Museums
Eskimo Museum (Churchill)
The museum features a collection of Inuit artifacts and carvings that are among the oldest in the world, ranging from approx. 1700 BC to modern times. The Pre-Dorset and Dorset peoples made the area around Churchill their home during the period from approximately 3,000 BC to 1,000 BC. The museum has a gift shop where visitors can purchase Inuit art, books and other local items.
Flin Flon Station Museum (Flin Flon)
A museum showcasing the mining history of the community of Flin Flon. Here you can view artifacts including a Linn Tractor (used to haul freight), a trail sweeper and a 63 lb. lake trout which was caught in the area.
Heritage North Museum (Thompson)
Manitoba Star Attraction
See animals native to the area, a boreal forest diorama, First Nation and fur trade artifacts (including an authentic caribou hide tipi), fossils and mining artifacts at this Manitoba Star Attraction museum consisting of two log structures and an open-air blacksmith shop, Insitutional Archives and visitor information booth.
Lynn Lake Mining Town Museum (Lynn Lake)
The museum preserves artifacts from the history of this mining community, including items from the great move (Linn tractors and cat trains).
Sam Waller Museum (The Pas)
Manitoba Star Attraction, Prov. Heritage Site
The Sam Waller Museum, a Manitoba Star Attraction, is located at The Pas Community Courthouse, the oldest brick building in northern Manitoba, built in 1916. Designed to be multi-purpose, it was the centre for administration and justice in Manitoba's New North. In addition, it provided a centre for social activity in the booming town of The Pas. The building was designated as a provincial heritage site in 1987, at which time renovations commenced to house the museum, which opened in 1994.
As the Museum website states, "A lifelong collector, Sam Waller called himself a "Pack Rat" and referred to his museum as a "Clutter-torium". Following in the tradition of the Victorian-era collector of oddities and curiosities, he amassed an astounding and eclectic array of unusual items over his lifetime. But more than a mere collector, Sam was also a dedicated and knowledgeable naturalist, a taxidermist, and a serious museum curator and teacher."
The museum's permanent collection contains over 70,000 items, including "natural history specimens, human history artifacts, books and library materials, photographs and negatives, fine art pieces and the archives of the Town of The Pas."
The museum houses a gift shop, meeting room, research library, and tourist information centre.
Snow Lake Mining Museum (Snow Lake)
Manitoba Star Attraction
This Manitoba Star Attraction museum houses a collection of mining artifacts, including drills, mucking machines, rescue equipment, and miner's clothing. Group tours welcome. Guided tours are available from late June until September long weekend.