Under the Boardwalk (at Winnipeg Beach)

Sources

Winnipeg Beach by Dale Barbour – Honestly, Dale Barbour did a lot of the work for me on this one! If you want to hear about the things I talked about in this episode but with more detail and intelligent commentary, this is the book you want.

Winnipeg Tribune Archives – as always!

Winnipeg Free Press Archives – The Free Press once included a social column recording comings and goings at Winnipeg Beach. If you had family in Winnipeg at this time, you might be able to find a record of their vacation!

Those Were the Days: A pictorial history of Winnipeg Beach – A nice centennial project publication with lots of great archival photos.

Winnipeg Beach: Moonlight Days: Another nice pictorial history; unfortunately, the quality of this digitization is not great.

This week, Alex talks about how Winnipeg Beach became city-dwellers’ favourite summer spot – especially for dating – in the early 20th century.

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