Friday, April 9, 2010

Winnie The Pooh: Winnipeg and White River's Statues


White River, Ontario - World-famous children’s character Winnie the Pooh was inspired by an orphaned bear cub, which was purchased from a trapper at White River by Captain Harry Colebourn, during WW I. He was a veternarian and his troop train had stopped at this Northern Ontario town enroute from Winnipeg. Colebourn named Winnie for his home city (Winnipeg) and took her on to England as his troop's mascot. Before shipping on to France he left Winnie at the London Zoo where she was discovered by author A.A. Milne’s delighted son Christopher. Winnie inspired Milne to write the children’s stories for his child. (Historia video) . The town has a large statue of Winnie complete with honey pot, and the popular children's character is celebrated with Winnie's Annual Hometown Festival, held the third week in August.

Statue in Assiniboine Park, Winnipeg

White River's statue of Winnie.
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2 comments:

  1. Cheryl KohanFebruary 10, 2012 at 10:40 a.m.

    This is a wonderful post about dear old Winnie the Pooh! The photos and your story are excellent.

    I'm finishing a blog post about my visit to the Pavillion Gallery at Assiniboine Park in Winnipeg, Manitoba and am posting a link to this page.

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  2. AnonymousMarch 28, 2012 at 9:03 p.m.

    I think this is a good lesson and i never thought winnie the pooh was canadian!

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