SW Manitoba Ghost Towns

Join me as I visit the remote are of SW Manitoba for some ghost towns, some of which I have not been to in 12-15 years. #abandoned #manitoba #ghosttown
Church GPS
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Grain Elevator
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[@Danny-Girl]

I grew up in Griswold. Thanks for this. ❤

[@CJH.northof49]

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

[@JacobBanman]

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.

[@breannebarrows9692]

I’m from Lyleton! Thanks for pictures!!

[@attrell]

Welcome!!

[@thisdarkcorner7357]

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

[@attrell]

That is neat! Yeah that was a HUGE toronado!

[@gregyohngy]

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!

[@bartdaw6681]

I love the prairie towns!

[@jeffcoates3830]

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.

[@attrell]

Thank you!

[@charlesthompson6583]

My grandparents use live south of Lauder. Farm is gone now turned into a field

[@BWowed]

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

[@attrell]

Wow, thank you!

[@BWowed]

@@attrell I am out exploring all the time where I live in wyoming. Love the natural beauty.

[@lovedadonald.]

Very cool Chris, thanks for taking us along.

[@attrell]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@lindamarsh6711]

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! 🙋🏻‍♀️👍🏼

[@attrell]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@islandwills2778]

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.

[@attrell]

I agree. Some are making a comeback.

[@islandwills2778]

@@attrell A few are, I think the high cost of owning a home in most of Canada is pushing some people onto the prairies. In addition with the invention of Starlink its now possible to get good quality internet no matter where you live making remote work a possibility where it never was before. However i think that the towns that are recovering are those closer to population centers. If the town is to far away from a major population center it can make life really difficult as even something as simple as purchasing groceries becomes a major issue.

[@deathvalley1592]

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!!!!

[@attrell]

Wow thank you!!

[@grantfahlman1815]

Is any of it available for viewing? I would love to see some of that, as B&W photography simply can't be matched for things like that. I started out with B&W film photography in high school (more than a few years ago, 🙂) and I still think that's where I got my real interest in it from!

[@ratt727]

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

[@attrell]

You'll be glad you did!

[@patrickolsen8876]

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

[@grantfahlman1815]

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

[@attrell]

Thank you! I will be south for parts of winter :)

[@grantfahlman1815]

@@attrell Maybe if you have the opportunity to do so you could bring us some ghost towns from further out... assuming it's safe to do so.

[@666linche5]

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

[@attrell]

I really enjoy visiting them all myself!

[@mitchellchristian1]

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.

[@attrell]

Wow thank you! I was there in 2005 and saw that brick building on old grain elevator. Did see the Church but I am going to add that to a Manitoba Church video. My grandma whom I never met was from this area.

[@user-tc4tp7se7i]

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

[@attrell]

Thanks for watching!

[@StoneC0ld5345]

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

[@attrell]

You should!

[@thatcanadianchick7589]

Really enjoyed my home province, thx

[@OldManAndTheSeaOfTooManyCats]

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

[@attrell]

Wow thank you!

[@heatherorlukiewicz1436]

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.

[@attrell]

I'll check it out next time I am around!

[@peterattrell2379]

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

[@attrell]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@keith2599]

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... 😊

[@attrell]

Thank you!!

[@rachelh1872]

At one time mb was the hub / center of Canada via train and boat. So much has changed

[@stephenschreier3026]

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

[@attrell]

Thanks, will do!

[@1927su]

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

[@attrell]

Glad you like them!

[@robertodebeers2551]

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

[@attrell]

Thank you!

[@Iluvboostedsleds]

Great video thanks for sharing.

[@attrell]

Thanks for watching!

[@juliogonzales5441]

Great 👍 video 😊

[@attrell]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@jarettrobak]

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.

[@attrell]

Yes I agree!

[@johnscratchley3288]

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

[@flatlandriver2471]

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.

[@joshandjamesvosperfromhere6887]

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

[@attrell]

Glad you liked it

[@Carter-rk5yf]

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!

[@attrell]

Thanks for sharing! Neat story!

