August 30: Selkirk Settlers arrive in Winnipeg

Kildonan Settlers Monument
August 30, 1812 - After wintering on the Nelson River, Miles Macdonell leads the first group of Selkirk's settlers to the junction of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers.

For more on the landing and the 200th anniversary see: Red River 200 and the Lord Selkirk Association of Rupert's Land.

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