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2 SOUTHWEST MANITOBA 2015 TRAVEL GUIDE Welcome to Southwest MANITOBA A prairie escape

Imagine a land as rich in heritage as it is in wheat. A land where the horizon stretches on seemingly forever, where the sky is vast and blue, and where every sunset is an occasion to remember. Now imagine yourself here – in Southwestern Manitoba. Southwestern Manitoba remains today, as it has been for thousands of years, an inviting and abundant land, full of promise and prosperity. It was the promise of the land which drew the Native inhabitants hunting bison, the first explorers like La Verendrye, and later the fur traders and coureurs de bois. Come and explore, and you will be drawn in too. From Riding Mountain in the North to Turtle Mountain in the South, from fields of wheat to fresh water lakes, valleys, vistas and unique desert-like ecosystems; no matter where you go, you’ll find that Southwestern Manitoba is a land known for its hospitality. Manitoba’s Southwest Year-Round Travel TABLE OF CONTENTS Guide is brought to you by TOURISM WESTMAN Boundary Trail 3 Yellowhead Highway 52 #5 217-10th Street Brandon, Manitoba R7A 4E9 Pierson ...... 3 Birtle ...... 52 Telephone: (204) 726-1513 Melita ...... 3 Shoal Lake & Oakburn ...... 54 Fax: (204) 727-5832 Waskada ...... 5 Strathclair ...... 56 Toll-Free: 1-888-347-4342 E-mail: [email protected] Deloraine ...... 6 Sandy Lake ...... 58 Website: www.tourismwestman.ca Boissevain ...... 8 Minnedosa ...... 58 DESIGN & LAYOUT Killarney ...... 15 Neepawa ...... 62 Tom Powell Design Studio Cartwright, Mather Gladstone ...... 65 & the RM of Roblin ...... 17 PRINTING Leech Printing Ltd. City of Brandon 67 Red Coat Trail 19 ADVERTISING SALES & ADMINISTRATION Reston ...... 19 Riding Mountain National Park 73 Michelle Frechette Souris ...... 20 © Tourism Westman. All rights reserved. No portion Wawanesa ...... 23 76 of this publication may be reproduced, in whole or Provincial Parks in part, without the express written permission of Ninette ...... 25 the publisher. The publisher makes no warranties Dunrea ...... 28 for the products or services advertised in Manitoba’s Birdwatching 77 Southwest Travel Guide, and appearance of said Belmont ...... 28 ads should not be considered an endorsement. The publisher and Tourism Westman will not be Baldur ...... 30 Winter 79 responsible for injury, loss or damages which result from readers’ participation in any event or activity Glenboro ...... 31 featured in this publication. Information in this Hartney & the RM guide is taken from a number of sources, believed Fishing 80 to be correct at the time of publication; however, of Grassland ...... 33 a business or organization may change or cease operations, and events listed in the guide may Golfing 82 be cancelled or rescheduled. Users of the guide Trans Canada Highway 35 are encouraged to make full use of the contacts provided in order to verify information. Elkhorn ...... 35 Hotels & Motels 84 Miniota ...... 37 Members of Tourism Westman welcome you to Southwestern Manitoba Virden ...... 39 Campgrounds 86 Oak Lake ...... 42

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CONTENTS 4 SOUTHWEST MANITOBA 2015 TRAVEL GUIDE Pierson Campground – The Town of Pierson recently Pierson upgraded their campground. There are five new fully serviced sites, which include water & sewer hookups and Marking the start of Manitoba on #3 Highway, Pierson is 30-amp power. Cost is $20.00 per night; call the municipal a productive and focused community. Oil, cattle and grain office to reserve (204) 634-2231. form the economic backbone of the community. In fact, Pierson boasts one of the few remaining country elevators still operating. A strong community spirit keeps this community active and well. http://rmofedward.ca. Melita Nestled in the Souris Valley, the Town of Melita features Carnival of Crafts – This annual event takes place in beautiful scenery for the snowmobiler and birdwatcher Pierson on the first Saturday in October and brings crafters alike. Dubbed the “Grasslands Bird Capital of Manitoba”, and artisans from far and wide to display and sell their Melita provides opportunity for great natural, recreational works. About 80 crafters are on hand at what has been and historic exploration. For more insight into Melita, called one of the best craft shows outside the City of visit the Town of Melita website at www.melitamb.ca. Winnipeg. The event is held at the Edward Sports Centre and has been a fundraiser for the local skating rink for Sunny the Banana and Breezy the Blue Jay – Located over 25 years. For more information, contact Betty Mayes at the corner of Highway #83 and Front Street, this smiling at (204) 634-2482. 33 Foot, 6500 pound banana welcomes you to Melita the “Banana Belt”. The banana is holding a blue jay in its hand NWMP/Boundary Trail – There are several places in and sporting a t-shirt that reads “IBA” or “Important Bird Edward municipality where the original 1873 trail to mark Area”. Banana Days is an annual weekend event that will the 49th parallel can be seen. The same trail was used be held on August 7th, 8th and 9th, 2015. Three days in 1874 by the NWMP on their trek west to bring law of family fun! and order to what was then the NW territories. Antler River Historical Museum – Occupies one of the Heritage Restaurant – This unique enterprise was built most historic buildings (1893) in Melita. Exhibits include by the Pierson community in 2004. Situated on the site of an extensive collection of Native Artifacts from local digs, the former hardware store and totally constructed through wildlife display of 325 mounted birds, rural school room, fundraising from a local volunteer committee, it is leased picture room, turn-of-the-century pioneer home, art out and is now a thriving restaurant business. collection, agriculture related equipment, farm tools, and horse and wagon display. Located at the corner Lodging – Wren House (contact Audrey Clark (204) of Summit and Ash Street. 49˚ 16’ 22” N 100˚ 59’ 29’ W. 649-2258), located near Lyleton – Charming guesthouse Open By Appointment. Phone Bill at (204) 522-3438 providing the perfect base for bird watching or just plain or (204) 522-6302. relaxing. The guest house is equipped with all the amenities of home so no extra packing required, you can A.F. “Fred” Jensen Trophy Room – The personal even buy your food and beverages right here in Pierson. collection of A.F. Jensen, one man’s hunting and fishing travels, is on display in the Trophy Room adjacent to the Birders’ Paradise – The Rural Municipality of Edward, museum. This prairie gem features a unique display of where Pierson is located, is a Birdwatchers Paradise. birds and animals from around the world. 49˚ 16’ 22” N Many species of upland birds make this area their home, 100˚ 59’ 29’ W. Phone Bill at (204) 522-3438. such as; Prairie Chickens, Partridges and Pheasants. You might just also be lucky enough to catch a glimpse of the Eurasian Doves that have been making this area their home for the last few years. If you keep your eyes peeled, there may even be a moose to make friends with while you are busy watching the birds.

BOUNDARY TRAIL SOUTHWEST MANITOBA 2015 TRAVEL GUIDE 5 Sourisford Prehistoric Linear Mounds – The largest Melita Banana Days cluster of mounds in Manitoba is located in the Melita Region, part of one of the densest areas of archaeological sites in Manitoba, including composite linear mounds unparalleled in Canada of their type and size. The mounds can be found along the banks of the Antler River, 17 km (11 miles) south of Melita. 49˚ 7’ 2” N 101˚ 1’ 0’ W.

Central Park and the Cenotaph – This war memorial lists the names of those who died during the South African War, WWI, WWII and the Korean War. The park has a modern playground and three baseball diamonds. Located in Melita Central Park. 49˚ 16’ 23” N 100˚ 59’ 25’ W. Contact the Town of Melita at (204) 522-3413.

Sourisford Park (Coulter) – “Oldest Park in Western Canada.” Located 16 km (10 miles) south of Melita on Highway #83 at the Junction of the South Antler Creek and the Souris River. 49˚ 8’ 6” N 101˚ 0’ 29’ W. The park is home to the annual Pioneer Picnic, 2011 marked its 130th. The picnic is held each year on the third Sunday in July. To this day, the park is actively used and it is a favorite spot for campers, picnickers, birdwatchers, hunters, and fisherman. Playground equipment and washrooms. Open year round. Phone (204) 522-3263.

River Park Campground – 25 clean, serviced and full serviced sites (2 - 50amp; 7 - 30amp; 13 - 15amp). Un-serviced lots also available. Rates by day, week, month or season. Located in Melita near the Souris River adjacent the ball diamonds. Amenities include a newly construced washroom, shower and laundry facility as well as; R.V. parking, picnic tables, boat launch to the Souris River, fire pits with wood supplies and a nearby dumping station. Contact Town Office at 79 Main Street or phone (204) 522-3413 during normal week day hours 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 49˚ 16’ 13” N 100˚ 58’ 58’ W.

Townsend Valley Golf Course – A picturesque, challenging Par 35, 3057 yard and fully irrigated course. 49˚ 16’ 11” N 100˚ 59’ 52’ W. Enjoy the fully licensed Club House with an excellent selection of food and beverages. Cart rentals available daily. Call (204) 522-3820.

204-522-3413 Bird Watching – Melita & Area is listed as an “Important Bird Watching Area” and attracts birdwatchers from melitamb.ca around the world. Local bird watching maps are available.

