Minitonas Historical Sites
Minitonas is rich in history and charm. Being the first community in the Swan River Valley you can find many treasures around the municipality and within the town. Many historical buildings still stand displaying their beauty and grace from times past. Check out our many histroical site categories on the left hand menu.
Cowan Trail Marker
The Cowan Trail was the start of Tent Town, Minitonas and the Swan River Valley so it is only appropriate that a cairn has been erected to commemorate this important part in the Swan River Valley's history.
The cairn is located approximately four kilometers south of town on Provincial Road 366 and the west bank of the East Favel River. It commemorates the Cowan Trail which the first settlers travelled in 1898.The Cowan Trail was a wagon trail along the northern edge of the Duck Mountains that wound from the end of the railway at Cowan to the first settlement in the valley, Tent Town. Most of the original trail is currently maintained as a snowmobile and ATV trail. To
learn more about how the Cowan Trail helped to shape the present day
Minitonas please check out our
history section.
Also visit our other historic sites:
Churches & Cemeteries
Town of Renwer
School Districts
Tent Town
Minitonas is rich in history and charm. Being the first community in the Swan River Valley you can find many treasures around the municipality and within the town. Many historical buildings still stand displaying their beauty and grace from times past. Check out our many histroical site categories on the left hand menu.
Cowan Trail Marker
The Cowan Trail was the start of Tent Town, Minitonas and the Swan River Valley so it is only appropriate that a cairn has been erected to commemorate this important part in the Swan River Valley's history.
The cairn is located approximately four kilometers south of town on Provincial Road 366 and the west bank of the East Favel River. It commemorates the Cowan Trail which the first settlers travelled in 1898.The Cowan Trail was a wagon trail along the northern edge of the Duck Mountains that wound from the end of the railway at Cowan to the first settlement in the valley, Tent Town. Most of the original trail is currently maintained as a snowmobile and ATV trail.
Churches & Cemeteries
Town of Renwer
School Districts
Tent Town
