This Saturday, the 25th, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., the Dauphin Rail Museum celebrates the first train's arrival through the city 125 years ago.
The Rail Museum will honour this anniversary by hosting festivities, including live music, free cake, giveaways, and more.
President of the Museum, Jason Gilmore, spoke with CKDM about the historical significance of this anniversary,
"We are looking at September weather as an opportunity to potentially do something outside, so that's why we chose the date. In historical context, the true dates are in November and December; December 15th, 1896 is when the actual first train arrived."
Mr. Gilmore went through the day of commemoration,
"We are going to have live music; we are also going to have C&D snack shack right beside the building that offers food for purchase. We are going to have some giveaways, some birthday cake, and there's also items for purchase as well."
Dauphin Rails president touched on public health guidelines for this mainly outdoor event,
"You don't necessarily have to come into the building or museum itself, and if people do choose to, we are still adhering by Manitoba health protocols. You have to have proof of vaccination, and we do have a limited capacity inside of anywhere to 6-8 people at one time."
The museum recommends you wear a mask while outside, but they understand that it's up to individual people's digression when outside.
Funds raised from this event will be going towards future projects for the museum,
"We are in the midst of a project right now, there's two sets of rail wheels that have been set up they are going to be turned into benches that face both CN park and the rail, and they are going to be dedicated to the 125 anniversary, I just don't know an exact date of when they are going to be completed, they might be finished by September 25th, or it might be a little bit later in the year."
Bring your lawn chairs, sit and relax while enjoying free entertainment, giveaways and more when Dauphin Rail celebrates 125 years.