6 SOUTHWEST MANITOBA 2015 TRAVEL GUIDE Waskada Melita Park Unique 6 Hole GOLF CLUB Golf Course 12 site campground with shower facilities Children’s play structure Picnic & Camping Phone: (204) 673-2401

ENJOY PICTURESQUE SCENERY ON A BEAUTIFULLY Waskada MAINTAINED 9 HOLE GOLF COURSE. From the peak of the second hole to the winding water This quiet agricultural and oil town is steeped in history hazards you will have the opportunity to discover a new and boasts the second largest oil field in Manitoba. challenge on every round. The Club House offers a full Waskada is home to Charles Sankey, a cabin boy on menu and bar service throughout the summer months. the famed Cutty Sark sailing vessel, and Billy Barker, 140 Townsend Drive, Melita, MB R0M 1L0 a decorated WWI flying ace. Clubhouse: (204) 522-3820 Off-Season Contact: Wayne White 522-3800 Waskada Museum – Complex consists of 4 historic buildings (Union Bank - 1906, Church - 1914, Blacksmith Shop - 1927, School -1888) and two other display buildings. Melita is home to the Manitoba Grasslands Birding Trail. Pioneer artifacts (farm and household), military uniforms Copies of this self-guided trail can be found at various and memorabilia, restored vehicles, clothing, farm toys, locations throughout the community or call (204) 522-2490 silent movie projectors, hand-powered table saw, 1944 US for a copy. For more information see “Birdwatching” page. Army M7 Snow Tractor. Open July – August, 7 days a week, Monday to Friday 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Saturday and Snowmobiling – A great snowmobiling destination which Sunday 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Also by appointment, phone connects to 500 km of well-groomed trails. The trails wind (204) 673-2557. across the prairies and along the Souris River. A variety of accommodations, restaurants and service stations are Lowe Family Natural Heritage Area – This is the largest available in Melita. Melita Border Snowriders Snowmobile piece (25.1 acres) of unbroken prairie between the Turtle Derby is held annually in February. Come join us. Melita Mountains and the Souris River. Located 6 km south and area rep at (204) 634-2236 or 522-6668. 3 km east of Waskada. It is open year round. Contact Jan McClelland at (204) 747-2404. Gerald Malaher Wildlife Management Area – With the help of Watchable Wildlife, this location has become a prime Pine Castle Equestrian Centre – Offers English and site for outdoor enthusiasts. 49˚ 16’ 9” N 101˚ 1’ 48’ W. Western riding lessons and clinics. Boarding, arena Complete with maintained walking trails, visitors are able and viewing lounge. Phone (204) 649-2400. to enjoy a wide variety of wildlife and birds, as well as foliage Waskada Park – Has a unique 6-hole golf course with that all call the area home. The location is also used for artificial greens, baseball diamond, playground structure, cross-county skiing in the winter. For more information a scenic walk along the Waskada Creek, picnic and camping please call (204) 522-2490. with shower, washroom and Laundromat facilities.

SOUTHWEST MANITOBA 2015 TRAVEL GUIDE 7 Waskada Rink and Curling Club – Artificial Ice allows Flags of the World – (GPS coordinates - N49 11.593/ for an extended period of recreational hockey, organized W100 29.582) – In celebration of the new millennium, curling leagues and Power and Figure Skating. Deloraine began flying the “Flags of the World”. This colorful display features 206 of the world’s flags throughout the community. The highlight of this display is Nygard Park in downtown Deloraine. For more information on this Deloraine unique attraction, phone (204) 747-3668. Deloraine is a vibrant, rural community nestled at the foothills of the Turtle Mountains and less than 15 minutes Lake Metigoshe – (GPS coordinates - N49 00.048/ from the US Border. Deloraine’s picturesque small town W100 21.276) – There are public beaches, restaurants, charm is only enhanced by the natural beauty, unique play areas, groceries and vendors. Located east on Hwy #3 historic importance and unlimited recreational options to PTH 450, then proceed south to Lake Metigoshe. of the surrounding areas. Make Deloraine your home Contact the RM of Winchester at (204) 747-2572. on our prairie adventure. The Lake Metigoshe Natural Area – (GPS coordinates Newcomb’s Hollow – (GPS coordinates - N49 08.075/ - N49 00.173/W100 20.643) – Features a boardwalk, W100 24.046) – This was a stopping spot for settlers picnic area, observation tower and interpretive trail heading west on the Boundary Commission Trail and was detailing wildlife typical of the Turtle Mountain area. the first site of the Town of Deloraine. There are still some Located on PTH 450. Open year-round. Phone Turtle visible cart ruts on the hillside. Located 4 miles east and Mountain Conservation District at (204) 747-2530. 3 miles south of Deloraine. Contact the Turtle Mountain Conservation District at (204) 747-2530.

8 SOUTHWEST MANITOBA 2015 TRAVEL GUIDE A Community That Loves Company

A Place For All Seasons

Flying the Flags of the World For more information contact: Deloraine/Winchester Tourism (204) 747-3668 www.deloraine.org [email protected]

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SOUTHWEST MANITOBA 2015 TRAVEL GUIDE 9 Turtle Mountain All Season Resort – (GPS coordinates Lizzie Lake Station – (GPS coordinates - N49 00.238/ - N49 00.063/W100 21.172) – Located at Lake Metigoshe, W100.22.287) – is a vacation property nestled in services and accommodations include suites and cabins Manitoba’s scenic Turtle Mountains at beautiful Lake with fridge, stove and microwave, coffee shop and Metigoshe. This was originally the CPR Station in Lyleton restaurant, grocery store, liquor vendor and gas sales. Manitoba. Phone (204) 748 3861 or (204) 483 4024. Call (204) 747-3919.

Central Park - (GPS coordinates - N49 11.563/W100 29.668) – Several of the original carts used in nearby coal Boissevain operations during the Depression are on display here. Boissevain… JOIN US. Four museums, a giant outdoor Contact the Town of Deloraine at (204) 747-2655. art gallery featuring over 20 murals, a “Communities in Bloom” Community, Whitewater Lake, Turtle Mountain Deloraine Golf Course - (GPS coordinates - N49 08.916/ Provincial Park, the International Peace Garden, and W100 24.776) – A beautiful 9-hole golf course. Amenities Tommy Turtle assure visitors a feast for the senses! include grass greens, cart rentals, licensed clubhouse, pro shop, driving range and putting green. Call (204) 747-2411. The Moncur Gallery – Peoples of the Plains – This amazing gallery features a priceless collection of precontact Deloraine Fair and Races – (GPS coordinates - 49 artifacts collected by local resident William Moncur. The 11.800/W100 29.816) – 3 days of family fun!! Events collection of First Nations’ artifacts includes pieces that include harness racing, live music, children’s activities, predate the written record of the area by thousands of parade, food booth, display building and much more. years. Open Tues - Sat, July and August 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Third weekend in July. Call (204) 747-3668. Off Season Call (204) 534-6478. For more information visit us online at www.moncurgallery.org. Deloraine Campground – (GPS coordinates - N49 11.624/W100 30.079) – 15 unserviced sites, 28 electrical Boissevain’s Outdoor Art Gallery – With over 20 giant sites. The campground offers barbeque pits, modern historical murals, Boissevain is a place where “Art is Big.” washrooms, showers, drinking water, sewage disposal Self-guided tour brochures are located at the Visitors and a play area. Call (204) 747-2416. Center. Stories of the areas culture and history are presented in vivid and life-like detail. Call the Visitors Country Garden Inn Bed and Breakfast – (GPS Centre at (204) 534-6662 (May long to September long, coordinates - N49 11.458/W100 29.869) – Step back 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.), off season call (204) 534-6303. in time with a stay at our century guesthouse, furnished with period antiques located in the heart of Deloraine. Beckoning Hills Museum – This is a museum of local Private guest house (owners live next door). 3 bedrooms, history, featuring a glimpse of pioneer life through photos, 2 full bathrooms, central air, kitchen and laundry facilities. dishes, tools and furniture. Hours are 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. daily Hot tub on request. Phone (204) 747-3133 or 747-3058. from May to mid September. Donations accepted. Located at 425 Mill Road (on Highway #10). Contact Doreen Smith Prairie Skills Inc. – (GPS coordinates - N49 11.546/ at (204) 534-6813. W100 29.813) – Built in 1896, this historic fieldstone building is a monument to the prairie settlers faith, Whitewater Lake Important Bird Area – Located on the determination and resourcefulness. Now it serves banks of Whitewater Lake, the viewing area is a window as a community resource centre where you will find into a world teaming with wildlife, native plants and water employment services, public Internet access, training and shore birds by the thousands. The viewing area is programs and more. located 10 km (6 miles) from Boissevain with signage off Highway #3. for more information go to www.internationaladventuretrail.org.

10 SOUTHWEST MANITOBA 2015 TRAVEL GUIDE Boissevain Golf Club

Hazlewood Drug Store

Digital Print Kiosk Liquor Cards & Gifts First Aid Supplies Health & Beauty Pharmacy

OPEN Monday to Friday 8:30 am to 6:00 pm Saturday 8:30 to 5:30 pm Find us at the “Pharmacy Counter” in the App Store

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SOUTHWEST MANITOBA 2015 TRAVEL GUIDE 11 Lorna Smith Nature Centre – Located minutes from Boissevain, Lorna Smith Nature Area is home to many prairie plants and an abundance of wildlife. Stroll along Boissevain the trail on the banks of the Boissevain Reservoir and enjoy this tranquil setting.

Historic Buildings Walking Tour – This self-guided tour Join Us! features some of the distinctive heritage buildings in Boissevain including St. Paul’s United Church, which was built from local sandstone in 1893 in the Gothic Revival style. Booklets are available at the Visitors Centre on Mountain Street. For more information call Phyllis at (204) 534-6662.

Chokecherry Junction – This unique model railway collection features a variety of engines and cars representing the CN, CP, Hudson Bay and Ontario Northland Railway. View detailed replicas of the Port of Churchill ship and tug, refinery, and pulp and paper mill. Located next to Tommy Turtle.

Home Of Tommy Turtle Communities in Bloom – 2003 marked the year that Boissevain and Audley, England went global by winning 4-H Rally Boissevain Fair the International Challenge for Communities in Bloom. Come and see the floral displays, tree-lined streets, adopt-a-spot flower beds and the beautiful Arts Park that were all part of a winning combination. For more information visit us online at www.boissevain.ca.

