La Maison Gabrielle-Roy is a cornerstone of cultural tourism in Manitoba allowing the public to discover a heritage site that celebrates the life and work Gabrielle Roy. Built in 1905, the birthplace of Gabrielle Roy is a very important and recurring symbol in the work of the famous French-Canadian author.
It was the birthplace and first home of the award-winning Canadian author, novelist, and teacher.
Gabrielle Roy is a Franco-Manitobain writer who achieved fame with her novel The Tin Flute set in Montreal. She went on to write many other novels based upon her time spent in Manitoba, especially the years she taught school. Where Nests the Water Hen shows what life was like in a remote French community near Lake Manitoba.