Cannington Manor - Tourism Saskatchewan

8 . The Shi n y H o u s e
( H u m ph r y s / H e w l e t t H o u s e )
The middle of the prairies was the last place anyone
expected to find a naval architect. When James
Humphrys came to Cannington Manor he put his
shipbuilding experience to good use by designing
a large, elegant, frame house for his wife and
children. Like many of the settlers who came
to Cannington, James Humphrys believed
that by moving to the Canadian northwest he
could achieve a higher standard of living on
less money than was possible in England. He
hoped to become a gentleman farmer,
successful businessman and perhaps even a Member
of Parliament. His dream died with him in 1903. The
following year Mrs. Humphrys sold the farm to Arthur
Hewlett and moved to British Columbia. Arthur and
Maisie Hewlett were married in 1911 and led a more
practical life than the original inhabitants. Rooms
that once held formal teas and dances became
storage areas for grain and farm implements.
Much of the history of Cannington Manor is
the result of Maisie Hewlett’s research. Visitors
are encouraged to walk the interpretive trail
around the grounds of the “Historic House”.
To reach Cannington Manor Provincial Park
continue to follow the “Historic Village” signs.
9 . The T o w n o f M a n o r
Cannington Manor Provincial Park is located just 26
kilometres southeast of Moose Mountain Provincial
Park or 16 kilometres northeast of Manor. The four
main access roads are graveled, grid roads from
Wawota, Manor, White Bear First Nation and Moose
Mountain Provincial Park.
Please do not stop on the Christopher Trail as it is a
heavily travelled road with little shoulder room. Do not
trespass on private roads.
Cannington Manor
P r o v i n c i a l Pa r k H o u r s o f
Ope r at i o n :
RCMP...................................911
Ambulance...........................911
After you have made contact with the
emergency services, please notify the park
office to advise them of the situation.
Pa r k I n f o r m at i o n
Cannington Manor
Provincial Park.......................(306) 739-5251
Within Canada.......................1-800-205-7070
Mon-Fri 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Closed Tuesdays
Victoria Day weekend to Labour Day
Ministry of Tourism, Parks, Culture and Sport
3211 Albert Street
REGINA SK S4S 5W6
F o r M o r e I n f o r m at i o n :
Admission
(306) 739 – 5251
www.saskparks.net
O t he r L o c a l H i s t o r y
At t r a c t i o n s :
Carlyle Rusty Relics Museum......................453-2266
Cannington Manor
The Manor Drive: Auto Tour
S a s k a t c h e w a n P R O v i n c i a l h i s t or i c p a r k
Family ....................................$9.00
Adults.....................................$4.00
Youth (6-17 years) .................$1.00
Children (6 and under)...........FREE
Admission is taken by self-registration,
staff do not handle cash. Please have
exact change or cheque available.
Alameda District Heritage Museum.............489-2132
Captain Pierce, founder of Cannington Manor, died
in 1888 shortly after learning that the coveted rail line
would not come through the village. Instead the line
was built 16 kilometres south where it would not be
hindered by the heavy bush and lakes found west of
Cannington Manor. The village of Cannington Manor
was soon abandoned as people moved closer to the
supply line provided by the railway. The
Town of Manor was quickly established.
Arcola Museum...........................................455-2578
10. Cannington
C o m m u n i t y Ce m e t e r y
Alida Museum..............................................443-2303
Cannington Manor had been virtually abandoned
when members of the Holiness Movement Church
moved to the district in 1902. They established a
church, cemetery, parsonage and stable. Members
of the congregation moved to Wawota in 1967.
E m e r g e n c y I n f o r m at i o n
Kipling Museum...........................................736-8254
Kisbey Museum...........................................462-2162
Moosomin Heritage Walking Tours..............435-2988
Wawota and District Museum.....................739-2110
Broadview Museum.....................................696-3244
Whitewood Museum and Walking Tours.....735-2667
1 1 . G l e n a d e l a i d e Ce m e t e r y
John Turton owned or rented most of the land in the
Glenadelaide district which he named after his wife,
Adelaide. The church at Glenadelaide was built in
1898. It was followed by a school. All that remains
today is the cemetery and a stone cairn erected in
memory of this early pioneer community.
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View historic points of interest in the
Cannington Manor area. Find the
corresponding number on the map:
1 . Ch r i s t o phe r T r a i l
In the late 1890s brothers Harold and Percy Fripp
and Fred Christopher agreed to cut a trail through
the heavy bush from Fish Lake (now Kenosee
Lake) to Cannington Manor. Christopher and his
sons cut 6.4 kilometres from east to west and
the Fripp brothers cut 4.8 kilometres from west
to east to meet them. Today the expanded
road is still known as the Christopher
Trail and remains a major access road to
Cannington Manor Provincial Park.
