While not providing any lodging, the Moonlight Inn at Victoria Beach was built in 1929 to resemble a cottage. The first proprietor was Mr. R. A. Robinson. In 1934, the inn was under the personal direction of Mr. J. L. Anderson Jr., a licensed pharmacist. The inn featured a lunchroom, soda fountain, and pharmacy with an upper storey that still retains the original wood ceiling and windows. Currently it is a restaurant that sells a variety of ice cream confections.
The log building beside the inn was the Victoria Beach Company's office where it rented out cabins and sold real estate property. It is now a picnic shelter.
Moonlight Inn (May 2020)
Source: Rose Kuzina
Interior of the Moonlight Inn (May 2020)
Source: Rose Kuzina
Former Victoria Beach Company Office (May 2020)
Source: Rose KuzinaSite Coordinates (lat/long): N50.69979, W96.55882
denoted by symbol on the map above
“History Hunt 100: Clues to 100 Years of History throughout Victoria Beach,” Rural Municipality of Victoria Beach, 2019.
Looking Back 50 Years with the Victoria Beach Herald [Manitoba Legislative Library]
This page was prepared by Rose Kuzina.
Page revised: 20 December 2021
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