Fraser Family Farm – Come visit our family farm. We have petting animals (donkey, horses, goats, kittens, rabbits, chickens,ducks and turkeys) as well as horses to ride. Canada Day Accommodations provided: bungalow cabin and camping. Fleamarket Located 8 km (5 miles) east of Minto, off Hwy #23. Watch for Riverside Municipality sign, turn south and go 3 km (1 ¾ miles). Phone (204) 776-2176 or 1-866-201-0440 or e-mail [email protected].

Irvin Goodon International Wildlife Museum – This magnificent display of wildlife includes grizzly and polar bears, arctic wolf, musk ox, moose, bison and many other species from around the world all displayed in natural settings. Visit the unique gift shop. Travel Manitoba For more information go to www.boissevain.ca information available. Open 7 days a week, May long [email protected] through to September long. Phone # (204) 534-6662. or contact www.goodonmuseum.com e-mail [email protected].

12 SOUTHWEST MANITOBA 2015 TRAVEL GUIDE Anchorage Gardens – Pick a date from the scheduled The pleasing and diverse environmental safe International tours during July and August of an elegant landmark yard Music Camp and Legion Athletic Camp attract students located 1 ½ miles west of the junction of Hwy #10 and #3. from all over the world. The impressive Interpretive Center Handcrafted metal sculptures, recycled agricultural conservatory features a 40 year collection of showy materials, beautiful arbours, breath-taking paths and succulents and cacti, a well-stocked retail store, and café perennial gardens. Call (204) 534-2567 for information. dining with a view. Outside the front patio lies the breath taking Sunken Garden with mosaic-like plantings surrounding the octagonal shaped pond and fountain. International Peace Garden The Formal Garden “Border Walk” includes the 9/11 Where You Find the Best of Everything! Memorial Site, Floral Flags Display, Bell Tower and Peace Chapel. The upper terrace is the famous “foot in each Lifetime memories are effortless in a “One of a Kind” garden country” photo shoot location. Without the help of the located on the ND/MB Border. Open in all seasons, visitors fourteen foot working Floral Clock, losing time in this relish in the tranquil beauty of nature’s landscapes laced the scenic garden is quite easy. throughout the forested 2339 acres. Add a Peace Garden visit to your “Bucket List”. The Peace Garden has something for everyone. Spacious You will be glad you did!! private wooded camping sites and hiking trails kindle new Toll-free 1-888-432-6733 or www.peacegarden.com. and old Friendships. Family friendly picnic areas provide playground equipment and spacious room to roam. Your one day stop or vacation spot!! Planned events are held throughout the summer season, as well as Sunday Ethnic Buffets.

SOUTHWEST MANITOBA 2015 TRAVEL GUIDE 13 Lifetime membership benefits.

food stores . gas bars . home centres . agro 24 hour card lock . bulk petroleum

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Heritage Co-op Minnedosa . Brandon . Wawanesa . Erickson . Sandy Lake

Valleyview Co-op Virden . Oak Lake . Reston . Pierson

To find your local Co-op download our Co-op app, for directions to your nearest store, online flyers, and special online offers. For quick route to download app go to coopconnection.ca

SOUTHWEST MANITOBA 2015 TRAVEL GUIDE 15 Shamrock centre, the recreation destination of SouthWest manitoba.

Shamrock Centre is the home to a Community Hall, Skating Rink, Curling Rink, Lounge, Six Lane Bowling Alley, Weight Room/Fitness Centre, Boardroom, Offices, Kitchen/Canteen Facilities, and much much more.

manager Brian LePoudre Phone 1-204-523-8920 Fax 1-204-523-8349 [email protected]

Killarney Harness Racing

16 SOUTHWEST MANITOBA 2015 TRAVEL GUIDE Tuesday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Closed at noon). Killarney Open at other times by appointment. Phone (204) 523-7325. Off-season, call (204) 523-4441 or (204) 523-7246. Located along the shores of beautiful Killarney Lake, the Located at 414 William Avenue. town of Killarney features several lakefront campsites and a buoyed swimming area for spectacular summer outdoor Shamrock Drive-In – Come enjoy movies the good old recreation. Visit our website at www.killarney.ca for more fashioned way! Clear FM sound through your car stereo information. or pull out some lawn chairs to sit beside one of our built in speakers. You’re in for a treat when you come to the Shamrock Centre – A 78,000 sq. ft. state-of-the art drive-in. Nightly movies during July and August. Pick up community facility is the hub of recreational activities a hot buttered popcorn, pop and all your favourite snacks in the Killarney-Turtle Mountain area. Since opening at our concession stand. Located just south of Killarney in the fall of 2008 Shamrock Centre has been recognized on Hwy #3. Phone (204) 470-33400. as a premiere facility and has already been host to many activities, meetings and weddings, as well as regional and Killarney Lakeside Golf Course – Plan to make us a part provincial events. For more information on booking your of your golf vacation this summer. Premier 18-hole event call (204) 523-8920, visit our, visit our website championship course, driving range, CPGA managed www.killarneyrecreation.ca or email [email protected]. facility, full pro shop, club rentals, power carts, modern clubhouse, bar and restaurant. Experience the hidden Heritage House – This was the original residence for the jewel of the South. Phone (204) 523-8277. manager of the agriculture demonstration farm built in 1915. Completely refurbished, this heritage site is open Killarney Ag Campgrounds – Open May 1 – September 30. to the public for viewing. Tours welcome. Located near Scenic campground on Killarney Lake providing over 100 the Killarney Ag Campground. sites, some with sewer and 30 amp service. Open 24 hours per day. Bathrooms and shower facilities available. Dump J. A.V. David Museum – The Annex shows a country station. Daily, weekly and monthly rates. Manager on site. school, Doctors office, elegant period clothing, archives, Phone (204) 523-4699. homestead maps, cemetery records and war relics. New displays are featured every year. Open July and August,

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18 SOUTHWEST MANITOBA 2015 TRAVEL GUIDE Kerry Park Campground – Boasts 100 plus sites and has a large playground for the kids. Bathrooms and showers Cartwright, Mather available. Open May to September. Close to dock and tennis courts and only a few minutes to golf course. Located on the north shore of Killarney Lake. & The RM Of Roblin Manager on site. Phone (204) 523-6000. Come and experience the history of early pioneer prairie life. Imagine the hardships of everyday life through early Turtle Mountain Flywheel Club Historic Village/Power artifacts and pictures. Follow our self guided tour of the Machinery Museum – A large display building; will house area’s historical points of interest including the Clay as many as one hundred engines, ranging from a Ruston- Banks and Bison Jump, Rock Lake, examples of early Hornsby diesel that powered the original Manitoba Pool stone buildings, country schools, churches, homes, Elevator in Killarney to a one-horsepower unit. Equipment businesses and museums. Brochures available at the in operation as well as static displays can be viewed. Municipal Office or download from the community Museum is open from spring to fall. Call (204) 523-8829. website at at www.cartwrightroblin.ca.

Erin Park – Features a large playground, picnic area and HISTORY sandy beach as well as a newly constructed spray park. Historical Viewing Area – A viewing area has been A terrific place to watch the beautiful sunsets over the lake. developed approximately 2 miles north of Cartwright for Nearby, the Beach Hut is open for homecooked food and visitors to see a magnificent site of clay banks and bison ice cream treats. While there, you can also enjoy a game jump which was utilized by Sonata and Besant cultures of Mini Golf. with certain areas being authenticated as having settlements dating back approximately 2,500 years. Erin Park Spray Park – Located in the heart of Erin Park Anglican Church – this stone church was built in 1897 this 13 piece Spray Park opened in the summer of 2014. and has recently been restored. Blacksmith Museum The Spray Park features a Rain Cap, a 3 Bells bucket – Located on its original site in the center of Cartwright, feature, 3 Water Cannons, 4 Ground Sprays, 3 Water Loops the museum is a fully restored and working Blacksmith and an enormous dumping bucket called the Mega Soaker. shop; open upon request, phone (204) 529-2363. Heritage It’s hours of fun for the kids on those hot summer days. Museums – Open June to August and by request. Badger Open May-September weather permitting. Creek Museum contains local area artifacts as well as agricultural, rural and family life historical pieces. Mount Country Comfort Bed & Breakfast – Located off Highway Prospect School Museum displays various items found in #3 between Killarney and Boissevain. “Come for the an early pioneer school, Todds Shoe Repairs shows local country and stay for the comfort.” Can accommodate small business in its best setting, Manitoba Telephone groups in our fully equipped 2500 square feet of living and System recalls the earliest days of telephone service and recreational space on the lower level. Golf packages the equipped Post Office was relocated from Mather. available for Killarney and Pleasant Valley. Nearby Work continues on expanding the building collection by attractions include Peace Garden, Boissevain Murals, the addition of Heritage House; a chance to see historical many lakes, etc. Phone 1-877-523-8511 or (204) 523-8742. artifacts in an authentic setting. Phone (204) 529-2363. Cartwright & Mather Cemeteries – Walk through these A Shore Thing Bed & Breakfast – Lakefront areas and get a sense of who pioneered this land, maybe accommodation in a modern home. Queen rooms with even find the name of your own ancestor. Country School private baths, guest lounge with large screen TV, private Cairns - 13 country schools were located in the RM of lakefront patio and firepit. Located at 157 Oak Point Drive. Roblin, not including Cartwright and Mather. Travel the www.killarneybedandbreakfast.ca Phone (204) 523-7752. back country roads on a leisurely exploration of these sites and their importance to the development of the prairies. Memorial “Brick Wall” – Created for Mather’s centennial

