Forks National Historic Site

The Forks

Winnipeg's Meeting Place

Description

The importance of the Forks National Historic Site to the history of Winnipeg and Canada cannot be underestimated; the junction of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers has been a strategic meeting place and a center of trade, transportation, and human settlement ever since the earliest aboriginal times. Truly the city's reason for existence, the Forks is still the city's meeting place. In the warmer months, this tranquil green space is the site of festivals and special events, while the frozen rivers are transformed into ideal locations for skating and cross-country skiing during the winter. Interpretive exhibits and tours explaining the history and development of the Forks are available, and the paths that wind through the site are a perfect spot to cycle or walk or just take in the local scene.