This two-storey wood frame structure across the highway from the former Pine Falls Paper Mill in Powerview-Pine Falls was constructed in 1948 by the Manitoba Paper Company at a cost of $500,000. The 73-room facility opened officially on 11 June 1948 at a ceremony attended by Lieutenant Governor Roland Fairbairn McWilliams and Minister of Mines and Natural Resources John Stewart McDiarmid.
Manitou Lodge (August 2017)
Source: George Penner
Aerial view of Manitou Lodge (October 2020)
Source: George PennerSite Location (lat/long): N50.56592, W96.22352
denoted by symbol on the map above
“Pine Falls celebrates opening of modernistic $500,000 hotel,” Winnipeg Tribune, 12 June 1948, page 15.
We thank Glen Toews for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by George Penner.
Page revised: 18 April 2026
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