
nearby area.
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