SOUTHWEST MANITOBA 2015 TRAVEL GUIDE 19 in 1997. There are over 550 family names on it of past and It is located 3 miles west of Cartwright on Hwy #3. Phone present area residents. Come and see – it is amazing how (204) 529-2260 for more information. Rock Lake Beach a name can evoke so many memories. Whilst in Mather, Located a few miles north just off Hwy #5, Rock Lake why not visit Mather Store and enjoy a cup of coffee for 25c? provides ample opportunity for camping, boating, fishing and swimming in summer and ice fishing in the winter. FUN The Rock Lake Beach Store and coffee shop, open all year There is always something fun to do in our communities, round, accommodates the needs of cabin owners and but Ponderosa Days held August long weekend ensures tourists offering fishing licenses, seasonal lot rentals and fun and activities for all the family; pie auction, pet show, full service camping; phone (204) 529-2365. Rock Lake fireworks, pancake breakfast, parade, baseball games, Nature Trail – walk back with nature – just off the road to kids activities and water fun, Ranch Rodeo, glo-ball golf Rock Lake beach. Badger Creek Park – northeast of town, and much, much more! Visit the community of Mather this park provides the setting ideal to relax and unwind for “The Sky’s The Limit” Mather Fall Festival the last while the kids swim and play by the beach with ample Saturday in September. This multi-generational event parking, BBQs and play equipment. Mather Park – An features the joy of kite flying, pumpkin games, kids age-friendly welcome awaits you in Mather at the play area activities, and a host of other events which promotes adjacent to the Post Office – why not rest and enjoy while health, well-being and community. Come to the Mac the kids play. Robinson Community Centre to watch the local figure skating, curling and hockey talent (from Squirts to the CAMPING Cartwright Clippers) during Sports Day in Cartwright Serviced sites are available - Heritage Park (Cartwright) held in November. Or take part and come for public (204) 529 2363; Rock Lake Beach (204) 529 2365 skating before the action starts! Check out the local - Camping can be accommodated in Mather business specials posted in the rink while you are there. (204) 529 2213/2206

ACTIVITIES ACCOMODATIONS Cartwright Town and Country Golf Club – This 9 hole Cartwright Motor Hotel (204) 529-2526, course offers affordable golfing with licensed clubhouse. Eagle’s Eye Retreat (204) 529-2380

20 SOUTHWEST MANITOBA 2015 TRAVEL GUIDE Reston A number of heritage sites can be found in Reston, Oasis Drive-in, Reston including the 1906 CPR Roundhouse, the ONLY roundhouse remaining in Manitoba. During its days of operation (which lasted until 1930), up to three locomotives could be stored and serviced inside the roundhouse. While in Reston, stop at our beautiful five acre park, designed by Alf Archer in 1922. Also, visit our downtown merchants - always happy to serve you!

Reston Campground – The campground has 20 sites total, which include electrical, electrical for air conditioned units, and non-electrical sites, all at reasonable prices. Reston Campground has been complimented by past visitors for its cleanliness and for being a pleasant place to stay. Campers will also enjoy the convenience of the golf course that is in walking distance from the campsites.

Reston Golf Course – A beautiful 9-hole, grass green course. Cart or pull cart rentals are available. After a round of golf, enjoy the relaxing atmosphere of our licensed clubhouse, where light lunches are available. The clubhouse also offers catering for special occasions. Located off of Hwy #2.

Reston Museum – Houses artifacts from different agricultural eras, as well as historic machinery. Includes war era artifacts, entertainment artifacts used in the late 1800s to early 1900s, and kitchen utensils that date back to 1875. A 1929 Plymouth, a 1912 Troy steam engine and a 1919 International thresher on display. Also included is the McDonald House which was built in 1896 and housed the McDonalds and their six children.

Canupawakpa Trail – As you follow the 1 kilometre walking trail, you will find much more than just shoreline of the Pipestone Creek. Watch for burrows, nests, tracks and other signs of wildlife or listen to the chorus of frogs following a rain. You could also find wild plums, saskatoons, chokecherries and nannyberries throughout the season. Located 1 mile east and 1 ¼ miles north of Reston on Road 159, this self-guided nature trail has 12 stops highlighted in the trail brochure. Open April to November.

RED COAT TRAIL SOUTHWEST MANITOBA 2015 TRAVEL GUIDE 21 Reston Memorial Park – The Park is located in Reston Victoria Park – A natural treasure, Victoria Park has served between 7th and 9th Street and 1st and 2nd Avenue. as the heart of our community since 1897. The Park offers This five acre park was designed by Alf Archer in 1922 a fully serviced campground, a heated outdoor pool with as a place where people could visit and view the names on waterslides, a native and exotic Bird Sanctuary, walking the cenotaph of those memorialized from the 1914-18 war. trails to the Lookout Tower, a boat dock, picnic area and playground. Victoria Park is also home to our local Today, the park’s serene atmosphere is surrounded by ambassadors the proud peacocks. To reserve campsites, mature trees, many diverse shrubs and flowers. Within please go online to www.sourismanitoba.com or call the park is playground equipment, tennis/basketball (204) 483-5212. courts, picnic areas, outdoor theatre, and the Reston Museum/MacDonald House. Local Museums – A trio of heritage sites all situated between Scarth Pig Roast (Father’s Day) the Swinging Bridge and Victoria Park offer a unique look into the history of our community and its people. Open during Cromer Stick Horse Rodeo (June) July and August, visitors can also schedule tours in the off Sinclair Red Neck Days (June) season by appointment. The Hillcrest Museum, which sits Pipestone Fun Days (July) as a castle on the western shore of the Souris river was opened in 1967, developed as a restored heritage home. Reston Family Fun Day (June) Hillcrest showcases municipal, military, school and family Music In The Park (May, June, July & August) histories as well as a world class collection of butterflies, an agricultural museum and thousands of artifacts and Canupawakpa Dakota Nation Celebration (Aug) displays. The Souris Railway Museum stands as a tribute Reston Fun Fair (Sept) to the railway industry and the families that were connected Santa Day (Dec) to the rail industry which, at its peak, employed over 200 men and women in this community. The Plum Heritage Museum is Souris’ oldest standing public building. Constructed in 1883 as a church, the building now Souris showcases an active Victoria tearoom and features local If your travels are bringing you to western Manitoba, foods, crafts and souvenirs. In addition to our museums, you’ll want to be sure to include a visit to Souris. This our history is celebrated throughout the community and community, historically set at the junction of Plum Creek municipality with a variety of monuments and memorials and the Souris River, offers a wide variety of activities as well as heritage buildings and historic architecture and exploration including outdoor activities and camping, which offer a glimpse of our community from a bygone era. celebrating history and heritage, seeking ancient treasures at the agate pit, or braving Canada’s longest Souris and Glenwood Golf Course – A challenging nine suspension bridge. But that’s only the beginning. hole golf course offers a scenic view and manicured fairways This is a community that is best experienced in person. and has received great reviews from golfers of all skill levels. After your game, relax on the patio of our licensed clubhouse. The Swinging Bridge – A Manitoba Star Attraction, the Reserve your tee time by calling (204) 483-2956. Souris Swinging Bridge is recognized as Canada’s longest suspension bridge measuring 604 feet or 184 metres. Agate Pits/The Rock Shop – Visitors can purchase local Originally constructed in 1904, the bridge has evolved gem stone jewellery and specialty gifts or buy a permit to over the years to its current status. Featured in a feature hunt for their own gems, and fossils at the agate pits, which CBC film in 1992 (The Diviners) and on a stamp in 2005, boast the largest assortment of semi-precious stones in the bridge is a lasting landmark of the community. North America. For hours and fees contact (204) 483-2561. Re-constructed in 2013, the bridge can hold up to 1,000 people at a time.

22 SOUTHWEST MANITOBA 2015 TRAVEL GUIDE SOUTHWEST MANITOBA 2015 TRAVEL GUIDE 23 Souris and Glenwood Memorial Complex - A facility The Peacocks – Originally imported to Souris as part of built with the whole family’s recreation interests in mind, our exotic bird sanctuary in Victoria Park, the peacocks our Complex features an international size ice surface; have become unofficial community ambassadors for visitors four sheets of curling ice; various meeting rooms and the to Souris and can be seen throughout the community community hall. This is a great place for social and sporting as they wander about town. Guests enjoy the majesty events, auctions, trade shows, meetings and conferences. of these graceful and flamboyant feathered friends. The Complex is fully equipped with video conferencing capabilities. Contact the Complex manager at (204) Accommodations – Guests to Souris are pleased to find 483-3790. Visit www.sourismanitoba.com for complex the variety of options to stay and play. From bed and schedule. breakfasts, private suites, traditional motel accommodation, or camping we are home to a variety of facilities which The Avalon Theatre – We invite you to enjoy the latest make our town a great addition to any vacation schedule. Hollywood blockbuster at the Avalon Theatre. Originally built in 1929, the theatre has been restored and modernized Local Cuisine – Treat your tastebuds to an array of throughout to offer a modern night out for the family at flavours at one of eight restaurants or our family bakery. ticket prices that will make you think you’ve stepped back Fresh baked goods, home-made creations, traditional through time. cuisine or unique recipes, there’s something for everyone at meal time.

