A monument at the confluence of the Rat River and Red River, in the Rural Municipality of Ritchot, commemorates the arrival aboard the steamboat International of the first group of Mennonite settlers in western Canada on 1 August 1874.
Entrance to Mennonite Memorial Landing Site (July 2019)
Source: Rose Kuzina
Mouth of the Rat River flowing into the Red River (July 2019)
Source: Rose Kuzina
Mennonite Memorial Landing Site commemorative monument (July 1995)
Source: George Penner
Mennonite Memorial Landing Site commemorative monument (April 2026)
Source: Gordon GoldsboroughSite Location (lat/long): N49.58806, W97.13767
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Shantz Monument (RM of Hanover)
Northern Prairie Ships: International
This page was prepared by George Penner, Rose Kuzina, and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 30 April 2026
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