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2017 TRAVEL GUIDE TO CANADA

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hiking trail covers forests, hills, a genuine desert, and the eerie, deep-water blue Devil's Punch Bowl (www.gov.mb.ca/ conservation/parks/popular_parks/western/ spruce_spirit.html). HERITAGE AND CULTURE Winnipeg's historic Exchange District off ers tours of the largest collection of terra cotta and cut stone architecture in North America, and Hollywood fi lmmakers frequently fi lm here. Outside the city, historic gems include Brandon's Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum and its stories of World War II air fi ghter training ( www.airmuseum.ca); Thompson's Heritage North Museum's tales of the area's Aboriginal Peoples (www.heritagenorth museum.ca); and, in far western Manitoba, the Inglis Grain Elevators National Historic Site (www.ingliselevators.com) is the best remaining example of an "elevator row" in Canada. Winnipeg's Manitoba Legislative Building, the Tyndall limestone-clad Beaux Arts Classical seat of government, opened on July 15, 1920, on the 50 th anniversary of Manitoba's entry into Confederation (www. gov.mb.ca/chc/hrb/prov/p040.html). Architectural historian, Dr. Frank Albo, leads small groups on "Hermetic Code" tours of the building ( www.frankalbo.com/ the_hermetic_code/tour/). In May, the Manito Ahbee Festival in Winnipeg showcases Aboriginal culture and spectac- ular powwow performances ( www. manitoahbee.com). February's French Festival du Voyageur, centred in St. Boniface, focuses on Franco-Manitoban history and culture ( www.festivalvoyageur. mb.ca). MUST SEE, MUST DO Lower Fort Garry, the national historic site just south of the city of Selkirk, shelters an historic fur-trading fort. It is also the site where Treaty 1, the fi rst treaty between colonial explorers and Aboriginal tribes, was signed, and where the North-West Mounted Police—the precursor to Canada's Mounties—were fi rst trained ( www. parkscanada.gc.ca/fortgarry). The Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada, near Winnipeg's international airport, houses Canada's second-largest collection of vintage planes, including bush planes and a real fl ying saucer—the Avro Avrocar ( www.royalaviationmuseum.com). The Canadian Museum for Human Rights, adjacent to The Forks National Historic Site, is the only national museum located outside of Ottawa, and honours human rights around the world with technically- innovative and highly interactive exhibits ( www.humanrights.ca). The 2017 Canada Summer Games are coming to Winnipeg, just in time for Canada's 150 th birthday. The games run from July 28 to August 13 (www.2017canada games.ca/en/content/winnipeg-2017). SCENIC DRIVES Bunk in at Riding Mountain National Park's Wasagaming townsite, and take the next day to drive to the park for early morning wildlife-spotting, a visit to the resident bison herd, selfi e stops all around beautiful Clear Lake and ups and downs in the park's unique topography. Return to Winnipeg via Highway 5 and McCreary and the self- proclaimed world lily capital of Neepawa, then the scenic Highway 16 Yellowhead route through vast farmland (www.discover clearlake.com). QUICK FACT THE ST. BONIFACE MUSEUM, ORIGINALLY BUILT AS A GREY NUNS CONVENT, IS WINNIPEG'S OLDEST BUILDING AND NORTH AMERICA'S LARGEST OAK LOG STRUCTURE. SPECIAL EVENTS JANUARY • BIG FUN FESTIVAL, WINNIPEG • WINNIPEG SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL FEBRUARY • FESTIVAL DU VOYAGEUR, WINNIPEG • NORTHERN MANITOBA TRAPPERS' FESTIVAL, THE PAS MARCH • FESTIVAL OF FOOLS, WINNIPEG • HUDSON BAY QUEST, CHURCHILL APRIL • WINNIPEG COMEDY FESTIVAL MAY • MANITO AHBEE FESTIVAL, WINNIPEG • TRUE NORTH: THE CANADIAN SONGBOOK, THE WSO AND ELEANOR MCCAIN FOR CANADA'S 150 TH BIRTHDAY, WINNIPEG MAY – JUNE • PRIDE WINNIPEG FESTIVAL JUNE • MANITOBA SUMMER FAIR, BRANDON • TD WINNIPEG INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL JULY • DAUPHIN'S COUNTRYFEST • MANITOBA STAMPEDE & EXHIBITION, MORRIS • WINNIPEG FOLK FESTIVAL, BIRDS HILL PROVINCIAL PARK • WINNIPEG FRINGE THEATRE FESTIVAL JULY – AUGUST • CANADA SUMMER GAMES, WINNIPEG AUGUST • CANADA'S NATIONAL UKRAINIAN FESTIVAL, DAUPHIN • ICELANDIC FESTIVAL, GIMLI SEPTEMBER • MANYFEST, WINNIPEG www.travelmanitoba.com/ festivalsevents FOLKLORAMA • TOURISM WINNIPEG/DR. TSE LI LUK MB 82

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