Brokenhead Manitoba Tourist Information

The Rural Municipality of Brokenhead is located just 44 kilometres east of Winnipeg, the capital city of Manitoba. The municipality is situated east along Provincial Trunk Highway(PTH)44, or south along PTH 12. The municipality is named for the Brokenhead River that passes through the entire municipality. Brokenhead is compromised of eight townships which surround the municipality's largest town, Beausejour. Other villages in the municipality include the village of Garson, and the unicorporated village of Tyndall. Situated in the rich eastern agricultural lands of Manitoba, the economy of Brokenhead is predominantly agriculturally based, yet the municipality is home to two trucking firms. The municipality has a population of 3,495, with the majority being found in the town of Beausejour.

Brokenhead was incorporated as a municipality in July of 1900. Brokenhead is comprised of eight townships, which encircle Beausejour. Much of the settlement in the area was due to the early settlers finding the fertile agriculure lands of the municipality suitable to settle on. Future development in the town of Beausejour and the quarries in Garson in 1896, persuaded more people to move into the region. Presently, Brokenhead is a thriving municipality.

There are many interesting sites to see while in Brokenhead. Garson is famous for its fossil-filled limestone. Garson limestone has been used in many prominent buildings such as Canada's Parliament Buildings and the Manitoba Legislative Building. The quarries were established around the turn of the century and are still in operation today.

The Manitoba Glass Works Historic Site is located on the outskirts of Beausejour. The site is the first glass container factory in Western Canada, and used to create bottles and jars for use in Western Canada. When it operated from 1906 to 1914, it employed over 350 local residents at its peak. Remnants of the original factory can still be seen. A self guiding tour will take you through the site that is open from May to October. The Broken Beau Pioneer Village Museum displays the lifestyle and artifacts of Brokenhead's forefathers as they pioneered the country. The museum also contains a number of buildings that have been moved, including a log house, a school, a railway station, and a church.

While in Beausejour, visit the beautiful St.Michael's Bell Tower, which was constructed in 1926. The bell tower is all that remains on the site of the former St.Michael's Greek Catholic Church. The original church was designed by was constructed by Walter Prychun in 1916.

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