Discover Assiniboine Park with a Smartphone Audio Walking Tour
Discover Assiniboine Park with a Smartphone Audio Walking Tour
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Assiniboine Park • Winnipeg, MB
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Pedal into History - Across the Assiniboine Bike Tour
This 10km ride, Across the Assiniboine, explores an area that went from bison-hunting grounds to a playground for Winnipeg’s wealthiest.
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St. James Anglican Church 540 Tylehurst Street Winnipeg, MB R3G 3H5 Canada
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About this event
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?
Curator of Seven Oaks House Museum, Eric Napier Strong, is our guide for this entry in the Pedal Into History series. Drawing on his deep historical expertise, Eric will share Winnipeg’s early history with us as we follow one of the city’s most scenic rides along the Assiniboine River. The tour will help you better understand:
- The development of West Winnipeg
- Evolving architectural styles from the 1850s to the 1930s
- Indigenous history along the Assiniboine River
- The role of city planning in colonization
The Pedal into History - Across the Assiniboine tour starts at St. James Anglican Church (540 Tylehurst Street) and runs for about 2 hours, ending at the Historical Museum of St. James Assiniboia (3180 Portage Avenue). You can choose to leave directly from the end point, or join Bike Winnipeg's ride marshals in a group ride back to our starting point if you’d prefer.
This project was supported by contributions from the Province of Manitoba and the City of Winnipeg. We are grateful for their support.
Requirements:
- Supply your own bike, no rentals or loaners available.
- Fill tires with air before coming.
- Check brakes and gears.
- Should be a confident bike rider, we will be travelling on some slow traffic streets
- Bring your own water.
Rain: If raining heavily, tour will be cancelled. If raining lightly, tour will go ahead
Upcoming Pedal into History Rides
Pedal into History - Across the Assiniboine is just one of the rides we will be presenting as part of our Pedal into History series. Look for upcoming rides on the following dates:
- Sunday, June 26 - 1:30 pm - Power & Politics
- Sunday, July 17 - 9:30 am - Birth of a Province - 1 ½ hrs -
- Saturday, August 6 - 1:30 pm - Ride the Red
- Thursday, August 18 - 7:00 pm - Birth of a Province
- Sunday, September 18 - 1:30 pm - Wrong side of the Tracks
- Wednesday, September 21 - 6:30 pm - Across the Assiniboine
- Saturday, October 1 - 1:30 pm - Ride the Red
We'll have more information on upcoming Pedal into History rides in the near future.