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| Kaleida | | Kaleida
The cemetery at a stone Anglican church southwest of Darlingford contains gravestones of pioneer families. There is an excellent view of the sweeping Pembina River Valley to the south. Location: southwest of Darlingford, off PR 528. | Main Floor, 213 Notre Dame Avenue
WINNIPEG, MB CANADA
R3B 1N3
Toll Free: 1-800-282-8069
Tel: 204-945-8755
Fax: 204-948-2384
Email: ekisiow@gov.mb.ca
Web: www.gov.mb.ca/chc/hrb/index.html |
| Shoal Lake | | Shoal Lake
This beautiful progressive community and surrounding area offer year-round recreation including fishing, hunting, golfing, camping, boating, swimming, birding and hiking, ice fishing, snowmobiling and cross-country skiing. The countryside is adorned with Ukrainian heritage sites, waterfowl and wildlife. Visit the Police and Pioneer Museum, Manitoba's only North West Mounted Police museum, and the Prairie Mountain Regional Museum with its heritage village and collection of horse-drawn vehicles. Open July and August or by appointment. Celebrate the Thunder and Ice Festival (February), Just 4 U Daze (June) and the agricultural fair (mid-July). Tel. 204-759-3343; fax: 204-759-2740; Website: www.shoallake.ca E-mail: slrcdc@goinet.ca | Box 237, 306 Elm Street
SHOAL LAKE, MB CANADA
R0J 1Z0
Tel: 204-759-3343
Fax: 204-759-2740
Email: slrcdc@goinet.ca
Web: www.shoallake.ca |
| St. Andrew's-on-the-Red Anglican Church (PHS) | | | St. Andrew's-on-the-Red Anglican Church is the oldest stone church in Western Canada built between 1845 and 1849 still used for public worship. This Gothic Revival stone church has massive stone walls, small painted windows, a steep roof and a full wooden steeple. A Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada plaque commemorates the church site. Kneeling benches are covered with buffalo hide and many original fixtures still remain. (PHS) | Main Floor, 213 Notre Dame Avenue
WINNIPEG, MB CANADA
R3B 1N3
Toll Free: 1-800-282-8069
Tel: 204-945-8755
Fax: 204-948-2384
Email: ekisiow@gov.mb.ca
Web: www.gov.mb.ca/chc/hrb/index.html |
| Whiteshell Provincial Park | | Whiteshell Provincial Park
This spectacular park offers over 2,729 km²/1,689 mi. of dazzling waters and lush forests. Park visitors of all ages enjoy hiking, mountain biking, tennis, quiet beaches and water sports of all kinds. Over 200 lakes offer walleye, northern pike, perch, smallmouth bass and lake trout fishing excitement.
A year-round playground, the Whiteshell offers winter lovers cross-country and downhill skiing, snowshoeing, ice fishing, winter hiking, skating and snowmobiling. The park has three entrance points: Hwy. 1 from the east or west, from the south on the La Vérendrye Trail at Hwy. 44 and driving northward on PR 307. To enter the park from the north take Hwy. 11 on the La Vérendrye Trail to Seven Sisters on PR 307. Web site: www.manitobaparks.com E-mail: nrinfo@gov.mb.ca | 200 Saulteaux Cresc.
