History is all around us…
Manitoba's Icelandic River district in the Rural Municipality of Bifrost is one of Canada's most unique and historically rich areas. Icelandic River Heritage Sites Inc. was formed on Oct. 22, 2006 (the 131st anniversary of the landing of the first Icelandic settlers on Willow Point) as a non-profit organization of volunteers dedicated to making this unique heritage more visible and accessible for present and future generations...

Part of historic New Iceland, established on Lake Winnipeg in 1875, the Icelandic River district has been the setting of both unimaginable hardship and inspiring achievement over the last 130+ years. Here Icelandic settlers transplanted their ancient language and culture - still evident in the area’s wealth of placenames and traditions - and here they forged unique relationships with both their aboriginal neighbours and settlers of other origins. The scene of many milestone events over a century as an outpost of culture, commerce, and transportation, Icelandic River has also been home to many notable figures - visionaries, poets, musicians, scholars, innovators, adventurers, entrepreneurs, and larger-than-life characters. Today it remains one of Manitoba’s most culturally and geographically unique districts.

‘Many hands make light work…’