Top 8 Places to Visit in
Neepawa | Manitoba
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Beautiful Plains Museum
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This heritage railway station built in 1902 is more than meets the eye. Experience the pioneer days with three floors full of tributes to the town’s forefathers. Through the station, you will see a general store, medical hall, log cabin, chapel, and many artifacts used by pioneers on their home front. Photo: neepawatourism.ca
- 91 Hamilton Street R0j 1h0, Neepawa, Manitoba Canada
- 1 204-476-3896
- https://neepawatourism.ca/attractions/beautiful-plains-museum/
Home Town of Author Margaret Laurence
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Jean Margaret Laurence (born as Jean Margaret Wemys) was one of Canada’s most beloved writers. She is best known for her Manawaka novels — The Stone Angel (1964), A Jest of God (1966), The Fire-dwellers (1969) and The Diviners (1974). She was born and raised in Neepawa. Her years in Africa during the 1950s inspired […]
- 312 First Avenue, Neepawa, Manitoba Canada
- 204-476-3612
- https://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/hrb/prov/p025.html
Riverside Cemetery
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Where history and culture may be laid to rest but is still alive today. The riverside cemetery allows visitors to respectfully walk through the town’s history, where many famous Canadians chose to lay. At the cemetery notable Canadians like Margaret Laurence, Lewis Hickman who was the only victim of the Titanic to be buried in […]
Lily Capital of the World
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Neepawa is the self-proclaimed Lily capital of the world. The first lily festival in Neepawa was held in July of 1996. Now there are over 2000 different types of lilies growing in Neepawa. For more than 18 years, every July Neepawa was the place to meet visitors from around the world coming to attend the […]
Beautiful Plains County Courthouse
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Constructed in 1884, one year after the incorporation of the Town of Neepawa, it remains one of the oldest surviving buildings in town and one of the oldest courthouses in the prairie provinces. In 1980, the Government of Canada declared it a national historic site. Photo: Amqui, Wikimedia Commons
- 282 Hamilton Street, Neepawa
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- http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/beautifulplainscountycourt.shtml
Knox Presbyterian Church
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This stone church in Neepawa was constructed in 1892. For its centenary in 1992, a plaque was erected beside this provincially designated historic site by the Manitoba Heritage Council. A rare early example of a large and exceptional Romanesque Revival church in Manitoba. The massive building, which is predated by only three other remaining Presbyterian […]
Roxy Theatre
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Built in 1906 and recently restored for its 100th anniversary, the historic Roxy Theatre is one of the best places in the country to enjoy the full theatre experience. This quaint little theatre still plays today’s newest movies, as well as being a theatre for many events and performing arts. So, stop by with the […]
Arts Forward
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The cultural hub of Neepawa! This building is host to the town’s many artistic and cultural events, with painting classes, art exhibits, galleries, events and so much being held here. Photo: http://artsforward.weebly.com/