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The Forks (French: La Fourche) is a historic site, meeting place, and green space in downtown Winnipeg located at the confluence of the Red River and the Assiniboine River. The Forks was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1974 due to its status as a cultural landscape that had borne witness to six thousand years of human activity. [1]
A Brief History. Located at the junction of two major rivers that form part of a vast continental network, The Forks has witnessed many key events in the history of Western Canada. As the site of the first permanent European settlement in the Canadian West it would become the cradle of the province of Manitoba and the nucleus of the city of ...
The Forks National Historic Site. The Forks has served as a meeting place for thousands of years: for Indigenous peoples, for settlers and for those in Winnipeg today. Learn more about the cultural and natural history of this fascinating location.
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From First Nations peoples, to European traders and the Red River Métis, to surges of immigration in its time as a prominent rail yard, the history of The Forks tells the dynamic tale of how Winnipeg grew into the beating heart of our continent.
River Walk (The Forks, 2015) The River Walk is a popular walking and biking trail that winds along the river bank from underneath Esplanade Riel to the foot of the Manitoba Legislature. The trail facilitates a distinctive view of downtown Winnipeg. The River Walk is paved with limestone and shale quarter-down gravel.
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Nistawayak / Forks of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers (The Forks, Winnipeg). Strategically located at the junction of two major rivers which form part of a vast continental network, this spot known by the Cree name Nistawayak (“Three Points”) has witnessed many of the key events of western Canadian history.
Between 1870 and 1886, Winnipeg grew from a small settlement into a principal metropolitan centre of Western Canada, and became the "Gateway to the Canadian West." Manitoba's population jumped from 25,000 in 1871 to 150,000 in 1891, with the largest settlement continuing to centre around The Forks.
