I grew up in Griswold. Thanks for this. ❤

HI CHRIS, I WATCH EVERYTHING YOU PUT OUT. I’VE DONE A LOT OF PRAIRIE PHOTOGRAPHY GOING BACK 30 YEARS. ALL BLACK AND WHITE. YOU’RE DOING GREAT WORK!!!!

Margaret Manitoba has a bridge that was built-in 1911. That's still standing. Absolutely beautiful for pictures

Very cool Chris, thanks for taking us along.

Well done , thank you who knew , from a simpler time for sure

I find it so unique that there was a hockey/curling rink in the abandoned town. From an Economic Development point of view, I find it fascinating to see the key economic activity that can create a prairie town. It seems like a railroad and grain elevator can make a town. Knowing Canadian and American history, without the railroads linking the prairies to the East, Canada was just a primary products country. Shutting down the border and building rail prevented the grain going down the Red River to Minneapolis. You can the prairie provinces grow as the railroad moved West!

The town of Napinka has one of the most beautiful cemeteries. It is on a hill just out of town, surrounded by spruce and pine trees. Every grave has a peony planted by it and they are the really old heritage varieties. My great aunts and uncles are buried there. My grandmother’s father was the Post Office clerk many years ago and my grandmother had many fond memories of growing up in Napinka.

My father was born and raised in lauder manitoba. Spent many a summer holidays visiting relatives there. Was last there in mid seventies when quite a few people still lived there. Great video.

I’m from Lyleton! Thanks for pictures!!

grew up around some of these places and now reside in a village of 300... it's amazing to see how things change over time; sometimes 30-50 years is all it takes and it is beyond recognition.

I checked out Cardinal when I was back for a nostalgia tour in 2022. Great for pictures too. Thx for the video.

At 6:20, I went to that school. Lol, and at 6:10 was my grandfather's house. Sad to hear about the tornado.

Former Lyleton Resident here, The store at the start was an old lumber/hardware store. Our friends in town now own it just simple for storing the old equipment from their farm. There was also an old brick post office beside that. it was torn down when canada post made cuts and put in the post boxes. was ran by an old woman for many decades and you could buy eggs from her farm there. My house was in the drone shot of the elevator which was pretty neat to see. It's to bad you didn't check out the old stone church here, its the oldest building in town, 1880's i believe and was the reason for the settling of this area. There was also a hotel on the other side of the road from the hardware store for the railroad. There is also at the northwest side of the town, a little monument of the old school that was there until the 80's. it was an old two floor brick school and they tore it down but made a little monument where it stood. I'm sure there are great pictures online of what Lyleton used to look like.

Manitoba another photogenic place to shoot, Those churches are beutiful' So much space between buildings and grain elevators everywhere' So trade must of been huge decades ago, it's a real shame the trains have stopped running as they would probably still be bustling with people... AWESOME video again Chris and many many thanks for sharing these wonderful places in Canada..... Best 73s from the uk... 😊

I love your videos. You really are an incredible photographer.

Great video, looks like a great idea to plan a road trip next spring outside of Winnipeg and visit some of these places with camera in hand

Thank you Chris! I was raised on Lido Plage Road that runs out of Headingley, Manitoba. I enjoyed your tour. I’d been through Griswald before. It’s really a shame they took out the railway. I used to love taking the train to Saskatchewan and Alberta. After I moved to Alberta I would take my girls back to Manitoba to visit by train from Medicine Hat. Really a pity! We lost so much when they shut down the railway. 😢. I like your other ghost towns as well! 🙋🏻‍♀️👍🏼

We watched this video today Chris. You did an awesome job of it. So grateful having this technology and the ability of seeing landscape we’ve only driven through in the past. xo P&H xo

I love the prairie towns!

Another cool video Chris. Keep them coming... at least until the weather gets in the way of doing that.

Thank you so much for taking us on your interesting journey.

Excellent job, Chris. The autumn light in some shots where there are trees around old buildings is just gorgeous.

