We share the life of Cuthbert Grant (1793-1854) and his involvement in the fur trade and the fur trade wars in our museum inside the mill. Grant is considered to be the first leader of the Métis Nation here in Manitoba. In 1829 he built the first water-powered mill in Western Canada located on the banks of Sturgeon Creek in Winnipeg. This mill is a replica of the one Grant built, and was constructed in 1975. ​We operate a water-powered mill using mill stones to demonstrate how wheat was ground into flour in the mid 1800’s.