For more information on visiting Souris, visit our website at www.sourismanitoba.com, like us on facebook at www.facebook.com/townofsouris or give us a call at (204) 483-5213

24 SOUTHWEST MANITOBA 2015 TRAVEL GUIDE Village of Wawanesa

Wawanesa Heritage Millenium Park

Phone (204) 824-2244 [email protected] www.wawanesa.ca

Wawanesa Community Park – This beautiful park has Wawanesa been newly redeveloped after the 2011 flood. It is located in the village right beside the Souris River and close to On November 28, 1797, David Thompson, Astronomer for the dam. It provides for an excellent fishing and camping the North West Company, camped on the edge of the Souris experience. The campground has 17 fully serviced sites River in the place the Cree Indians called “Sipiweske,” (water, electric & sewer), 7 sites with water & electric meaning “light through the trees.” Now called Wawanesa, as well as 3 tenting sites. Water, modern showers and this quiet, scenic community is home to many historical washrooms as well as a new Waterpark (2011), are on site. and recreational opportunities. The park is operated by Souris River Recreation Commission. Sipiweske Museum – Located on the site of the 1903 For more information or to book prior to June 1st please call Wawanesa Mutual Insurance building. Includes memorabilia Tracy Cullen at (204) 741-0421 or email [email protected]. from early pioneers, insurance company, Criddle family After June 1st reservations and inquiries can be directed and Nellie McClung. Also on the grounds is the St. John to the Waterpark office at (204) 824-2223. The Divine Anglican Church (Provincial Heritage Building). Wawanesa Waterpark – Located in the Wawanesa You will step back in time when you enter this hallowed Community Park, the new facility opened in 2011 and space built in Rounthwaite (Naughton), Manitoba in 1882. includes a Five Lane Junior Olympic Pool, Lazy River Water Admission charged. Located at 102-4th Street. Open July Feature with internal seating, zero depth entrance, deck and August 12 noon - 5 p.m. Phone (204) 824-2289. sprays and a ten foot deck level diving board. The Waterpark Off-season: (204) 824-2548. is maintained and managed by the Souris River Recreation Commission and employs several trained lifeguards as well

SOUTHWEST MANITOBA 2015 TRAVEL GUIDE 25 as office and maintenance staff. The Waterpark operates Walking Tours – Highlights our scenic cliffs and the Souris from the beginning of June until September Long and offers River. The Seddon’s Landing is where canoes can finish many sessions of swimming lessons as well as various other their trip down the river. programs. For a detailed Waterpark schedule please visit the Wawanesa website at www.wawanesa.ca. For further Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company – Established information call the Waterpark office at (204) 824-2223. in 1896, Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company has Off season call can be directed to Tracy Cullen at expanded to become a giant in the insurance industry (204) 741-0421 or [email protected]. across Canada and the U.S. but still maintains its rural roots with the Prairie Branch Office located across the Heritage Park – The park celebrates the new millennium street from its original office (now housing the Sipiweske by featuring an abbreviated history of the village etched in Museum). As the company’s birthplace, this Prairie Branch granite. Also on display are the bronze sculptures of Alonzo has had a role in virtually every chapter of Wawanesa’s Kempton (founder of the Wawanesa Mutual Insurance history. Tours and visitors welcome. Company) and Nellie McClung (pioneer teacher, author, legislator and suffragist, who was raised and married in this area). Located at 7th Street and Crescent Avenue.

26 SOUTHWEST MANITOBA 2015 TRAVEL GUIDE social and boating memberships, regattas, get-togethers, Ninette club races, water activities, and much more. If you’re brand new to sailing, our CANSail program offers plenty of time Located on the north shore of Pelican Lake in a scenic on the water in a safe and active learning environment. valley, Ninette can be reached via Hwy #18 or #23. The We accept all students from age 5 and up… It’s never too village boasts a full service grocery store & liquor outlet, late to learn how to sail! Private lessons are also available. hotel, 2 gas stations, restaurants and fishing licenses and Please visit www.sailpyc.ca for more information and supplies, a new residential subdivision as well as the to take a look at our photo gallery. recreational facilities listed below. Terry Fox Memorial Park – Adjacent to the Pelican Yacht Pelican Lake – The largest navigable body of water in Club, along the Northern shore of Pelican Lake in the town Southwest Manitoba at approximately 22 km (14 miles) of Ninette, Manitoba, is the Terry Fox Memorial Park. This long by 2.5 km (1 ½ miles) wide. In addition to swimming park has undergone major changes in the last few years, and boating, Pelican Lake is popular for great bird watching including updated playground equipment, new dock, and year-round fishing for Northern pike (Jack), walleye anchored swim platform, groomed sand beaches, fire pits, (pickerel) and perch. www.pelicanlake.ca www.pleci.ca picnic tables, and most importantly, a brand new restroom/ Pelican Yacht Club – Sail into summer with us! The changeroom facility. Come down to the lake and spend the Pelican Yacht Club is located on the Northern shore of day at the Terry Fox Park! Please visit www.terryfoxpark.ca Pelican Lake in the town of Ninette, Manitoba. We offer for more details and park pictures.

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Manhatten Beach Retreat Centre – Spiritual retreat can Belmont camps for young and old. Heated outdoor swimming pool. Belmont; a small town and relaxed atmosphere located Located on Pelican Lake. Phone (204)528-3306. on Highway #23, “The Hub of Pelican Lake.”

Ninette Hotel – Licensed restaurant with patio serving Belmont & District Museum – View artifacts reflecting snacks to full meals. Open at 7 a.m. daily. Beverage room local history. Visit the CN Caboose, Belmont News Presses with large deck, steak pit and VLT’s. Vendor with over 40 and Historic Anglican Church. Open Tuesday & Saturday kinds of beer. Single and double rooms with satellite TV in July & August. Contact Jessie Myers at (204) 537-2574. & WiFi. Saturday meat draw for local community groups. Close to lake, campground, beach, yacht club & store. Canada Convenience and Hardware – New Business 320 Lake Street West, Ninette, MB. Phone (204) 528-3572, offering hardware, fishing and hunting supplies as well [email protected] as convenience items, gas, lottery, liquor, beer and coffee. Located in Belmont at 120 3rd Street. Email Lakeview Estates Inc. – Building a Community for the [email protected] Future on Pelican Lake. Dennis Schram, Box 67, Ninette, Phone number (204) 537-2445. MB, R0K 1R0, Phone (204) 720-20577. Strathcona Park – Family camping, public beach, picnic area, boating and fishing opportunities.

30 SOUTHWEST MANITOBA 2015 TRAVEL GUIDE ATTENTION BOATERS... DON’T MOVE A MUSSEL!

Prevent the spread of Zebra Mussels by taking a few important precautions before launching and before leaving:

CLEAN and inspect watercraft, trailer and gear. • Remove all plants, animals and mud. • Rinse using high pressure (>250 psi) and extremely hot tap water - 50oC (120oF) for at least two minutes; or 60oC (140oF) for at least 10 seconds. DRAIN all water from: • motor, livewell, bilge and bait buckets.

DRY watercraft, trailer and equipment for at least five days in the hot summer sun, 18 days in the spring/fall, or freeze for three days (if rinsing is not available). DISPOSE of unwanted live bait and worms in the trash, and dump bait bucket water on land. Never release plants, fish or animals into a body of water unless they were found there.

To report a sighting, or for more information: Call 1-87-STOP AIS-0 (1-877-867-2470) manitoba.ca/StopAIS

SOUTHWEST MANITOBA 2015 TRAVEL GUIDE 31 Strathcona Centennial Trail - Seventeen plus miles of Recreational Trail through the municipality on the previous Baldur railway right of way. Access the trail at Belmont, or any Baldur & the RM of Argyle offers year-round recreational number of places where municipal roads intersect the trail, opportunities including, hiking, camping, fishing, boating, and enjoy, at your own pace, the beauty and tranquility swimming, biking, Belgian bowling, farmers market, of the outdoors. Walk, snowmobile, ATV or use any mode birding, communities in bloom, snowmobiling, ice-fishing, of sightseeing transport you prefer. heritage sites, recreation facilities and activities. Baldur Pleasant View Heights – Scenic lake view building lots for and area is a wonderful community for all! We welcome sale at the south end of Pelican Lake adjacent to Pleasant you to visit us and see that we are a great place to live, Valley 18 hole golf course. Lots are approximately ½ acre work and attend school. Find something for everyone in size, off a 4 season road with hydro and telephone. Rod at www.townofbaldur.ca. & Judy Ewen (204)724-6947 www.pleasantviewheights.ca. Veteran Park – Located on Hwy #23, home of the Farmers Village of Belmont Campground – Serviced campsites Market, beautifully land-scaped rest stop with a picnic near recreational all-season trail. Dumping station, Brand shelter built to resemble the railway station. New Playground & Basketball Court. (204) 537-2241.

32 SOUTHWEST MANITOBA 2015 TRAVEL GUIDE Argyle Centennial Park – For overnight stays, enjoy, camping, public washrooms, playground, state of the art ball park, creek trail walk, and the serenity and wildlife of the creek.

Argyle Museum Baldur – The Argyle Museum reopened in 2007 in the Thomas Poole Municipal Heritage Building. A visit to the museum includes a trip through Dr. Hanks early twentieth century medical equipment as well as GLENBORO Dr. Arnold’s dentistry cabinet with dental instruments. See the tribute to Tommy Johnson, a former Baldurite WELCOMES whose career as an outstanding NHL defenseman is highlighted. Learn some Icelandic history and take a trip YOU! to Grund Frelsis, the oldest Icelandic Lutheran Church in Canada. The museum is located across from the Veteran Park Rest stop.

Grund Frelsis Lutheran Church 1889 – The oldest Icelandic Lutheran Church in Canada is still standing in its original form. Wedding rentals are available. Church services throughout summer months. Grund Church is located 12 km (7 miles) north of Baldur on Municipal Road. Glenboro Gaiety

Rock Lake – Recreational area with fishing, swimming, Spirit Sands Punch Bowl boating, camping, ice fishing located 5 km (3 miles) south of Glenora.

Glenboro Golf & Country Club www.golfglenboro.ca For more information visit www.townofbaldur.ca. Spirit Sands Desert

Phone: (204) 535-2527; Email: [email protected] Glenboro Museum Glenboro Located just 9.5 km (6 miles) south of beautiful Spruce Woods Provincial Park. Glenboro is an excellent base from which to explore the nearby natural wonders of Spruce Woods.

