Al Capone's curious connection to the Prairies
Watch the never-before-told story of notorious gangster Al Capone's connection to the Canadian Prairies during the American prohibition of the 1920s. "Finding Al" airs on CBC-TV Saturday, Aug 22, at 7 p.m. CDT.
In Finding Al, filmmaker Kelly-Anne Riess mined Al Capone's connection to the Canadian Prairies during the 1920s, the height of prohibition in the United States.
Here are some of the facts she found along the way:
The Woodbine Hotel
What valley did Capone's rumrunners follow from the U. S. to Winnipeg?
The Red River Valley
Which famous Canadian brothers had liquor business operations in Winnipeg?
What used to be below the streets of Winnipeg's Exchange district?
Tunnels
Where is the Rumrunners' Trail?
The International Peace Gardens on the border of Manitoba and North Dakota.
Finding Al airs on CBC-TV Saturday, Aug. 22, at 7 p.m. CDT. After broadcast, you can watch it online here or in the video player above.