It’s worth the trip to the Dunnottar Station Museum! It's loaded with amazing pieces of railway history, including a velocipede and their latest acquisition, a speeder track car which they named “Big Stan”.
The museum was founded and still operated by Bruce Smith and Betty Jackson, who were both long term members of the WMRC before they retired and moved to Dunnottar. Betty was the very first female member of the club!
Once a stop of the “Daddy Train” running from Winnipeg to “The Beaches,” the Dunnottar Station Museum is actually the refurbished Matlock CPR station, which was built in 1904. Historic photos and vintage police siren are among the artifacts. The station is also home to a Geocache. Next door to the station you can see the vintage 1930’s Ponemah Beach grocery store and Post Office.
The museum turned 18 years old on July 2. Its open from 10 to 4 every weekend in July and August. Admission is free. They're located on 300 Railway Street in the Village of Dunnottar, Manitoba.
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