Sara the Camel – Glenboro’s most obvious attraction. For More information Contact: “Sara” stands 7 meters high and is emblematic of the Spirit Chris Tanasichuk at the Sands, commonly referred to as the Manitoba Desert. Sara Development Office has become widely recognized as a symbol of the Glenboro Phone or Fax: (204) 827-2575 community and Spruce Woods Provincial Park. Located at Email:[email protected] the junction of Highway #2 and Cochrane Street.

www.glenboro.com

SOUTHWEST MANITOBA 2015 TRAVEL GUIDE 33 Burrough of the Gleann Museum and Archives – Gaiety Theatre – The Gaiety Theatre is one of a dying Celebrated its grand opening July 1, 2000. This museum breed in small-town Canada. Movies are generally shown features a collection of antique furniture, clothing and on the weekend but can also be during the week if possible. pioneer artifacts; kitchen, parlour and bedroom displays Comfortable seating and stereo surround sound make this and domestic and agricultural artifacts. Group tours are a true movie going experience. Located on Railway Avenue. available by appointment. Open June to September, or by Phone (204) 827-2624 or check www.glenboro.com for appointment. Phone (204) 827-2105 or (204) 827-2444. information on “Upcoming Movies”. Located at 237 Broadway Street. Trans Canada Trail – The Glenboro/South Cypress Trail Glenboro Golf & Country Club – A superb 9-hole golf Association has completed 22 km of walking/biking trail course, well known for its excellent condition with irrigated within the confines of Spruce Woods Provincial Park. fairways and greens. This clubhouse is a large, modern, Access to this section can be gained directly across licensed facility complete with snack bar. Many recreational the entrance road from the Kiche Manitou Campground and competitive tournaments are held throughout the year. entrance. Explore the natural beauty and surroundings Located 0.8 km (0.5 miles) west and 2.5 km (1.5 miles) the Glenboro area has to offer! north of Glenboro. Call (204) 827-2856.

34 SOUTHWEST MANITOBA 2015 TRAVEL GUIDE Hartney & The Rm Of Grassland The newly formed RM of Grassland in the province’s Westman Region comes from the amalgamation of the Town of Hartney, the RM Cameron and RM of Whitewater. There are many communities that make up the municipality that stretches from west of provincial highway 21 to east of provincial highway 10 including: Hartney, Lauder, Grand Clairiere, Elgin, Fairfax and Minto.

Hartney Hopper Days – This “hoppin” weekend takes place August 6th - 9th, 2015 and includes a slo-pitch tournament, garage sales, pancake breakfast, family day, a parade, horticultural show, social, fireworks and much much more!

Lauder Sandhills – This area was created somewhere between 8 to 10 thousand years ago by glaciers. Lakes were formed as the glaciers melted, resulting in sand deposits building up. When the lakes drained, the sand deposits remained. In just over 12 square miles, there are lots of recreational and sporting activities to enjoy, including; snowmobiling, hiking, bird watching, hunting, orienteering and more!

HartCam Museum – Is housed in a two-story building originally erected in 1902 as a general store under A.E Hill Company. The store closed in 1983 and later re-opened in 1995 as a restaurant. Finally, in 1999, it became the museum. In 2006 the movie “The Lookout” was filmed in Hartney using the museum as their bank. In the movie the bank was robbed and the hole through the safe still remains in the museum today. In 2007 the movie “The Stone Angel” was also filmed here, where the museum was used as the general store. It is run by a committee of volunteers and all items have either been loaned or donated to the museum.

Pool & Campground – This beautiful Jr. Olympic size pool with diving board is the place to be in the summer. With the new pool building and pool side lift, the facility is completely wheelchair accessible. Activities taking place at the pool include swimming lessons, aquasizes, lap swim and daily public swimming. The campground, which currently has six electrical sites, will be going through an expansion in the spring of 2015. For more information about the pool or to book a campsite, please call (204) 858-2536 (Recreation Rec Office: 204 858 2536 [email protected] Office) or during the summer months (204) 858-2167 (pool office).

SOUTHWEST MANITOBA 2015 TRAVEL GUIDE 35 Hartney & Area Arena - Open from October to April the Whitewater Park – Whitewater Park is located at the arena is home to the Hartney Blues senior hockey team, junction of Hwy 23 and 22 just east of Elgin. The park Westman Wildcats, various minor hockey teams, and has several campsites available, and a few seasonal spots. the Hartney Figure skating Club. It also offers 2 sheets There is a 9 hole golf course to enjoy. All campers and/or of curling ice. To view the arena, schedule a visit at visitors can enjoy the beach and man made lake to enjoy www.hartney.ca. Ice bookings can be made by calling swimming, boating and fishing!! To book a camping spot Todd at (204) 858-2094. please contact Donald Arnold at (204) 769-2404.

Elgin Community Hall – Is available to rent for any Minto Rink – A natural ice arena open in November function, wedding, socials or even a business meeting. (depending on outside temperature), or early December. The hall committee has installed a digital projector and There are skating lessons and power skating lessons sound system that are available as well. offered by the Minto Figure Skating Club. There are a few rec hockey teams that call Minto Rink their home. Also 2 sheets of curling ice available. Contact the municipality office for more information (204) 776-2172.

36 SOUTHWEST MANITOBA 2015 TRAVEL GUIDE Manitoba Automobile Musuem – Displays over 100 Elkhorn automobiles from the turn of the century to the 1970’s, including many rare and unique vehicles such as the An abundant and excellent water supply was the beginning Marmon car that was returned to the Museum in 2007 for of Elkhorn in the late 1800’s with the development of the display after being restored. The Museum also features an Canadian Pacific Railway and was a major stop for the extensive agricultural display featuring steam engines and steam engines making use of its good quality water. turn of the century farm equipment, a Robert Clarke Indian Recently, an organization called the Elkhorn Development artifact collection as well as many other collectibles. Open Corporation (E.D.C.) has been set in motion supplying May to September. Contact (204) 845-2604. On July 1st, newly constructed affordable housing to individuals and the museum hosts a Canada Day Celebration, which includes families looking for a great community to live. E.D.C. has a pancake breakfast, antique car parade, machinery, currently constructed 25 houses with more to come. threshing demonstrations, and many other activities Elkhorn truly is a great community for all and we welcome for young and old. For a virtual tour or more information you to visit us and see that we are a great place to live, you can visit our website at www.mbautomuseum.com. work and start a business. For more information you can visit our website at www.elkhorn.mb.ca.

SOUTHWEST MANITOBA 2015 TRAVEL GUIDE 37 Elkhorn Memorial Park – Elkhorn Memorial Park features Roseberry Inn Bed & Breakfast – 5 Room facility the Millennium Archway, which was installed in the year with modern conveniences set in an attractive eclectic 2000. Also recently added was a brick pathway and bench surrounding. Contact by phone (204) 845-2388 or 851–5209. commemorating the Village’s 125th along with tree planting and other beautification projects. Also available at the park Elkhorn Golf & Country Club – Bring your clubs and are picnic facilities, and a Spray Park is planned to replace enjoy a round on this nine-hole golf course. Call (204) the existing wading pool. A great place to visit and relax in 845-2161 for more information. a quiet green space. Westwood Ranch Garden Centre – Owned by Mark and Community Campground – Fifteen campsites and tenting Jill Humphries, Westwood Ranch Garden Centre is one area. Ten full service sites with 30 amp power, water and of Westman’s newest attractions and a destination for sewer hookup, firepits, tables and washroom/shower the whole family. This spring and summer, visitors will see facilities. A trailer septic dump area is also located on site. ducks, geese and swans in a pond with a fountain. Sheena Call (204) 845-2161 for more information on campsite the parrot greets guests and a variety of animals make reservations and rates. up their zoo collection – from cheeky lemurs to miniature donkeys and miniature horses, llamas, wallaroos and zebra! Elkhorn Motor Hotel – Modern rooms with queen-size The garden centre also features 7 greenhouses, gift shop, beds, air-conditioned, cable TV, phones; ATM on site, steak snack stop & a Halloween Feature in the fall. Group tours/ pit, vendor, bar, VLTs. Contact by phone (204) 845-2505 school bookings available. For more information contact or fax (204) 845-2150. (204) 845-2002 or visit www.westwoodgardencentre.com.

TRANS CANADA HIGHWAY 38 SOUTHWEST MANITOBA 2015 TRAVEL GUIDE Miniota The Miniota Municipality was created in 1883, including the 5 communities of Arrow River, Beulah, Crandall, Isabella and Miniota. You will find us along highway #83, the longest north-south highways in North America. Come and visit A Municipality full of community pride along with year round recreation, cultural and community events.

Shirt Sleeve Classic – Have you ever curled in July? Miniota has their famous Shirt Sleeve Classic curling bonspiel every 3rd weekend of July. Also included on this weekend are golf and ball tournaments, an abundance of food, kid’s activities, dancing and more. For more information contact Susan Poppel at (204) 567-3633 or (204) 567-3838.

Celebrity Golf Tournament – Another exciting event held in Miniota is the Celebrity Golf Tournament, this event is held every year on the 2nd weekend of June. Golfing is throughout the days on Friday and Saturday, with supper and action sale each night. The proceeds from this event are split between the Miniota Community Center, Miniota Golf Course and Dreams for Kids. For more information please contact Susan Poppel (204) 567-3633 or (204) 567-3838.

Miniota Golf Club and Campground – Come out and enjoy a weekend of fun and relaxation at Miniota’s Golf Club and Campground. Bring your campers and settle in on one of the 23 serviced campsites. Then enjoy a weekend of golf on watered fairways, grass greens. Cart and Club Rentals available Open May – October (204) 567-3553.

Silver Bend Trail – Enjoy a scenic hike through the historical part of the Assiniboine Valley. Follow an old pioneer trail along the edge of the valley. You will find old grave sites, an old homestead and a scenic view of the valley. See where the first steamboats landed to drop supplies to people living in Miniota and Beulah.

