Historic Sites of Manitoba: Our Lady of the Whiteshell Roman Catholic Chapel (Whiteshell Provincial Park)

This Roman Catholic Chapel in Whiteshell Provincial Park was built in 1959 under the leadership of Father Ulric Ell (1914-2003). It was built to serve cottagers in the northern part of the park.

Our Lady of the Whiteshell Roman Catholic Chapel

Our Lady of the Whiteshell Roman Catholic Chapel (March 2017)
Source: George Penner

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N50.17357, W95.71349
denoted by symbol on the map above

Sources:

Obituary [Ulric Ell], Winnipeg Free Press, 21 September 2003.

This page was prepared by George Penner.

Page revised: 13 September 2020

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