 Crossing into Manitoba on MN 313, the Great River Road then followed Highway 12 north to near Ste.Anne, Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway) to Winnipeg, and Highway 59 to near Victoria Beach, where it turned southeast on Highway 11 to near Seven Sisters Falls, Provincial Road 307 to near Rennie, Highway 44 to near West Hawk Lake, and finally east on the Trans-Canada Highway (Highways 1 and 17) to join the Ontario branch at Kenora.The Mississippi River Parkway Planning Commission was formed in 1938 to develop plans for what was to become the Great River Road.