Roland is a village of about 300 people in the Pembina Valley Region of Manitoba, Canada, located in the Rural Municipality of Roland, about 16 km north of Winkler. It is named for Roland McDonald, a farmer and lumber merchant, who settled there in 1880 when the post office was opened.[1] Juno nominated international children's musicians, LuLu and the TomCat, make their home in Roland. Roland is the birthplace of the Canadian 4-H Council and the Canadian 4-H Club. Roland is home to the world's largest pumpkin, a fibreglass structure built as a tribute to Edgar VanWyck, a local resident who made the Guinness Book of World Records in 1977 for growing the largest pumpkin.[2]
One of Roland's main cultural events is the annual Roland Pumpkin Fair, which includes a "pumpkin weigh-off". The fair also includes live entertainment, beer gardens and a harvest supper.
Roland - as the birthplace of 4-H in Canada - is home to the 4-H Museum where the history of the club in Canada, particularly Roland, is showcased.
Roland is also home to the Roland Elementary School.
The area is home to the Roland Golf Course, which is located a few miles out of the village.
Notable residentsedit
LuLu and the TomCat - a children's musical group formed in Roland, Manitoba, Canada in 2001 by Lori LuLu and Thomas Neufeld. The group has produced children's albums and made concert appearances.
Edgar Van Wyck - made the Guinness Book of World Records in 1977 for growing the largest pumpkin.
^. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
External linksedit
Roland 4-H Museum Website
Roland Pumpkin Fair Website
Roland Golf Course Website
January 01, 1970
roland, manitoba, confused, with, rural, municipality, roland, roland, village, about, people, pembina, valley, region, manitoba, canada, located, rural, municipality, roland, about, north, winkler, named, roland, mcdonald, farmer, lumber, merchant, settled, t. Not to be confused with Rural Municipality of Roland Roland is a village of about 300 people in the Pembina Valley Region of Manitoba Canada located in the Rural Municipality of Roland about 16 km north of Winkler It is named for Roland McDonald a farmer and lumber merchant who settled there in 1880 when the post office was opened 1 Juno nominated international children s musicians LuLu and the TomCat make their home in Roland Roland is the birthplace of the Canadian 4 H Council and the Canadian 4 H Club Roland is home to the world s largest pumpkin a fibreglass structure built as a tribute to Edgar VanWyck a local resident who made the Guinness Book of World Records in 1977 for growing the largest pumpkin 2 RolandVillageRolandLocation in the province of ManitobaCoordinates 49 21 59 N 97 56 24 W 49 36639 N 97 94000 W 49 36639 97 94000Country CanadaProvince ManitobaRegionPembina ValleyRMRolandTime zoneUTC 6 CST Summer DST UTC 5 CDT Postal codeR0G 1T0Area code204WebsiteRM of Roland Contents 1 Culture 2 Notable residents 3 References 4 External linksCulture editOne of Roland s main cultural events is the annual Roland Pumpkin Fair which includes a pumpkin weigh off The fair also includes live entertainment beer gardens and a harvest supper Roland as the birthplace of 4 H in Canada is home to the 4 H Museum where the history of the club in Canada particularly Roland is showcased Roland is also home to the Roland Elementary School The area is home to the Roland Golf Course which is located a few miles out of the village Notable residents editLuLu and the TomCat a children s musical group formed in Roland Manitoba Canada in 2001 by Lori LuLu and Thomas Neufeld The group has produced children s albums and made concert appearances Edgar Van Wyck made the Guinness Book of World Records in 1977 for growing the largest pumpkin Garfield McMahon Olympic sports shooter 3 nbsp LuLu and the TomCat are popular family entertainers at the annual Roland Pumpkin Fair held every first Saturday in October References edit Hamilton William 1978 The Macmillan Book of Canadian Place Names Toronto Macmillan p 63 ISBN 0 7715 9754 1 RM of Roland Garfield McMahon Sports Reference Archived from the original on April 18 2020 Retrieved June 24 2015 External links editManitoba Regional Profiles Pembina Valley Region Roland 4 H Museum Website Roland Pumpkin Fair Website Roland Golf Course Website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Roland Manitoba amp oldid 1174700471, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
