Caption: Minaki. Those who follow the news in the Ontario North-West are very familiar with Minaki. Site of the Minaki Lodge of dubious history. Many owners, many losses, including the Ontario government. Last owned and renovated by a Phil Archer from Calgary who opened it in May 2003, and then promptly closed it Sept 2003. And a fire wiped out the guts of the complex a month later. So the Minaki station, built in 1910 by the National Transcontinental Railway; did a reasonable business as a stop off for the lodge and other facilities in the area. When the lodge died, so did the station; last in business as Blue Heron ice cream and gifts. Now closed, fenced off and declared a World Heritage Site in 2011. Pictured is eastbound CN 8010 and 2268 led container train......and all those little attachments along the station roof line are old signs: ice cream, postcards, moccasins, etc; left over from the stations' heydays. Word has it the lodge might once again be resurrected. Talk about 9 lives !!! It is beautiful area, great for boating and fishing, and reasonably close to the city of Winnipeg as well as American tourists.