Wakpa Tanka Lookout – This is a world class single component site and the only one of its kind in all of Canada. The lookout site will provide a glimpse into aboriginal heritage and culture from 700 - 1100 years ago.

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40 SOUTHWEST MANITOBA 2015 TRAVEL GUIDE Miniota’s front door is the beautiful scenic view of the Assiniboine Valley and River

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Isabella and Miniota Museums – In the village of Isabella visitors can tour two family homes, a retirement home, Virden an old store and a barn which will provide a window back Come visit the charming and friendly community of Virden! in time. Please call Bernice Still at (204) 568-4573 or The town has many attractions including heritage homes (204) 568-4624 for a booking. Miniota Museum boasts and buildings, as well as a variety of recreational facilities houses filled with 1200 different artifacts from all periods, and activities. In 1997, Virden was named the “Second Most including a fascinating display of native artifacts found Beautiful Community in the World” during the International in the area. Open July – August. Call (204) 567-3690 Communities in Bloom competition and has also been for more information. dubbed the “Oil Capital” of Manitoba. Theme Tours – Awaken your sense of adventure! Virden Pioneer Home Museum – Built in 1888, the Pioneer Spend a day on one of our theme tours, Nature, Aboriginal, Home Museum was one of Virden’s first residences to be and History. Groups as well as individuals are welcome. built on Quality Hill – a section of town where many affluent The theme tours are as follows: Nature Tour – Snake Pit, members of the community settled. This lavishly decorated Riparian Forest, Gravel Pit and NISO Valley. History Tour museum depicts life in the Victorian era and is home to more – Isabella and Miniota Museums, UNO Bridge and Silver than 8,000 artifacts. Open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. from May 16 Bend Trail. Aboriginal Tour – Miniota Museum, Tipi Rings to August 31, otherwise by appointment. Phone (204) and Wakpa Tanka lookout. Contact for Tours: Kimberly 748-1659. Donations accepted. Located at 390 King Street. Bohrn Economic Development Officer, Box 13, Miniota, Manitoba, R0M 1M0, Phone (204) 567-3757, Fax: (204) Auditorium Theatres – The Aud Theatre is known as the 567-3807, Email: [email protected]. oldest opera house in western Canada. The 500-seat theatre was built in 1912 and was the only major centre for high-class Hooper’s Lake and Campground – The secret is out! entertainment to be found between Regina and Winnipeg. Hooper’s Lake is a beautiful place to relax on the beach The theatre has seen numerous renovations and upgrades or boating with family and friends. Give the well-kept ball over the 20 past years. Open by appointment only, please diamonds a try. There is camping with water and electrical call (204) 748-1982. Or for bookings, call (204) 845-2002. at a cost of $15.00 per night. Visit www.hooperslake.com Located at 228 Wellington Street West. for more information. St. Mary’s Anglican Church – This beautiful fieldstone church was built in 1892 and is still used for services today. Visitors and residents alike are attracted to its beautiful architectural design and wonderful stained glass windows – some of which were made by Winnipeg artist Leo Mol.

SOUTHWEST MANITOBA 2015 TRAVEL GUIDE 41 Stop & Enjoy

Accommodations · Parks · Art Galleries · Museums · Snowmobile Trails · Walking Trails Golfing · Hunting · Swimming · Serviced Campgrounds · Shopping & Service Stations

FOR INFORMATION, STOP AT OUR TOURIST INFO BOOTH LOCATED IN THE HISTORIC CP RAIL STATION LOCATED ON 6th AVE.

ABOVE (LEFT TO RIGHT): 1220 seat arena · Tundra Oil and Gas Place - multi use recreational facility Historic CP Rail Station · Western Canada's oldest opera house · Banquet/Conference Hall Pioneer Home Museum · Virden's Auditorium Theatre

TOWN OF VIRDEN AND R.M. OF WALLACE-WOODWORTH VIRDEN WEBSITE: WWW.VIRDEN.CA RM OF WALLACE-WOODWORTH WEBSITE: WWW.RMOFWALLACE.CA

42 SOUTHWEST MANITOBA 2015 TRAVEL GUIDE CP Station – Constructed in 1900, this historic railway station is recognized as one-of-a-kind due to its bell-cast gabled hip roof and chateaux style of building. The building was recently restored and renovated and now houses the local arts council office, gift shop and art gallery along with several other community offices. Open Monday to Friday 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. or by appointment. Phone (204) 748-3014. Located at 425-6th Avenue.

River Valley Historical Site – This fieldstone one-room school house was built in 1896 and features original furnishing from when the building was still in use. Picnic and camping areas are located on the grounds. Open by appointment only. Phone (204) 748-3920. Donations accepted. Located northeast of Virden on PR 259.

Virden Walking Tour – See the community’s beautiful homes, historical buildings and attractive parks firsthand. This one to one-and-a-half hour self-guided tour is a relaxing walk with plenty of opportunity to see the sights, stop for coffee or do some shopping along the way. Brochures are available at the town office, tourist booth at the CP station.

The Virden Valley Runners Snowmobile Trails – Tundra Oil and Gas Place – This brand new state of the Travel the breathtaking groomed trailed system through art rec facility boasts 1,200 individual seats, a walking its 300 mile course along the Assiniboine Valley. Stop at track, 500 seat banquet/conference hall, fitness centre, the warming shack to build a nice fire and roast hot dogs. concessions and rental spaces. This facility is now home Make sure that you have your Snopass so that you can to the Virden Oil Capitals, Manitoba Junior Hockey ride the trails as they cross over into Saskatchewan. League’s (MJHL) newest Junior A hockey franchise. Pick up trail maps at Virden Rec. & Water Sports or the Other events held at the facility includes Virden Oil Kings Petro-Canada Service Station. senior hockey, Virden Golden Bears high school hockey as well as outdoor pool activities from June to August. Virden Indoor Rodeo and Wild West Daze – The rodeo Further information including schedules, floor plans is one of the biggest draws of the summer and features and booking contacts can be found on the facilities website bull riding, steer wrestling and barrel racing. Cowboys at http://virdenparksandrecreation.ca. Information can and cowgirls from all across Canada and the United also be obtained by calling (204) 748-30555. States come to participate in this event. The event also features a parade, pancake breakfast, demolition derby Tourist Information Centre – The information center is and high school rodeo competition. Third weekend located in the historic CP Station, located on 6th Avenue in August. and is managed by the Virden Chamber of Commerce. The center is open Tuesday and Thursday from 9 a.m. to Virden Music and Arts Festival – This week-long festival 1 p.m. Further tourist information can obtained by email showcases local talent. The event, which is capped off by contacting [email protected] or through their website with a highlights concert, is held at the Auditorium at www.virdenchamber.ca. Theatre. For more information and dates go to www.flbsd.mb.ca/resources.html.

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skating arena/curling facility, complete with dressing rooms, Oak Lake viewing areas and a large kitchen. The Sports Complex Meandher Creek Pumpkin Patch – “Where Fun Grows”, is located adjacent to the Municipal Park, ensuring that Manitoba’s best kept secret of Fall Family Fun! Open on it is used as a year round facility for a variety of events. weekends from September – October, 2015. Phone (204) 855-3246. Website: www.pumpkinfun.ca. Mid-West Arts Council – Formally known as the Royal Bank Building, the Heritage Arts Centre was originally Oak Island Resort – Located 35 minutes west of Brandon constructed as the Union Bank in 1905. Now occupied on the TransCanada and 9 km south on PR #254. The by the Mid-West Arts Council, the building provides the Resort includes 400 Fully Serviced Campsites, Cabin perfect space for exhibiting various forms of art, serving Rentals, Marina, Store, Creemee, Laundromat, Mini Golf, as the only exhibition space within the district. “Tea at Swimming Pools, Splash Pad and Public Beach. The Resort the Bank” is a popular attraction occurring each Thursday is also home to Oak Island Golf, one of Manitoba’s finest afternoon between the months of June and September. 18 hole championship courses. The campground and golf Phone (204) 764-2400. course are both nestled among 150 year old, 60 foot tall, majestic Oak trees. Visit our clubhouse for lunch after Hamiota Pioneer Club Museum – Features artifacts your round or enjoy the view of the course over dinner. relating to the settlement and development of the district, Oak Lake is a fisherman’s paradise both in summer including a taxidermy display, the former McConnell and winter, offering pickerel, northern pike and perch. railway station and their most recent addition – Oakner Church. Open Sundays in July and August or by appointment. Donations accepted. Phone (204) 764-2552 for more information. Located west of Hwy #21 in the Hamiota Hamiota Municipal Park. Hamiota is known across Canada for the “community health care concept” which was embraced by the Hamiota Pitlockery Trail – Takes walkers east of Hamiota to view District Health Care Centre in the early 1970’s. Today, the marsh life and enjoy the sounds of the varied bird the community continues to forge new paths and provide population, which thrives in the area. Spring brings positive leadership examples for others to follow. warblers, blackbirds and a wide array of ducks. Many stay to raise their young for the summer, only to migrate south Hamiota & District Sports Complex – Opening its doors in the fall season. Chickadees keep watch over the frozen in November of 1991 the Hamiota & District Sports marsh during winter, awaiting the return of spring. Located Complex is the result of outstanding community support along the former railway line. and determination. The Sports Complex is a combination

44 SOUTHWEST MANITOBA 2015 TRAVEL GUIDE Chumah Trail – Leads outdoor enthusiasts west of Hamiota Hamiota Golf Club – A public nine hole grass green to enjoy the prairie grasslands and native vegetation. facility. The licensed clubhouse boasts a food concession, A viewing platform, constructed at the end of the trail large lounge area, as well as an outdoor patio area. The branching off to the north, affords bird watching enthusiasts fairways and grass greens are irrigated ensuring that the a quiet place to get out their binoculars. With more tree course remains one of the nicest in the area. Power cart and bush cover, this trail is better situated for cross country and club rentals are available. skiing in the winter and is groomed regularly. Located along the former railway line. Hamiota Aquatic Centre – A modern facility complete with change rooms and showers. Our heated pool features four Hamiota Municipal Park – Established in 1967 as part 25 meter lanes, a one meter diving board in the diving of Canada’s centennial celebrations, it is home to seven tank, a slide into the pool and the popular zero depth ball diamonds, an outdoor equestrian arena, horse and entry. We offer all levels of water safety courses, instructor cattle barns, soccer pitch, beach volleyball, children’s courses, aqua aerobics, lap swim, adult lessons and public playground, 28 site serviced campground, Hamiota swim times. Municipal Museum and the Hamiota Aquatic Centre. Conveniently located next to the Hamiota & District Sports Experience Hamiota – Hamiota is host to various sporting Complex and the Hamiota Golf Course, the park is the events throughout the year, from hockey and baseball host location of a variety of events on an annual basis. provincials to many soccer and golf events. Come on out in 2015 and visit us at the 123rd Annual Hamiota Agricultural Society Fair. A complete listing of events can be found at www.hamiota.com. “Something for everyone in Hamiota, see you there!”

