With an estimated population of about 800 people, Eriksdale is both small and intimate yet also a satellite hub for many shoppers and travellers. A credit union, coooperative grocery store, restaurants and museum, it offers a great day trip destination, and an adequate shopping destination for locals. Situated at the junction of Hwy 68 from the east part of the Interlake, Hwy 6 north to Thompson and south to Winnipeg, and Hwy 68 reaching into the Parklands region, it is a central point as well as a somewhat remote community. Eriksdale is part of the rural municipality of West Interlake.
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Local News & Events
Visit the Eriksdale Recreation Centre page for updates on events and activities https://rmofwestinterlake.com/community-events
Uniquely Eriksdale
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England has its notorious folk (anti) hero, Dick Turrpin, the highwayman. America turns to the James brothers, Billy the Kid and others to celebrate the criminal lure. All were true criminals with a violent history.
Eriksdale and Ashern have their own lawless hero to celebrate, but, in typical Manitoba fashion, there was little risk to the public with escaped convict, Percy Moggey. While he did have violent confrontations with the law, unlike the James brothers or Capone, he never put innocent citizens in harms’s way. Instead, he lived for almost a year in the 1960s, hidden in the bush and only breaking into local businesses infrequently to replenish what food he needed. On a couple of occasions, he even left money behind to pay. https://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/people/moggey_p.shtml
His cabin still stands and has become a drawing card for local tourism. https://www.mennotoba.com/moggeys-mysterious-cabin-by-eriksdale-a-convicts-tale/
Locals (and savvy travellers along Hwy 6) have their own ideas of feature attractions. That is Havakeen lunch. For me, the highlight of my stop here was not the creamery/museum (although it is interesting), but the dozens of hummingbirds feeding at feeders just outside the windows of the cafe.
Eriksdale is just a few kilometers south of the turnoff through the Narrows to the Parklands area, so it is perfect place to stop and stretch.
Points of Interest, Things to Do: Every year, on the first weekend of July, the Eriksdale Creamery days are held. Take a 45 minute drive to the Steeprock caves. Visit the Creamery Museum, or enjoy the farmers market held on weekends throughout the summer.
Visit https://rmofwestinterlake.com/
Through Their Eyes: Manitoba’s Stories
We are searching for one local person, ideally in the age range of 55-80 (but not an absolute requirement) who wants to tell their story of growing up in Manitoba and the joys, disappointments and experiences they have encountered.
This is for a book titled, “Through Their Eyes: Manitoba’s Stories.”
The book will revolve around four people, each from a unique perspective, and will include any friends and family who agree to be highlighted. The first person (a couple, actually) is from India, arrived here via United States in the early 1960s and who still has family in the US. Both husband and wife were academics in their working careers.
The second person is from the UK, with mixed European background, who married a Canadian who was born in the US. This person is from a very low socio-economic background and provides a perspective on such experiences as education and health care from the 1950s to present day.
The third person is a third-generation French Canadian farmer and a tradesperson, whose spouse also was a health care worker.
We are looking for the fourth person from the Interlake: ideally a Metis person who can speak from the First Nations and French/Scottish cultural perspective during the 1960s.
The book will be published in 2027, but, each month, we will be providing chapters and outtakes from the stories of these four characters on this website.
This is an opportunity to have your family history written, in a style similar to our “Living Stories” format (link____). We will provide 10 copies of the completed book to you at no charge.
If you are or if you know someone who may be interested in being the feature character in “Through Their Eyes,” please contact me at (204) 330-1910, lee52rf@gmail.com or via the Feedback form on this website.