*Please do not stop on the Christopher Trail as it is
a heavily travelled road with little shoulder room*
2. Birch Hill
Birch Hill, a high hill covered with birch trees, is
five kilometres from Hwy 9 on the south side of
the Christopher Trail. All the furnishings inside All
Saints Church at Cannington Manor were built
using wood from trees from Birch Hill. In order to
access the lumber Captain Edward Pierce, the
founder of Cannington Manor, had to lease 48.5
hectares of forest that included Birch Hill. Three
large trees supplied enough wood to make all the
furnishings for the church and a
large desk for the Captain.
3. Skeleton Lake
A bit further down the Christopher Trail, also on
the south side, opposite Birch Lake, is Skeleton
Lake. The lake gets its name from the two human
skeletons found in the northeast corner in 1895.
4. Rosemont
Rosemont is a private residence and
should only be viewed from the public
grid road. Please do not trespass.
Several early settler families built large stone
homes in the area surrounding Cannington Manor
in the 1880s and 1890s. As in England, the
homes were given titles such as the Brockman’s
home “Woodside” and the Beckton’s “Didsbury”.
John Turton built “Rosemont” to house his large
family. “Rosemont” is one of the few stone
homes still standing and occupied. Turton came
to Canada from Yorkshire, England at the age
of 20 and lived in Windsor, Ontario and Poplar
Point, Manitoba before moving further west. The
Turtons were one of the first families to settle
in the area. Alfred Turton was one of the first
children baptized in the settlement of Cannington
Manor along with Lilly Hindmarch in 1882.
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William Anderson, a stonemason, worked on both the
Turton and Brockman homes. He and another
stonemason from Moosomin worked on the
Beckton home. Anderson ended up in the
Cannington
Manor
Park is located
Arcola
area where
he Provincial
built a number
of the just 26 kilometres
southeast
of Moose
Mountain
Provincial
Park or 16 kilometres
fine stone
buildings
that
still stand
today.
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northeast of Manor. The four main access roads are graveled
grid roads from Wawota, Manor, White Bear Reserve and Moose
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Mountain Provincial Park.
The primarily English settlers at Cannington Manor
were accustomed to summers by the seaside. On the
Please do not stop on the Christopher Trail as it is a heavily
land-locked prairies Cannington Lake was the next
traveled road with little shoulder room. Do not trespass on
best thing for picnicking, sailing and fishing. Drinking
private roads.
and sports were popular pastimes for the many
young bachelors in the area. The Becktons, who
Cannington Manor Provincial Park Hours of Operation:
arrived at Cannington Manor in the late 1880s,
10:00am – 5:00pm
ran a “whiskey camp” at Cannington Lake
Closed Tuesdays
which boasted a rowboat, diving board, deck
Victoria Day weekend to Labour Day
chairs and, of course, plenty of whiskey.
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For More Information:
*There are no public services at Cannington Lake.
(306) 739 – 5251
Please do not trespass on private property*
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o n eAttractions:
d House
Othera
Local
This Carlyle
house Rusty
was built
later than the Cannington
Relicsmuch
Museum.......................................453-2266
Manor
time period.
It was used
to film
scenes
Alameda
District Heritage
Museum
..............................489-2132
in theArcola
film adaptation
of W.O. Mitchell’s famous
Museum.............................................................455-2578
prairie
novel,
Who Has
Seen the Wind?
Kipling
Museum
............................................................736-8254
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Kisbey Museum ............................................................462-2162
Moosomin
Walking
Tours
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t eHeritage
Bea
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Wawota
District
.......................................739-2110
Treaty
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in Museum
1874 but
the Cree and
Alida Museum...............................................................443-2303
Saulteaux
people who followed Chief White Bear
Broadview Museum
......................................................696-3244
(Wahpeemakwa)
wanted
to continue living a
Whitewood
Museum
and Walking
Tours.......................735-2667
traditional
hunting
lifestyle.
As a result
reserve
land was not chosen until 1882. Cannington Manor
was established a short time later. Being that it was
a short distance between the two communities it is
not surprising that a relationship evolved. White Bear
residents purchased goods at the Moose Mountain
Trading Company Store and sold goods such as
firewood, tanned hides, beadwork and wild berries
through the company. Grain farming was small but
successful on the reserve and White Bear farmers
brought their grain to the mill at Cannington Manor.
Individual White Bear farmers were not allowed to
sell their own crops. They had to go through the
Indian Agent and the proceeds placed in a trust.
On race days residents of White Bear would bring
their ponies to race on the large oval track on the
east end of town. Race Day always ended with a
large pow-wow featuring White Bear singers and
dancers. Chief White Bear called Captain
Pierce, “Ogima Shemoguma” (white soldier).
The two leaders of their respective communities
felt a kinship towards each other.
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