Manitoba Antique Automobile Museum, automobile museum in Manitoba, Canada
The Manitoba Antique Automobile Museum in Elkhorn displays over 100 vehicles dating from 1908 to the 1960s, alongside farm equipment and local artifacts including native items. The site also features relocated historic buildings such as a former church, pioneer home, and service station arranged to recreate a small outdoor heritage area.
The museum was founded by Isaac Clarkson, a local farmer passionate about preserving old machinery and mechanical history. His initial collection grew into an institution housing over 120 vehicles, tools, and a steam engine that document the region's automotive and agricultural heritage.
The museum's focus on vehicles reflects how deeply automobiles shaped daily life and work in rural Manitoba. Walking through the exhibits, you can see how transportation and farming were intertwined in the region's past.
The museum is open daily from May through September and by appointment during the rest of the year, allowing visitors to explore at their own pace. The site offers full wheelchair access and self-guided tours so everyone can enjoy the exhibits comfortably.
The museum contains unusual items such as a horse-drawn hearse fitted with skis for winter use and a two-headed calf displayed as a curiosity. These unexpected exhibits reveal how collectors preserved oddities that captured the surprises and realities of life in earlier times.
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