The town of Whitemouth was the first rail stop on the main CPR line leading from Ontario to Western Canada. The thick forests of tamarack and spruce nearby supplied the rail ties during the building of the transcontinental line in the late 19th century. There was such a hive of activity in the town that not one but three hotels lined Railway Avenue. The last remaining hotel, shown above, was built in 1908.
Initially known as the Whitemouth Hotel, it was renamed the Lorne Hotel, but as the sole survivor in tough times, it revered to its original name. Perhaps the addition of a beer parlour in 1921, when Prohibition ended, assured its continued existence.
“Railway terminals are our gates to the glorious and the unknown.” ~ E.M. Forster
Location: Whitemouth, Manitoba
Date: June, 2026
Source: Fujifilm X-T5
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