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Book SynopsisIn this book, scientist-historian Gordon Goldsborough hits the road in search of adventure and little-known stories from Manitoba's past. Among the places he visits are underground radiation monitoring posts from the Cold War, a remote hydroelectric generating station, cruise ships on the Red River, and the original route of the Trans-Canada Highway.
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Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION- On the Road (the old, abandoned highways of Manitoba)- Updates from the previous books (Steamboat Alpha, Atkinson house, Elva grain elevator, Port Nelson, Mallard Lodge, etc.)SITES1. Buller Monument2. Carnegie Library3. Lemiez Sculpture Garden4. Kanuchuan Hydroelectric Generating Station5. Radiation Fallout Reporting Posts6. Sargenia Stone Terraces7. Brandon House8. Duck Factory No. 19. Red River West Channel10. Red River Cruise Ships11. Winnipeg Canoe Club12. Palace Theatre13. Manitoba Hydro Office Building14. Good Harbour Fishing Station15. North Transcona Railway Yard and Transfer Elevator16. Neighbourhood Chain Stores17. CKX Radio Building18. Summerville Curling Rink19. Dene Village and Akudlik20. Salvation Army Citadel21. Winnipeg Garbage Incinerator22. Victoria Court23. Tilston Coal Shed24. Pineland Forest Nursery25. Haynes Chicken Shack26. Brandon Hills Fire Tower27. West Hawk Gold Mine28. Winnipeg Old Exhibition Grounds29. Roseisle Hutterite Cemetery30. Emerson Telephone Exchange Building31. Manitoba Refinery Building32. RCAF BirdCONCLUSION- The neglect of history in Manitoba- The state of archives in Manitoba (archivist survey)- Geographic coordinates for featured sites
