Boreal Shores Art Tour
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The Boreal Shores Art Tour is a new self guided driving tour of Eastman juried artists to be held August 19 & 20, 2017 for the first time.
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Hillside Beach: One of the first cottage subdividers was Colonel Chambrey who was supposed to have been a veteran of the Boer War(1899-1902)and received Hillside Beach as a land grant for his military service. Herb Burlock's knives would have been an answer to the prayers of the fur traders back in the settlement days of Victoria Beach and Hillside Beach. Herb will be at his shop where he makes these knives at Hillside Beach during the Boreal Tour. www.borealshoresarttour.ca, #easternmb, #travelmb
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Victoria Beach: The trains would bring approximately 900 people on the weekends, with as many as 1500. Eventually a road was constructed along the causeway and soon automobiles became the transportation method of choice. In August for the #Borealtour2017, Barbara Pritchard will also be located with Laura Hilland in the building that used to be old train station. https://www.facebook.com/PritchardArtWear/, www.borealshoresarttour.ca, #easternmb, #travelmb
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Victoria Beach: The first passenger train arrived at Victoria Beach on June 11, 1916 consisting of three coaches, filled to capacity. The train trip from Winnipeg took 3-4 hours with many stops along the way. By 1926, there were three trains to the beach on Friday's (called the "Daddy Specials"), at 3:10pm, 5:30pm, and 7:45pm. During the #Borealtour2017 Laura Hilland will be showing her glass art in her cottage which used to be the old train station in Victoria Beach!! How perfect is that for a tie in of history and the Tour?! www.borealshoresarttour.ca, #easternmb, #travelmb
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Victoria Beach used to be an island, not the peninsula that it appears to be today. In the early 1900's a causeway was built to extend the railroad from the mainland to the island. This became the popular way to get to the VB resort area. Rosemary Scurfield will be showing her glass art at her home in Victoria Beach, with her husband and fellow artist Bob. www,glassrosedotcom.weebly.com, www.borealshoresarttour.ca, #easternmb, #travelmb
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Victoria Beach: During the fur trading expeditions of the Voyageurs the lagoon was part of a portage for traveling between the Winnipeg River and Lake Winnipeg en route from French eastern Canada to the Red River Valley, avoiding the long often choppy route around Elk Island. That was way before they built the dam to connect Victoria Beach to the main land. Victoria Beach was then known as Isle á la Biche. Bob Scurfield will be offering his paintings at his Victoria Beach cottage during the Boreal Tour in August. www.scurfieldart.ca, www.borealshoresarttour.ca, #easternmb, #travelmb
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This area, now a provincial park, supports a great variety of wildlife. Over one hundred kinds of birds frequent the area, including the humming-bird, oriole, finch and swallow, pelican and crane. Living in the nearby forest are deer, bears, chipmunks, squirrels, skunks and badgers. Chris Ford, of Victoria Beach, will show his dramatic nature photography which is so reflective of the area. Chris will be located in the Grand Marais Community Central for the Tour. http://chrisfordphotographics.com, www.borealshoresarttour.ca, #easternmb, #travelmb, #borealtour2017
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Grand Marais: Before the coming of the train, only the waterways and a rough ox-trail allowed access to the area. The road was plagued with floodwaters from the marsh in spring, and was measured in the number of potholes from one settlement to another. Word of the beautiful beach soon spread back to Winnipeg, and in 1914 the Canadian Northern Railway bought a 150-acre homestead in order to develop a resort. Brigid Meakin's beautiful glass art will be found at the Grand Marais Community Central for the Tour in August. www.borealshoresarttour.ca, #easternmb, #travelmb, #borealtour2017
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Our historical tidbits are switching to the north end of the Boreal Shores Art Tour route now. Today we are talking about Grand Marais: In 1783, La Vérendrye had dubbed the area "Grand Marais", meaning Big Marsh. Today both French (Grand Marais) and English (Grand Beach) titles exist side by side, giving tribute to both beach and lagoon which combine to give the area a unique charm. The Grand Marais Community Central will be a group location during the Tour. One of the artists to be found there is Denise Gray from Lakeshore Heights. Denise's unique pebble art scenes reflect the tranquility of lake living. facebook.com/pages/pebbleartbydenise, www.borealshoresarttour.ca, #easternmb, #travelmb, #borealtour2017
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In 1911, Government surveyors named the waterway near Pinawa as the Lee River, a reasonable English equivalent of calm waters - one translation of the Native word "Pinawa" . That portion upstream from the old Dam site is still referred to as the Pinawa Channel and the downstream portion retains the name of Lee River. Our final day of Pinawa history features the Pinawa Art Gallery. Although Pinawa Art211 goes back many years, Pinawa Art211 Inc was established in 2013 as a Non Profit Organization and the Pinawa Art Gallery was opened the same year. Visit the Gallery in the Lewis Centre during the Tour. www.pinawaartgallery.com, borealshoresarttour.ca, #travelmb, #easternmb, #borealtou2017"
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Pinawa’s Suspension Bridge allows visitors and local residents a greater opportunity to discover and appreciate the natural beauty of the Pinawa district on this branch of the Trans Canada Trail.it is 54 metres long and 1 metre wide. The bridge was built by volunteer labour under the direction of the Pinawa Trails Group, and is known to many in the community as the “Labour of Love”, completed in the fall of 1998 with the grand opening on May 24, 1999. Tanis Thomas' Boreal Workshop is a family business producing handcrafted jewellery and metal vessels. Tania will be at the Wilderness Edge location during the Tour. borealworkshopcanada.etsy.com borealshoresarttour.ca, #travelmb, #easternmb, #borealtour2017
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Concrete ruins of the old Pinawa Dam are all that remain at the site of the old town of Pinawa on Hwy 520. The area is now a provincial heritage park - the perfect place for a family picnic or a quiet stroll. Bob Munn's drawings will be one of the features at the Wilderness Edge Resort in Pinawa during the Tour this August. www.borealshoresarttour.ca, #travelmb, #easternmb,#borealtour2017
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With the Whiteshell Laboratories decommissioned, Pinawa is reinventing itself with a creative approach to economic development involving a strong marketing campaign aimed at family-based entrepreneurs supported by an attractive web site. Joye Platford's art therapy is a perfect fit as part of Pinawa's growth market. Joye's work will be found at the Wilderness Edge Resort in Pinawa during the Tour. www.joyezart.com, www.borealshoresarttour.ca, #easternmb, #travelmb,#borealtour2017
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