Pedal Into history
Pedal Into History is a bike tour through time: Visit the historic sites and buildings that made Winnipeg what it is today.
Our Curator has partnered with Bike Winnipeg to develop exciting and educational, bike-friendly tour routes across our city. Only 3 dates for guided tours in 2022!
Our Curator has partnered with Bike Winnipeg to develop exciting and educational, bike-friendly tour routes across our city. Only 3 dates for guided tours in 2022!
September 18 @ 1:30 pm - Wrong Side of the Tracks
Winnipeg’s North End has a reputation for being tough, but it’s also home to a fierce community pride. This area was literally on the wrong side of the tracks from our urban core, and the symbolic barrier created major social divides that are still felt today.
The North End has also been a mosaic of cultural diversity from its earliest days. Out of the early foundations laid by Jewish, Polish, and Ukrainian immigrants, the community has developed a unique identity that has given birth to strong political and social movements. The area’s historic architecture will help us trace the evolution of this identity as the community changed and spread north into the affluent suburb of St. John’s.
Start Location: St. John’s Park
Start Time: 1:30 pm
End Time: 3:30 pm
Length: 10 km
The North End has also been a mosaic of cultural diversity from its earliest days. Out of the early foundations laid by Jewish, Polish, and Ukrainian immigrants, the community has developed a unique identity that has given birth to strong political and social movements. The area’s historic architecture will help us trace the evolution of this identity as the community changed and spread north into the affluent suburb of St. John’s.
Start Location: St. John’s Park
Start Time: 1:30 pm
End Time: 3:30 pm
Length: 10 km
SEPTEMBER 21 @ 6:30 PM - Across the assiniboine
Winnipeg’s role as “Gateway to the West” made us more than just a metropolis: Our city became a model for Canada’s west-ward expansion, settlement, and colonization. What did that process really mean for the people of Manitoba, and what lessons can we learn from our rich architectural heritage?
This 10km tour will take you through the most historic neighbourhoods along the Assiniboine river. Along the way we’ll talk about the history of our city’s western expansion, and the impact colonization left on the prairies.
Start Location: St. James Anglican Church (540 Tylehurst Street)
Start Time: 6:30 pm
End Time: 8:30 pm
Length: 10 km
This 10km tour will take you through the most historic neighbourhoods along the Assiniboine river. Along the way we’ll talk about the history of our city’s western expansion, and the impact colonization left on the prairies.
Start Location: St. James Anglican Church (540 Tylehurst Street)
Start Time: 6:30 pm
End Time: 8:30 pm
Length: 10 km
SEPTEMBER 21 @ 6:30 PM - ride the red
St. Boniface, Point Douglas, and (West) Kildonan were perhaps the three most important settlement areas during the early Red River Settlement period, and offer many of the remaining examples of historic locations and architecture from the time.
Although their histories are deeply intertwined, each area had its own ethnic, cultural and political dynamics, and the people of each shaped the development of early Winnipeg in distinct ways.
Start Location: Le Musée de Saint-Boniface Museum (494 Tache)
Start Time: 1:30 pm
End Time: 3:30 pm
Length: 11 km
Although their histories are deeply intertwined, each area had its own ethnic, cultural and political dynamics, and the people of each shaped the development of early Winnipeg in distinct ways.
Start Location: Le Musée de Saint-Boniface Museum (494 Tache)
Start Time: 1:30 pm
End Time: 3:30 pm
Length: 11 km
