Marie Antoinette, the Bell of Batoche, will make visit to Batoche National Historic Site

The historic Marie Antoinette, the Bell of Batoche, will be making a short visit to Batoche National Historic Site and ringing in the Thanksgiving weekend. “Thanks to the Union Nationale Métisse Saint-Joseph du Manitoba, Gabriel Dumont Institute, and Friends of Batoche National Historic Site, Parks Canada will have the bell on display in the Batoche visitor centre,” said Adriana Bacheschi, visitor experience manager of Batoche National Historic Site. The original Bell at Batoche was taken as a war trophy following the Northwest Resistance in 1885. In 1991, it was subsequently taken from the Legion Hall Museum in Millbrook, Ont. where it was on display. Missing for many years, the bell was unveiled during a ceremony at Back to Batoche Days this past July. The bell will be on display at the Batoche National Historic Site Visitor Centre from Oct. 10 through Oct. 12 from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. each day.