Enriched History
Enriched History
The Forks National Historic Site
The Forks
Come to the Forks National Historic Site and enrich your knowledge on all it has to offer, from it's fascinating widespread of ecosystems to its in-depth history. Experience different types of divine restaurants with mouth-watering menus and shops that are perfect for buying all the little things that will make you remember it all. Stay at amazing 'publisher choice' hotels where you can sit back relax and soak in all of the amenities it has to offer (such as a swimming or spa). There are lots to do when visiting The Forks so continue to check out our site to read all about them.
Things to Know
"The Forks National Historic site in Winnipeg, Manitoba is a meeting place and green place in Downtown Winnipeg located at the confluence at both the Red River and the Assiniboine River. For at least 6,000 years, the Forks has been a meeting place for early aboriginals people, and since colonization has also been a meeting place for European fur traders, Metis buffalo hunters, Scottish settlers, riverboat workers, railway pioneers, and tens of thousands of immigrants."
"Delve 6,000 years into the past at Winnipeg’s “Meeting Place” while soaking up the bustling ambiance. Learn how two great rivers at the heart of the continent connected the prairies to the world and drew in trappers and traders from lands far away. Discover how a way of life changed for the Indigenous peoples who traded, socialized, camped and fished here for generations. Trace the tracks of the railroad as it forged a path that changed the world once again."
