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Historic Sites of Manitoba: Riding Mountain Visitor Centre (Wasagaming, Riding Mountain National Park)

A monument immediately south of the Visitor Centre was dedicated on 26 July 1983, on the 50th anniversary of the official opening of Riding Mountain National Park. It lists the executive members of the original Riding Mountain Association:

• D. D. McDonald (Dauphin, President)
• J. N. McFadden (Dauphin, Secretary)
• M. Baroni (Neepawa)
• H. Brown (Killarney)
• J. L. Cowie (Carberry)
• J. A. Glen (Russell, Member of Parliament)
• M. Hyman (Winnipeg)
• R. McAskill (Gladstone)
• D. L. Mellish (Pipestone)
• W. V. Oglesby (Brandon)
• C. T. Thomas (Glenella)
• W. J. Ward (Dauphin, Member of Parliament)

Photos & Maps

Museum and auditorium building at Wasagaming (no date) Source: Gordon Goldsborough, 2018-0216 Riding Mountain Visitor Centre (June 2011) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Riding Mountain National Park monument (June 2011) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Site Location (lat/long): N50.65765, W99.97227 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Riding Mountain National Park Monument (Wasagaming, Riding Mountain National Park)

Sources:

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 26 December 2018

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