The Post Road was an important lifeline for Mennonites of the West Reserve. During night travel or blizzards, travellers easily became disoriented, and risked getting lost because the open prairie had no landmarks to guide them. In May of 1878 the first settlement leader, Isaak Mueller, sent a letter to all village mayors. It called for the marking of a road with posts from Emerson and across the reserve to Mountain City, located several miles southwest of Morden. The recently constructed Memorial Trail has twelve memorial sites to mark the general course of the Post Road. Each location is marked with replica posts and an informational lectern highlighting unique features of the locality
THE POST ROAD MEMORIAL SIGN
A large sign has been erected at this intersection. It shows a family in a sleigh following the post-marked road. On the reverse side of this sign notice a collage of images that symbolize some of the important aspects of Mennonite life on the West Reserve. The sign was painted by Olga Krahn of Altona, with construction materials donated by the Town of Emerson.