Manitoba Museum’s Nonsuch unveils hidden cargo hold in annual Boxing Day tours
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The Nonsuch is the star of the Manitoba Museum's collection - a nod to Manitoba's role in the fur trade.
Every year, thousands of people climb aboard a ship in Manitoba but that ship hasn’t set sail in decades.
The Nonsuch is the star of the Manitoba Museum’s collection, a nod to Manitoba’s role in the fur trade. Once a vessel that sailed the Great Lakes and Canada’s West Coast, the museum was built around the replica of it.
“All the water will flow out through little holes called scuppers,” said engagement producer Erin Buelow.
On Boxing Day Nonsuch began its special tours, which allowed visitors to see an area that is normally closed off.
“That winter break is the one occasion to come and see the cargo hold. And it’s a really special time. said Beulow.
The hold is where trade goods would have been stored on the original Nonsuch. It also served as a dormitory for low-ranking crew.
Beulow says visiting the hold has become a holiday tradition for some and people wait for months to see it.
“We get a lot of people coming and saying, Oh, I remember coming and seeing the hold when I was a kid and now they’re bringing their kids or their nieces and nephews, their friends to come and see it as well,” she said.
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