We’re kicking things off in the 1820s at Fort Garry, a Hudson’s Bay Company trading post where Winnipeg began. Ever wonder why people settled in a place with scorching 40°C summers and winters colder than the North Pole? We’ll explore how Fort Garry, at The Forks, turned a muddy riverbank into a hub of fur trade and city growth. From Indigenous trappers caught in debt to the HBC’s big moves, we uncover how land prices jumped from $1 to $500 an acre.