Petersfield is located in the

Rural Municipality of St. Andrews St. Andrews is a rural municipality (RM) in Manitoba, Canada. It lies west of the Red River; its southern border is approximately north of Winnipeg. The communities of Clandeboye, Petersfield, and Lockport (the part west of the Red River) ...

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. It was the birthplace of

First Nation Indigenous peoples are culturally distinct ethnic groups whose members are directly descended from the earliest known inhabitants of a particular geographic region and, to some extent, maintain the language and culture of those original people ...

war hero and community activist

Tommy Prince Thomas George Prince MM SSM (October 25, 1915 – November 25, 1977) was an Indigenous Canadian war hero and the most decorated soldier in the First Special Service Force or Devil's Brigade during World War II. He was Canada's most decorated Fi ...

. In Summer, Petersfield plays host to the Petersfield Community Club Mallard Park Market, a popular local destination for locally handmade crafts, baking, vegetables, etc.

References

Unincorporated communities in Interlake Region, Manitoba {{Manitoba-geo-stub