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PHOTO BY DOUGLAS WILKINSON William (Bill) Floyde (1925-1995), was chairperson of the McCreary Heritage Advisory Committee. Through his determined efforts, the restoration of his grandparent’s log cabin (shown above) was made possible. The cabin sits quietly along Hwy. 5, near McCreary. As the plaque at the site says, the cabin is “preserving evidence of pioneer ingenuity, spirit and trust, the bounty of the community’s forests and this portion of the Burrows Trail, which brought the settlers of the late 1800s. The cabin and the yard site were used by travellers as a stopping house and staging area for the corduroy length of trail to the north. A corduroy road was made of logs laid across a swampy or boggy area so the oxen and horse drawn carts and wagons could cross over without getting stuck. It would be interesting to know how many thousands of people made the trek past this spot as they made their way to a new home or as they travelled back and forth along the trade route.
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Neepawa Banner And Press
Neepawa, Manitoba, CA
Fri, Jul 23, 2021
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