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Portage La Prairie

Portage La Prairie is one of Manitoba's major centres, situated along the Assiniboine River. It is the site of the Fort La Reine National Heritage Site.

Manitoba Histories

Kuehn, Felix - Sites Along the Boundary Commission Trail

Felix Kuehn's research on the origins and early history of sites along the Boundary Commission Trail.

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    People of the First Man - Karl Bodmer

    Stories of the first Natins in their final days of glory.

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      Sanderson, John - The First Homesteader - 1872

      John Sanderson homesteaded near Portage la Prairie. His was the first homestead registered. 

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        Southern Manitoba and the Turtle Mountain Country by Rev L. O. Armstrong

        Rev. L. O. Armstrong's diary of his journey from Emerson to the Turtle Mountains.

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          Tennant, J. F. - A Tour Through the Turtle Mountain District - 1880

          Tennant's diaries of his journey from Emerson to the Turtle Mountain district of Manitoba.

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            Tennant, Joseph F. - Letters from a Journey to the Turtle Mountains - 1882

            Letters written by Tennant and published in the Emerson International.

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              Tennant, Joseph F. - Rough Times 1870-1920

              Tennant's autobiographical memoir of his time in Southern Manitoba.

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