[@wesmorrill4580]

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

[@maryannerocan9953]

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

[@attrell]

GOod luck!

[@dmax64]

Nice video

[@attrell]

Thanks

[@georgesbrodeur9608]

It’s official, I’m homesick.

[@Toxicaligator]

It's a charming place that doesn't get enough credit eh?

[@georgesbrodeur9608]

@@Toxicaligator I left Manitoba for California 53 years ago. I was almost 12, but my dad used to take us on many adventures in the station wagon. I do go visit family about every 10 years and now we go out of our way to stop and explore. These videos bring back so many memories. One of our family friends owned a long gone castle in Ashern. That was the coolest place to visit. He had his own plane and in the barn was a Model T truck that still ran. I am extremely overdue for an adventure road trip. Probably take my boys along. Do get out and explore. I do it here in California and it's never a dull moment.

[@Rae-lh7ex]

@@georgesbrodeur9608I don’t think your missing much. I’ve lived in Winnipeg all my 50 years of life, things don’t change and if they do it’s at a snails pace. Wait, I spoke to soon, crime and an increase in mosquitoes have changed.

[@georgesbrodeur9608]

@@Rae-lh7ex mosquitoes, ah the national bird of Canada. I miss visiting family. I don't miss the winters and definitely don't miss the mosquitoes. As for crime, as the population goes up, so does the crime. If memory serves me, the North end started going down hill even when I lived there 53 years ago. What I don't understand is the real estate prices. There's no economy to justify them. Just like here in Silly-Con Valley. Enjoy your day. Make the best of it.

[@waynek921]

That was cool and I really enjoyed it.

[@rickengen5249]

Awesome thankyou

[@djf8619]

Super interesting. I'm from Portage.

[@attrell]

Thanks for watching!

[@averadian]

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

[@attrell]

Thanks for the tips! I will check that place out.

[@rachelh1872]

Love it

[@Rae-lh7ex]

Great video, from Winnipeg

[@attrell]

Thanks for watching!

[@timteichrib3282]

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

[@attrell]

That is so neat!

[@darrylodare6168]

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

[@attrell]

In the past that is what I did, but on this trip I rarely saw anyone. Must be because it was harvest season? In 2005 before I dreamed of Books or KZbin, I regularly chatted with people. Too bad I don't remember any of those details.

[@robswystun2766]

Cool video.

[@attrell]

Thanks!

[@bertski60]

great stuff!

[@attrell]

Thank you!

[@ADVfarmer]

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.

[@attrell]

That is great!!

[@peterpelly5756]

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

[@TheAsif5182]

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

[@louisbracken5286]

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

[@attrell]

I will check them all out!

[@waynesutherland-rs6ct]

Gilbert plains

[@rachelh1872]

Where my mom is from

[@lindamarsh6711]

How are you Wayne? I went to high School with you back in mid sixties in Elie . My name was Linda Penner from Lido Plage Road. I went to elementary in St. Francois Xavier. I live in Taber, Alberta. Been out here since 1974.

[@theschiznit8777]

So very much enjoy your videos

[@attrell]

Thanks so much!

[@thomasolson7447]

I think one of those houses was on Kijiji.

[@tedkrasicki3857]

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?

[@attrell]

I think everyone has a different opinion on this.

[@kenvickery7319]

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

[@attrell]

Oh neat! THank you!

[@KimberlyMann-pk6cx]

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

[@attrell]

Thank you!

[@patrickolsen8876]

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

[@brent-um5zq]

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!

[@coololeksii]

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

[@attrell]

Owner of the land

[@sellignomod83]

Nice… how do you find those abandoned town?

[@attrell]

Years of driving down every road

[@ashishtirth9919]

My Favourite KZbinr Chris Attrell. Can U Which White Balance you Prefer Night Photography......

[@attrell]

THank you! I use Auto White Balance, seems to work 99% of the time.

[@JoeBachmann-ry7wm]

Very nice video BC

[@attrell]

Glad you enjoyed