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| Manitoba Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see The International Peace Garden The International Peace Garden The licence plate for Manitoba says "Friendly Manitoba", and they mean it. From world-renowned attractions to out-of-the way attractions, Manitoba has everything and anything to offer the seasoned traveller. Home to one of the world's largest fresh water lake, Lake Winnipeg, just an hour north of the capital city of Winnipeg, boasts incredible fishing, skiing, hiking, boating and any other water recreational sport you can think of. Grand Beach, the premiere destination for sun-worshippers, can be found on this glorious lake, as well as numerous smaller beaches and piers. In the winter, cross-country skiing and snowmobiling are favourite sports, as well as hockey, skating and snoboarding. Take the train up to Churchill (a two-day trip across beautiful prairie) and see the polar bears, an incredibly popular destination. Or hike through the dozens of provincial and national parks located in Manitoba, including Bird's Hill, Riding Mountain and the Whiteshell. Or stay in many of the bed and breakfasts in the numourous prairie towns and see a sunrise like you've never seen before, or watch a wicked prairie thunderstorm. Manitoba truly is a destination for the adventurous at heart. _________Sights Edit This i theresa [Add Sight] Sprucewoods Provincal Park Edit This Sprucewoods is about a hour and a half from Winnipeg. It is a beautiful camp ground. There you can take up hiking, swimming, canoe and mini golf. There is a lot more but there is some much to write. While there you can visit spirit sand.... manitoba's only desert. The park also features many hiking paths that take you along the assiboine river. type: Palaces World66 rating: [rate it] Whiteshell Provincial Park Nunavut Camp Edit This "Rushing rivers, clear deep lakes, warm sandy beaches and the fresh scent of jack pine. That's just the beginning of a great getaway in Whiteshell Provincial Park. It's a four-season park where nature sets the stage for an outdoor experience as civilized, or as wild as you choose; where a meteorite lake welcomes swimmers and scuba divers; and where children's days are easily filled at one of nature's great playgrounds. Let wildlife watch your best golf shot in years. Stretching far beyond the glimpse you get from HWY 1, Whiteshell Provincial Park will take you away from it all more.. type: Parks, Gardens and Zoos World66 rating: [rate it] url: www.travelmanitoba.com tel: 1-800-665-0040 address: Travel Manitoba 7th Floor - 155 Carlton St, Winnipeg, Manitoba Wapusk National Park Edit This i photo by: theresa Wapusk National Park encloses one of the largest polar bear maternity denning areas in the world and preserves a portion of the Hudson-James lowland. Access to this park is difficult, so please check with park authorities on access options before heading towards this park. For more information, plus a virtual tour, visit Wapusk National Park type: Parks World66 rating: [rate it] Riding Mountain National Park Edit This Riding Mountain National Park protects representative landscapes and ecosystems found in the Southern Boreal Plain and the Plateaux Natural Region. The park encloses 2973 square kilometers of rolling hills and plains and is home for wolves, moose, elk, black bear and hundreds of bird species. For more information, and a virtual tour of the park, visit Riding Mountain National Park. type: Hotspots World66 rating: [rate it] ___________Festivals Edit This spain pavilion spain pavilion Manitoba features a few, very popular festivals, especially in the summertime. Contributors June 08, 2005 change by giorgio [Add Festival] Folklorama Edit This Folklorama is the largest running multicultural event of its kind in the world! From traditional home-cooked meals to electrifying nightly performances by local, national and international entertainers, Folklorama will create a feast for the senses as you experience 40-plus cultural pavilions. Take home a keepsake of your visit by exploring the cultural display areas found in each pavilion. There is no central site for The Festival but rather, Folklorama is spread throughout the entire city of Winnipeg in venues that represent a culture from around the world. In more.. type: general World66 rating: [rate it] date: First two weeks in August address: Folk Arts Council of Winnipeg, 2nd Floor, 183 Kennedy Street, Winnipeg MB tel: 1 800 665 0234 email: folkarts@folklorama.ca url: www.folklorama.ca Winnipeg Folk Festival Edit This Every July for the past 30 years, thousands of people from around the world have gathered at the Winnipeg Folk Festival in Birds Hill Park. And what a gathering it is! From the time the lights go up for the opening concert Thursday evening until the last refrain of the grand finale Sunday night, we promise you the opportunity to hear and discover some of the finest musicians on the planet. And there's lots more... 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| Brandon Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see Brandon is known as the "Wheat City" which refers to its "big sky", prairie landscape and agricultural roots. It has an overgrown-small-town atmosphere with all the conveniences of a city of 43,000+. New housing developments are constant as the population and business sector continue to grow. Crime is relatively low and it is considered a great place to raise kids and go to a small college or university. Night life is somewhat limited, with the best spots being Houston's Roadhouse (Royal Oak Inn -- range of ages but predominantly university crowd, live bands & canned music), The Great Western RoadHouse Bar & Grill (CanadInn -- the newest place for 20-somethings, canned music), the Double Decker Tavern (no dancing, but frequent live music, pub atmosphere -- great for anyone), The North 40 Saloon (Trails West Motor Inn -- older crowd, live music). There are a number of nice parks and a great Riverwalk for walkers and cyclists. Culture The Western Manitoba Centennial Auditorium hosts all kinds of amateur and professional shows and the Keystone Centre hosts big name concerts, exhibitions and trade shows. The Capitol Theatre on the south side is the main movie theatre, but features nine screens. The Evans Theatre on the BU campus plays whatever the Capitol didn't plus indy and B-movies, also hosts a film festival in the spring. For the artsy crowd, check out the Brandon folk festival in July and the Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba. The BU School of Music also has a regular slate of recitals and concerts you can attend. Shopping is fairly limited, with most everything being located at the south end Shoppers Mall Brandon. If you go, ladies, don't miss the Lady of the Lake shop which is only accessible from the east side parking lot -- that's a gem. If they aren't at the mall, it's weird but most stores are along 18th street, right up to the North Hill where there is a new development of Home Depot, Mark's Work Wearhouse, Walmart, Future Shop, Safeway, and even a Starbucks (Brandon's only!). But take a stroll downtown too and see the few, cool, little gift and clothing shops (Rosser Ave, from 11th St. to 4th St.) and the Town Centre (smaller mall). If you are looking for a spa getaway, check out Escape, Pantages (also hair) and Vigi (also hair). For just pedis and manis, check out Rhonda's, Lilly Nails, and Get Nailed. Brandon is is a nice city and worth the trip, especially if you can tie it in with a festival, exhibition, or a great concert or show. |