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Riel House National Historic Site

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Occupying river lot 51 along the Red River, Riel House National Historic Site was Riel's family home, where his descendants continued to live until 1969. It is here, in the living room of his mother's house, that Riel's body lay in state for two days in December 1885. The house itself, a Red River Frame building (a style of construction popular for this region) has been restored to the spring of 1886.

Situé sur le lot 51 le long de la rivière Rouge, le lieu historique national de la Maison-Riel a longtemps été habité par la famille Riel; des descendants de la famille y sont restés jusqu'en 1969. Ici, dans le salon de la maison de sa mère, la dépouille de Louis Riel a été exposée pendant deux jours en décembre 1885. La maison à colombage pierroté, style de l'époque, a été restaurée à son apparence au printemps 1886.

Address: 330 River Road , Winnipeg R2M 3Z8, MB, CA
Phone: (204) 257-1783
State: MB
City: Winnipeg
Zip Code: R2M 3Z8



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Reviews
Great tour of the house! Very knowledgeable staff.
Very interesting and informative. Learn about the french parcel of land system, and see how the Riel family lived. House is fully restored. No inside tours this year but guides are outside and provide info and an outside tour.
We visited with 3 adults and 2 boys age 9 and 14. There were some great informative display boards in front to read that gave us some of the history of Riel's life. We added a guided tour on to our visit which really increased our understanding of the site far beyond what we would have got ourselves. The young people working were friendly and informative. The bathrooms were nice and clean.
We had a very informative tour and got a good idea of how the Riel family lived in the 1800's. The house and contents are well preserved and the staff was very friendly and helpful.
Did the guided tour with our kids. Worth getting the tour for sure. Very reasonable price and informative and educational. Came with activity book and necklace. A fun activity centre for the kids spread out on a picnic blanket too.
I have lived down the road from this spot for 4 years. Finally went. Just under $5 to get in for adults. I didn't bring my wallet so I did not go in but the grounds had lots to see without the tour of the house. Parks Canada should really do a refresh on it though as it is starting to show some age.
Wish this place was open! Still nice to walk around the property.
Despite the rain, the site is beautiful. The interpreter who guided us around the house was incredibly well-informed, answering my myriad questions with tons of very interested information. When we asked something to which an answer was not immediate, they banded together to try to find out. I was also super grateful to get a tour/highlights reel of the beautiful vegetable garden. If you're in Winnipeg, drop by and spend a free afternoon learning about how and upper-middle-class Metis family used to live.
Great historical site. The kids enjoyed the explorer books to fill out.
After living here for 49 years without ever visiting Riel House it was well worth the visit and tour if a tour is available.Visited onWeekend
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