Fred McGuinness is popularly known for his work as the prairie essayist for CBC Radio’s Morningside with Peter Gzowski, a position he held for 17 years. Many of McGuinness’ Morningside essays were autobiographical in nature. He often reported about life on Christmas Tree Farm, a section of land where he and his wife, Christine, built their dream home in the late 1970s. The couple planted a Christmas tree farm on the property and Christine maintained an extensive kitchen garden, while Fred tended honey bees. Life on the farm made its way into radiobroadcasts, Neighborly News columns, and the book "Letters from Section 17: A Collection of Morningside Essays" (Winnipeg: Great Plains Publishing, 1999).
Scope and Content
Photograph shows an overview of the house on the McGuinness property, Christmas Tree Farm, Section 17.
See fonds level description of the Alf Fowler collection for custodial history.
Scope and Content
Photo shows the old Grand Stand on the Exhibition Grounds (now the Keystone Grounds) during what appears to be a cattle auction or show. Unlike the other photos of the Grand Stand in the collection, this photo was taken from the track looking into the Grand Stand rather than looking onto the track from the Grand Stand.
Storage Range
RG 5 Western Manitoba Manuscript collection - photograph storage drawer