Historic Sites of Manitoba: Broken Tree Cottage / Kurtz Cottage (77 Grand Marais Boulevard, Grand Marais, RM of St. Clements)

This cottage is a major landmark in the village of Grand Marais. Built in the 1920s, Broken Tree Cottage is the largest and most ambitious of the several distinctive log cottages and cabins that still stand. Distinctive features are the saddle-notch log construction, stone chimney and foundation, and original interior details.

Broken Tree Cottage

Broken Tree Cottage (November 2020)
Source: Rose Kuzina

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N50.55116, W96.63441
denoted by symbol on the map above

Sources:

Grand Marais Walking Tour, 2019, Red River North Heritage.

This page was prepared by Rose Kuzina.

Page revised: 12 March 2022

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