Tourism Morden Manitoba | FAQs
- Can I actually find a fossil when I go on a dig with the Canadian Discovery Fossil Centre?
- Yes, in 2009 they had great success with their fossil digs. If you are part of a major fossil find you may even be able to name the new specimen!
100% success rate of finding fossils in 2009!
- What Event has run for 44 years and attracts more than 50,000 tourists annually?
- Morden Corn and Apple Festival!
- How many kilometers of Hiking Trails are in the area?
- 12.8 kms total.
A Rose by Any Other Name - 0.9km:
Art and Architecture - 1.4km:
Along the Creek and Through the Woods - 3km:
On the Shore of Glacial Lake Agassiz - 5.3km:
Morden Mansions 2.2km.
- Who were the first settlers to the area?
- The Metis settled to the west of Morden and the Mennonites to the east.
- Who was Morden named after?
- Alvey Morden - 1874.
- What 3 post offices combined to create Morden?
- Morden, Nelsonville, and Mountain.
- How and when was Lake Minnewasta created?
- 1953 - the damming of Dead Horse Creek by the PFRA.
- Where did the name for Chautauqua Spirit come from?
- The Chautauqua were a wonder troop of entertainers in 1919 who entertained in Morden on a regular basis.
- What year was the Minnewasta Golf & Country Club built?
- 1960. It became 18 holes in 1989.
- Where is the oldest house in Morden?
- 586 Stephen Street. It was built in 1885.