WINNIPEG, MB CANADA
R3J 3W3
Email: nrinfo@gov.mb.ca
Web: www.manitobaparks.com |
| Pine Falls, Powerview, St. Georges | | Pine Falls, Powerview, St. Georges
These three communities line the shore of the Winnipeg River. The area celebrates the 4-P Festival promoting the power, paper, pea and pickerel with three days of family activities at the end of August. | Box 220
POWERVIEW-PINE FALLS, MB CANADA
R0E 1P0
Tel: 204-367-8483
Fax: 204-367-4747
Email: powerview.pinefalls@mts.net |
| Grey Nun's Convent | | | The former Grey Nun's Convent was built in 1916 on the same site as its predecessor. It was destroyed by a fire in 1915. In 1850, the Grey Nun's resided in St. Francois Xavier to establish a convent school. The former convent is now a designated municipal heritage site. Visit the former school house built in 1938. | Main Floor, 213 Notre Dame Avenue
WINNIPEG, MB CANADA
R3B 1N3
Toll Free: 1-800-282-8069
Tel: 204-945-8755
Fax: 204-948-2384
Email: ekisiow@gov.mb.ca
Web: www.gov.mb.ca/chc/hrb/index.html |
| Snow Lake | | Snow Lake
The discovery of major ore deposits led to Snow Lake's development as a major mining centre. You will find excellent fishing, canoeing, abundant flora and fauna, resorts, a Manitoba Star Attraction mining museum, Sunset Bay beach. Enjoy history and view the Aboriginal pictographs dating back 1,500 years. Tel. 204-358-2551; fax: 204-358-7703; Website: www.snowlake.com Location: on PR 392. | Box 40
SNOW LAKE, MB CANADA
R0B 1M0
Tel: 204-358-7630
Fax: 204-358-2030
Email: beverley@gillamnet.com
Web: www.snowlake.com |
| Captain Kennedy Museum and Maple Grove Tea Room | | | Captain Kennedy Museum and Maple Grove Tea Room was built in 1866 by Captain William Kennedy, an explorer, entrepreneur and trader. Three rooms are furnished in the style of the era. The glassed-in Maple Grove tearoom overlooks English gardens and the historic Red River. Closed most Mondays. Open May to October. Tel. 204-334-2498. Location: 417 River Road. | 417 River Road
ST. ANDREWS, MB CANADA
R1A 2Y1
Tel: 204-334-2498
Email: maplegrovetearoom@mts.net |
| Sprague/Northwest Angle Provincial Forest | | Sprague/Northwest Angle Provincial Forest
Sprague is the gateway to the Lake of the Woods and the Northwest Angle. Moose Lake Provincial Park, found within the forest, offers visitor accommodation, picnic area and campgrounds. Buffalo Bay is an international body of water bordering Manitoba, Ontario and Minnesota. Location: access via PTH 12 or the Trans-Canada and PR 308. | 200 Saulteaux Cresc.
WINNIPEG, MB CANADA
R3J 3W3
Email: nrinfo@gov.mb.ca
Web: www.manitobaparks.com |
| Boundary Commission Trail | | | The Boundary Commission Trail is believed to have been an old buffalo migration trail used by Aboriginal tribes and Métis buffalo hunters. A Manitoba Heritage Council plaque commemorates the Boundary Commission Trail - Turtlehead Crossing at Newcomb's Hollow, just south of Deloraine. The trail ruts are still visible where the North West Mounted Police travelled and camped in 1874. A kiosk and life-size log cabin replicate the land titles office which stood on the Old Deloraine site. Tel. 204-747-2655; Website: www.deloraine.org E-mail: deloraine@deloraine.org | Box 464
DELORAINE, MB CANADA
R0M 0M0
Tel: 204-747-3668
Email: deloraine@deloraine.org
Web: www.deloraine.org |
| White Horse Monument (PHS) | | | The White Horse Monument honours a tragic Aboriginal legend of a beautiful Assiniboine woman and her Cree bridegroom who were pursued by her rejected Sioux suitor. Location: junction of the Trans-Canada Highway and PTH 26. (PHS) | Main Floor, 213 Notre Dame Avenue
WINNIPEG, MB CANADA
R3B 1N3
Toll Free: 1-800-282-8069
Tel: 204-945-8755
Fax: 204-948-2384
Email: ekisiow@gov.mb.ca
Web: www.gov.mb.ca/chc/hrb/index.html |
| Crystal City Community Printing Museum | | Crystal City
The Crystal City Community Printing Museum houses western Canada's largest collection of century-old printing machinery still in perfect operating condition. Printing of the local paper began in 1881 until 1952. The shop also housed a small job printing business in the original building using letter press machinery. The print shop is a designated provincial heritage site marked with a Manitoba Heritage Council plaque. Open year-round, Monday to Friday by appointment. Admission charged. Tel. 204-873-2293/873-2260. Location: 212 Broadway Street South. | Box 29
CRYSTAL CITY, MB CANADA
R0K 0N0
Tel: 204-873-2260 |
| Eskers | | | You'll find true wilderness adventure right outside your doorway. The landscape surrounding Lynn Lake was sculpted thousands of years ago by retreating glaciers that left S-shaped formations of gravel and sand called eskers. The northern lights in this part of the world can put on a show to leave you truly breathless. Ribbons of icy green, pink, yellow and red pulsate and shift in a mysterious, ever-changing rhythm. Location: 50 km/30 mi. northwest and accessible by road. | Box 100
LYNN LAKE, MB CANADA
R0B 0W0
Tel: 204-356-2418
Fax: 204-356-8297
Web: www.lynnlake.ca |
| Alfred Hole Goose Sanctuary | | | Alfred Hole Goose Sanctuary and Visitor Centre provides for viewing of four species of Canada geese at close-range during migration. Over 150 birds summer here. The Centre features an interpretive program, displays, exhibits, self-guiding hiking trail and an observation gallery overlooking a small pond. Open daily May long weekend to September long weekend 10:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.; Friday to Sunday and holiday Mondays 10:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. September to Thanksgiving weekend. School programs and group bookings available. Tel. 204-369-5246 (year-round), 204-369-5470 (Summer/Fall). Location: .5 km east of Rennie on Hwy. 44. | 200 Saulteaux Cresc.
