Newer Era

Fort la Reine was built by Pierre Gaultier de la Verendrye and his two sons in 1739 on the north side of the Assiniboine River along the Yellowquill Trail, just southwest of the City of Portage la Prairie...

Visitor’s today step into the Manor House restored and furnished as it would have been in 1645. All the furnishings in the rooms are accurate reproductions of items from the time of the Prichard’s in the 16th and 17th centuries and many of the originals can be found in the Museum of Welsh Life at St. Fagans. As you move around the house you will meet historical interpreters playing the part of the Pritchards’ 17th century servants. The servants will talk about their individual roles, and the varied and interesting life of the Pritchard family.

In the historical open-air museum, where a remarkable number of original buildings have been moved, some reconstructions give the past a new life.

In 1968 six wooden buildings, built with the caractheristic techniques of the region, were moved to the museum grounds to be protected from the planned flood due to the dam construction.