This small community of 4,000, about 30 kilometres east of Emerson, was first settled by Ukrainians in 1896. It lies on the banks of the pretty Roseau River.
Annual events include the Gardenton Ukrainian Festival (mid-July), Country Concert (mid-August), pilgrimage to St Michael’s (third Sunday in August)
Gardenton Attractions
St Michael’s Orthodox Ukrainian Historical Church
5 kilometres west of town on PR 209
204-425-3568
Oldest Orthodox Church in North America. The 1897 church includes lithographed icons from St Petersburg, Moscow and Kiev. A pilgrimage is held annually the third Sunday in August
Ukrainian Museum
204-425-3072 (summer) 204-4525-3501
Museum includes a one-room school house and a thatched roof clay house. Exhibits include articles of clothing and hand tools of the early 1900s. Open late May to early September 9 am to 5 pm. Admission charged.