WINNIPEG, MB CANADA
R3J 3W3
Email: nrinfo@gov.mb.ca
Web: www.manitobaparks.com |
| Cartwright | | Cartwight
A welcoming community located at the intersection of Highway 3 and 5, Cartwright dates back to the late 1800s. The Clay Banks were used in the early days as a buffalo drop. Enjoy camping, golfing, swimming and celebrate Ponderosa Days on August long weekend. Tel. 204-529-2590; fax: 204-529-2288; Website www.cartwright.mb.ca Email: edocart@hotmail.com | Box 64
CARTWRIGHT, MB CANADA
R0K 0L0
Tel: 204-529-2590
Fax: 204-529-2288
Email: edocart@hotmail.com
Web: www.cartwright.mb.ca |
| MOM's Way | | | Explore the beauty and wonder of the original route linking southeastern Manitoba, northern Minnesota and northwestern Ontario with Lake Superior. There are 400 miles connecting Winnipeg to Thunder Bay along Highways 11 and 12. Contact: Box 48, Vassar, MB R0A 2J0. Tel. 204-437-2284; Web: www.momsway.com E-mail: rmpiney@hotmail.com | Box 48
VASSAR, MB CANADA
R0A 2J0
Tel: 204-437-2284
Fax: 204-437-2556
Email: rmpiney@hotmail.com
Web: www.rmofpiney.mb.ca |
| La Verendrye Trail | | | La Vérendrye Trail - Experience the adventurous heart of northeastern Manitoba’s historical and cultural past of the fur traders by exploring the five Travel Corridors, each with its own uniqueness. Enjoy world-class beaches, golfing, hiking, mountain biking, museums, fishing, wildlife photography and parks. Winter brings romantic getaways, cross-country ski trails, ice fishing derbies and snowmobiling over 3,000 km of groomed trails. Experience summer festivals, unique shopping experiences, and family activities. Follow the yellow and blue signs of La Vérendrye appearing on the designated highways in eastern Manitoba. Contact: Eastern Manitoba Tourism Association, Box 429, Beausejour, MB R0E 0C0. Tel. 204-268-4645, Web: www.laverendryetrail.mb.ca E-mail: emta@mts.net | Box 429
BEAUSEJOUR, MB CANADA
R0E 0C0
Toll Free: 1-866-268-2884
Tel: 204-268-2884
Fax: 204-268-4826
Email: emta@mts.net
Web: www.easternmanitobatourism.ca |
| Assiniboine Trail | | | The Assiniboine Trail commemorates an early transportation route used by Aboriginals, European explorers, fur traders and settlers. The trail runs along PTH 26 from St. François Xavier to Portage la Prairie. It follows the Assiniboine River as it passes through the historic river lot parishes. Métis families began settling in the area around 1814 and several of Manitoba’s oldest churches are located along the route. Contact: Central Plains Inc., 56 Royal Road North, Portage la Prairie, MB R1N 1V1. Tel. 204-856-5000; fax: 204-856-5006; Web: www.centralplains.mb.ca | 1060 Hwy. 26
ST. FRANÇOIS XAVIER, MB CANADA
R4L 1A5
Tel: 204-864-2092
Fax: 204-864-2390
Email: rmsfx@mts.net |
| Falcon Lake Townsite | | | The Falcon Lake Townsite off Hwy. 1 offers full amenities, campground, accommodation and an array of recreational activities on Falcon Lake. There's a professional golf course, miniature golf, tennis, horseshoes and a year-round riding stable. | 200 Saulteaux Cresc.
