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Fort Dauphin Museum
| Address |
Box 181
140 Jackson Street
Dauphin , MB
R7N 2V1 |
| Region |
Parkland |
| Phone |
204-638-6630 |
| Fax |
204-629-2327 |
| Email |
fortdphn@mts.net |
| Website |
www.dauphin.ca |
| Collections |
Military
History & Society
Science & Nature |
| Description |
- Fort Dauphin Museum is surrounded by a wooden palisade representative of an 18th century fur trading post. The museum features nine buildings including a blacksmith shop, trappers cabin, one room school house, and a trading post.
- Displays of the fur trade, history of Dauphin, life in the parkland area from prehistoric Aboriginal life 8000 years ago through to the arrival of explorers, furtraders, the birth of the Métis and the early pioneer settlers.
- features parkland archaeological laboratory, a resource centre with displays and information on more than 1000 archaeological sites in the region
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Regular
Season
Hours |
Open 7 days a week from 9 to 5 during July and August
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Off-Season
Hours |
Monday to Friday: 9 to 5
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| Admission |
Admission is $4.00
Children under 12 are free when accompanied by an adult.
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| Amenities |
Archives
Reference Library
Wheelchair accessible
Guided Tours
Gift Shop
Educational Programming
Free Parking
Group Tours by appointment
Rotating Exhibits
Facility Rental |
Upcoming Events
Events of the Season
7/1/2008 to 9/7/2008
Contact: 204-638-6630
Email: fortdphn@mts.net
Here are the events for the Museum for the 2008 Season:
Pancake Breakfast at the Fort, July 1 from 9:30 am to noon.
Local Garden Tours on July 23 & 24 at 6 pm, tickets available at the Fort
Street Fair on July 31, all day (9 am to 11 pm)
Rendezvous (closing day) on September 7, from 1 pm to 4 pm
For more info: www.dauphin.ca
Rendevous Day & Flag Lowering
9/7/2008
Contact: 204-638-6630
Email: fortdphn@mts.net
Rendevous Day & official flag lowering for season September 7
For more info: www.city.dauphin.mb.ca
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