Ghost towns and abandoned sites mark Manitoba countryside
Surveys and Mapping Branch notes Lettonia Bender Hamlet and Bissett as ghostly memorials amid hydro plans, rail decline, and school consolidations. It cites post office closures, population shifts, and the rise of bedroom communities around Winnipeg, with lasting memory in local histories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lettonia
Lac du Bonnet
Latvia
Winnipeg
Lettonia Hall
Manitoba Hydro
McArthur Falls
Bender
Jacob Bender
Narcisse
Interlake
Bissett
E.D.R. Bissett
Springfield
Manitoba
Allegra
Bethel
Crocus
Delta Beach
Edrans
Jackhead Harbour
Kilkenny
Lavinia
Mill Park
Norgate
Rembrandt
Silver Plains
the Halfway
Umatillo
Wadhope
Zelena
St. Francois Xavier
Rosser
Grosse Isle
Warren
Lorette
Oakbank
Sanford
Merry Christmas and New Year Greetings from Lyall Park
Residents swap holiday wishes and share Christmas visits. Mr and Mrs Harry Leader of Brandon visited with sister Marie Bjarnason. Emma Thornborough heads to Kenora to join relatives for Christmas. Ray McMillan of Portage la Prairie visits his mother. Laura Johnson spends Christmas with son Brian in Brandon. Thora Meredith joins family in Grand Forks for Christmas and stays. Mavis and Everett Goulet plan to celebrate with Bill and Bernice Meredith. Legion Ladies gift poinsettia and thanks are offered to Pletts and local families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Leader
Brandon
Marie Bjarnason
Emma Thornborough
Kenora
Ont
Mary
Cliff Kitson
Elliott
Ray McMillan
Portage la Prairie
Mary McMillan
Laura Johnson
Brian
Maxine Johnson
Thora Meredith
Melanie McPhail
Shawn
Kyle
Grand Forks
W.C. Meredith
Thora
Mavis
Everett Goulet
Bill and
Bernice Meredith
Poins
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G.F. Holm
Surveys & Mapping
Province of
Lyall Park Place News
Camel Ian
Betty
Mike
Jamieson’s Ambulance
Bill & Moray
Jamieson
Glenboro-Baldur
Sears
Agnes Witherspoon
Glenboro
Man
Sofie Fci
Spruce Woods Electronics & Home Furnishings
Ralph
Anita
Diane
Karen
Dwayne
Joyce
The
Donna and
Shelley Glenboro
Happy & P
Wilton Mercury Sales Ltd
Brandon, Man