TroyM to Winnipeg · 1 year agoLet's play: Fake Winnipeg Historymessage-squaremessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down10
arrow-up16arrow-down1message-squareLet's play: Fake Winnipeg HistoryTroyM to Winnipeg · 1 year agomessage-square7fedilink
minus-squareTroyOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoWinnipeg was named after the children’s book character, Winnie the Pooh. One of the first Scottish immigrants found a page from that book while visiting Chief Peguis, and created the name Winnipeg as a portmanteau.
Winnipeg was named after the children’s book character, Winnie the Pooh. One of the first Scottish immigrants found a page from that book while visiting Chief Peguis, and created the name Winnipeg as a portmanteau.