You do a great job of inspiring wanderlust, Chris. I am giving forethought to exploring Saskatchewan next summer.

The rural to urban shift continues. Sad to think of the loss of “community”, all the baseball diamonds, skating and curling rinks, community halls, weddings, socials, reunions, fun and also adversity that’s gone. I see the skeletons of buildings but hear the echo of people. Also, pretty sure Marg Heise of Isabella taught mathematics at the Birtle High School. Lovely person, great teacher. Somebody set me straight if Mrs Heise’s first name wasn’t Marg. It’s been awhile.

Really enjoyed my home province, thx

Great video Chris. I think there’s one thing we can take away from these wonderful videos. Point being - when the railway pulls out, the town dies shortly after.

I enjoyed this video and hope to see more lime this one. Great job!

Cool video i live in oak river and usually tour around through the last 3 towns

Great 👍 video 😊

Great video thanks for sharing.

I live in a small town of around 100 people, well according to the last census but i think that there is less now. Still some life but much of it is abandoned. To me it is really sad to see these small towns shrink and then die.

Super interesting. I'm from Portage.

Some great Photo opportunities in this video. Wonderful abandoned buildings.

Great video, makes me want to drive out there, someday...

Nice video, we have toured most of Mb on our bikes and wish we would have visited some of these locations. Thanks for sharing.

My grandparents owned the land the church was on and sold it just a few years ago. My grandpa told me the old truck there used to have a boxed in back and was used to pick kids up in the area and bring them to the school. My grandma was one of the kids. A very cool spot! The old church before it burnt down was a hiding spot for bootleggers who would stash alcohol under the floorboards!

Awesome thankyou

Love it

Nice video

That was cool and I really enjoyed it.

Oh i WISH you could peek/film thru the windows of some of these old schools & churches!! These videos are fun! Thanks!

Grew up in Elkhorn. I seem to remember going to a social in Tilston around 1984 or 1985. Don't really know why. LOL

Great video, from Winnipeg

great stuff!

It’s official, I’m homesick.

Excellent video! Would love to hear from some of the locals

What about Mountanside MB. White water MB. Ninga MB wakapaw MB.

Amazing video! If you're ever looking for spots a bit closer to Central MB, but still in the west may I suggest Mariapolis. It's where my family is from, there's still a few people there for such a small town but there's some cool abandoned buildings in and around Mariapolis

So very much enjoy your videos

Cool video.

Heading out tomorrow with camera and my Drone! Wish me luck!

I live south of Isabella. We only hold one museum day each year. This year it will be held in the afternoon of July 7, 2024. All the museums will be open, followed by supper at the hall. Also, private viewings can be arranged on other days during the summer by appointment.

My favorite one because my parents live in Tilston and acutely own the little building with the Bateman guest house. It is also available for rent buy the day or week and is very clean and comfortable

Thank you so much. I just wanted to mention that the "Blue Dress" looked very Dutch to me.

america and canada has so much incredible places .i dreamed to be there someday .

It would be great if you were able to speak to some residents in the towns that have them

I think that I recognized some of those buildings in Lauder.

Nice… how do you find those abandoned town?

The church at McConnell was originally at Chumah 4 miles west of Hamiota

I think one of those houses was on Kijiji.

So cool I loved it I watched it with my son thank for the amazing ghost town video.❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️✌️✌️🙂🙂🙂

Any one know the population of Makinak, Manitoa is now? I haven't been back in Manitoba since I moved to Ontario, close to 10 years now approximately!

One similar content maker in the USA uses the criteria that a ghost town is a town without a post office. This situation was true for every Reservation. Sioux Valley residents traveled 8 mi south to Griswold and used post office boxes. What makes a 'ghost town' today?

If you go to manitoba please Apply Tick repellent. Especially rule Manitoba.

Who is that guy on bike at the end of video?

The highways are in better condition than Winnipeg streets. Lmao 🤣

Gilbert plains

How many woodticks did you get?

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Very nice video BC