St Pierre Jolys Museum — Attraction in St-Pierre-Jolys

A hidden gem in a French-speaking town. After walking around, we couldn't even find the entrance, but fortunately we meet this kind man in the bistro. Mr. Rolly was very enthusiastic and said that he could spend 20 minutes telling us about the history of the place.

We learned a lot of the history, present and the future here, from how his ancestor won the medal of the Pope of Rome, to the old church that was torn down and rebuilt, to how they collects syrup from the maple trees... Everyone was getting excited in the tour. Every April there are events held here. If we are still in Winnipeg next year, this is definitely on our list, I guess it would be very interesting to do some...

The museum was a convent built in 1899 and occupied by the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary. They were invited by Father Jolys to educate his parishioners in 1867. The convent that we see today is not the original building. A prairie fire had destroyed the church, rectory and convent in 1899. The sisters by the early 1900 had already established their educational institution as the best school in Canada. When the public schools were in place, some of the sisters continued their mission to teach. Today, the congregation's focus is Social Justice, Education and Solidarity Projects. Many lay people are inspired with their work and...

Went to see a play by playwright Allison Palmer. The play was awesome and the food catered by Lucky Luc's with chef Colin Mcfarlane was outstanding! The play was about multiculturalism and the food spanned the globe!! Kuddos to the catering staff and the playwright!!...