WINNIPEG, MB CANADA
R3J 3W3
Email: nrinfo@gov.mb.ca
Web: www.manitobaparks.com |
| Gimli | | Gimli
The name comes from ancient Norse mythology and means “Home of the Gods”. Located on the west shore of the world’s tenth largest freshwater lake, Gimli is the capital of New Iceland. Stroll along the sandy beaches, swim, fish, rent a kayak, golf, explore unique shops, restaurants and museums. Walk along the Gimli harbour, look at the numerous historic murals painted along the seawall by local artists. Enjoy the Islendingadagurinn (Icelandic Festival) held on the August long weekend, the Gimli Film Festival or celebrate Lake Winnipeg’s fishing industry during the annual Pickerel Fest. Tel. 204-642-6650; Website: www.rmgimli.com E-mail: rmgimli@rmgimli.com | 108 - 94 First Avenue
GIMLI, MB CANADA
R0C 1B1
Tel: 204-642-4001
Fax: 204-642-9382
Email: nihm@mts.net
Web: www.nihm.ca |
| St. Francois Xavier | | St. Francois Xavier
This community dates from 1823 when Cuthbert Grant, an outstanding Métis leader, established a Métis settlement. It was the home of Pascal Breland, an influential business and political figure, and Pierre Falcon, one of Manitoba's earliest song writers. Location: on PTH 26. | Main Floor, 213 Notre Dame Avenue
WINNIPEG, MB CANADA
R3B 1N3
Toll Free: 1-800-282-8069
Tel: 204-945-8755
Fax: 204-948-2384
Email: ekisiow@gov.mb.ca
Web: www.gov.mb.ca/chc/hrb/index.html |
| Rennie, Seven Sisters | | | As you move north through the park on PR 307 and 309, you are treated to miles of scenic beauty dotted with cosy resorts, campgrounds and peaceful picnic areas. The border towns of Rennie on Hwy. 44 and Seven Sisters on PR 307 offer a full line of services such as grocery stores, gas stations, hotels, motels and restaurants. | 200 Saulteaux Cresc.
WINNIPEG, MB CANADA
R3J 3W3
Email: nrinfo@gov.mb.ca
Web: www.manitobaparks.com |
| Dauphin | | Dauphin
Dauphin is nestled in the heart of Parkland region protected by the Riding Mountain National Park and the Duck Mountains. The City of Sunshine welcomes you to an all-season wonderland with an abundance of festivals and recreation. Swim at Manitoba's only indoor wave pool, golf the 18-hole course near Lake Dauphin. Tel. 204-622-3228; toll-free: 1-866-566-5669; fax: 204-622-3290; Website: www.dauphin.ca E-mail: info@dauphin.ca | 100 Main Street S.
DAUPHIN, MB CANADA
R7N 1K3
Toll Free: 1-866-566-5669
Tel: 204-622-3228
Fax: 204-622-3290
Email: info@dauphin.ca
Web: www.dauphin.ca |
| Stott Site (PHS) | | | The rich animal and plant resources of this portion of the Assiniboine Valley sustained First Nations long before Europeans settled the area. The Stott Site is an important archaeological bison kill area where bones and artifacts dating back at least 1,200 years have been found. A bison enclosure is reconstructed with a viewing platform. Location: Grand Valley Provincial Park. (PHS) | Main Floor, 213 Notre Dame Avenue
WINNIPEG, MB CANADA
R3B 1N3
Toll Free: 1-800-282-8069
Tel: 204-945-8755
Fax: 204-948-2384
Email: ekisiow@gov.mb.ca
Web: www.gov.mb.ca/chc/hrb/index.html |
| Caddy Lake | | | Caddy Lake on Hwy. 44 is the beginning of the ancient Whiteshell River canoe route. Gas, groceries, seasonal accommodations and camping are available on this picturesque lake. Activities include canoeing, fishing, boating, camping and hiking. | 200 Saulteaux Cresc.
WINNIPEG, MB CANADA
R3J 3W3
Email: nrinfo@gov.mb.ca
Web: www.manitobaparks.com |
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