Riel House National Historic Site

Outstanding Historical Education

We’ve been here twice. We went the first time for the Festival du Voyageur, and the second time for the Enigma Escape from the Fort games day. Both times we were very impressed by the authenticity of ...

Riel House is part of Canada's history.

Riel,is "The Father of Manitoba". Riel is to Canada what Nelson Mandela is to South Africa, or what Dr. Martin Luther King was to the United States. His home is just a building,yes. It is what emanate...

Ok

My kids like coming here. On Thursday nights in the summer they have activities for kids and fiddling. Often there are days where there is free corn or bannock.

Disappointing

I went here in the off-season with the thought that there would be much more to see than there was. The site is small and only has the one building, which was closed when I was there. I'm not sure it ...

Excellent stop

We were very pleased at how informative the guides (dressed in period attire) were in explaining both Metis culture and the history of both the house and the Riel family. Its a small site, but very in...