SOUTHWEST MANITOBA 2015 TRAVEL GUIDE 45 Offers you a quality lifestyle in a rural setting

Enjoy your choice of lifestyle activities all year round in Hamiota. Whether it’s curling or skating at the Hamiota & District Sports Complex, cross country skiing and snowshoeing along our groomed trails, or taking a refreshing swim in the new outdoor heated leisure pool, we’re sure you’ll agree – we’re worth the visit. Summer visitors enjoy golfing, camping, hiking our nature trails and many community events! Our historic Heritage Arts Centre welcomes visitors year round to visit their art gallery. Local business members provide a wide variety of products and services at competitive rates.

Phone (204) 764-3050 www.hamiota.com

46 SOUTHWEST MANITOBA 2015 TRAVEL GUIDE Discover Westman! Visit participating Museums from May - October and receive stamps for a chance to win some GREAT PRIZES!

Participating Locations are: Antler River Historical Society Museum, Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba, Beckoning Hills Museum, Brandon General Museum & Archives, Carberry Plains Museum, Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum, Daly House Museum, Elgin Museum, Hart – Cam Museum, Hillcrest Museum, International Peace Garden, Irvin Goodon Wildlife Museum, J.A.V. David Museum, Manitoba Automobile Museum, Minnedosa Heritage Museum, The Moncur Gallery, The Plum Museum, The RCA Museum, The Seton Centre, Shoal Lake Mounted Police Museum, Souris Railway Museum, Strathclair Museum, Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Museum, Virden Pioneer Home Museum, Waskada Museum

SOUTHWEST MANITOBA 2015 TRAVEL GUIDE 47 You pass by flower beds, soccer pitches, and a beaver dam on your way to the lake, where there are 70 serviced Rivers and unserviced camping sites at Rivers Provinicial Park. Rivers is a growing community built around the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway and now the mainline of CN. The Clack Family Heritage Museum – This unique museum Town of Rivers, its businesses and citizens proudly display houses a beautiful collection of antiques, automobiles and their heritage through the railway themed community. artifacts. It is a must see for any visitor, the museum is There are murals, rail tie planters, a track switch sign, open from May until September. It is located 10 km or 6 an arbor made of train rail, train wheel benches and more. miles northwest of Rivers. For more information, phone There are “Welcome to Rivers” signs that feature a (204) 328-7330 or (204) 328-52400. silhouetted steam train, with a box car and caboose located in the Millennium Park on the East entrance Clair English’s Museum – An 18 km (11 mile) drive to Rivers. There is a skateboard park and children’s park southwest of Rivers will take you to this quaint attraction located in the community as well as variety of businesses. featuring a number of sheds and an old Church. Open year Visit us on the web at riversdaly.ca. round, appointments are necessary. Phone (204) 328-7176.

Millennium Park & Aspen Trail – Tourists are greeted Cozy River Inn – 1 km east of Rivers on Highway # 25. by a Train Rail arbor, Caboose and Boxcar as they enter Country living close to town. Two spacious suites with the Millennium Park. If you want to have a picnic lunch, private bath, separate entrances and a wrap around deck, there is a gazebo in the park and tables to enjoy yourself. A/C. Continental breakfast. Many recreational activities Then take a walk along the top of the Aspen Trail and down close by, walking trail, golf, lake, museums. Open year the side of the slope of the park as the trail continues round. Advance reservations, MC or cash. Phone on to Lake Wahtopanah in the Rivers Provincial Park. (204) 328-4457.

48 SOUTHWEST MANITOBA 2015 TRAVEL GUIDE The Town of TOWN OF RAPID CITY RIVERS “Biggest Little City by a Dam Site” welcomes you

Lions Centennial Campground “A Community on the Move” Valley View Golf Course Rapid City Fish Ladder

• Irrigated Golf Course Phone (204) 826-2679 [email protected] www.rapidcitymb.ca • Fishing Derbies • Bird Watching • Walking Trails Rapid City & Area Wildlife Association – Visit the home • Baseball of Manitoba’s First Fish Ladder, located on the Little • Tennis Saskatchewan River. The Association has constructed • Museum a 4.6 km historical walking trail which boasts scenic views • Boating/Water Skiing of the Little Saskatchewan River Valley and leads you past • Annual Fair/Pit BBQ historic points of interest around Rapid City. • Provincial Park/Campground

For more information contact The Town Office • (204) 328-5250 Email [email protected] or visit us at www.riversdaly.ca Shilo The RCA Museum – Canada’s award-winning National Artillery Museum, a Manitoba Star Attraction and one of Home and Away Lodge – Located in the center of Rivers. the largest military museums in the country. Explore our 801 1st street. Within walking distance of the Hospital, military heritage through the story of Canada’s artillery High School, Groceries, and New Recreation Complex. regiments. Experience its technology, art and culture Two LARGE, barrier free, original suites both with full throughout its five galleries in 24,000 sq ft. Remember the kitchen’s, new washer/dryers, Bell TV /Movies and A/C. contribution of the Canadian Gunner through interactive The 2 bedroom that could sleep 5 and a single bedroom exhibits and audio presentations with 28 artillery pieces suite with an extra cot that could sleep 3. Currently we are going back to the 18th Century and vehicles from WWII building 2 more suites that are nearly finished and should to present. Temporary exhibits ensure that visitors see be complete for October 1st, 2013. Also close to golfing, something new. An outdoor Gun Park features over 35 fishing, walking trail, and downtown. Phone for reservation more artillery pieces and vehicles, a picnic area and ample (204) 328-7771 or (204) 328-5338, cell (204) 724 6192. RV parking. Hours: Victoria Day to Labour Day weekend every day, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. All year Monday – Friday, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Group tours by appointment. Rapid City Admission is charged. Wheelchair accessible. Phone: (204) 765-3000 ext. 3570 Website: www.rcamuseum.com. Situated in the Little Saskatchewan River Valley is the “Biggest Little City by a Dam Site”, just 25 minutes from Brandon. Rapid City boasts a challenging 9-hole golf course, a great beach, an adjacent campground with 8 electric sites, and marvelous fishing on the Little Saskatchewan River. Rapid City is also home to Manitoba’s first fish ladder. The annual High School Rodeo held in May with the Agricultural Fair taking place in June of each year.

SOUTHWEST MANITOBA 2015 TRAVEL GUIDE 49 GO ABOVE AND BEYOND! EXPERIENCE HISTORY WITH A BANG! At The Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum At the RCA Museum A NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE CANADA’S NATIONAL ARTILLERY MUSEUM UN SITE HISTORIQUE NATIONAL LE MUSÉE NATIONAL DE L’ARTILLERIE DU CANADA Au Musée de la Formation Aérienne du Commonwealth Au Musée de L’ARC AU-DESSUS DE LA MÊLÉE! FAITES DE L’HISTOIRE AVEC UN BANG!

Brandon Municipal Airport 204.727.2444 CFB Shilo 204.765.3000 ext. 3570 Aéroport municipal de Brandon 204.727.2444 BFC Shilo 204.765.3000 poste 3570 www.airmuseum.ca www.rcamuseum.com

Visit Manitoba’s star attraction Military Museums. Visitez les Attractions Étoiles des Musées Militaires au Manitoba.

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50 SOUTHWEST MANITOBA 2015 TRAVEL GUIDE Westman Reptile Gardens – Westman Reptile Garden Nature Lover’s Parade – Follow famed naturalist Ernest is a fun, unique and educational experience for everyone! Thompson Seton through the Carberry sandhills by way We offer an up-close look at a huge variety of reptiles, of his many books, works of art and memorabilia displayed arachnids, bugs and amphibians. Come and see our Black at Carberry’s Seton Centre. Tourists from across the globe Mamba, cobras, rattlesnakes, giant pythons, the gators have visited our centre to learn more about this intriguing and crocs, various frogs and turtles… just to name a few. man and the formative years he spent in Manitoba’s only Also, our gift shop has the coolest souvenirs and gift desert ecosystem. ideas for the reptile fanatic. For more information call (204) 763-4030. Winter Fun – Carberry’s Recreation Centre is alive with activity all winter long, offering indoor public skating, curling, bowling, figure skating and hockey. If you prefer the crisp winter air, choose to skate or scrimmage on our Carberry / RM North Cypress new outdoor rink. A place where there is always fun to be Nine Holes on a Sunny Day – The Sandhills Golf and had, friends to meet and a rink burger to eat! Country Club, located just south of Carberry in the RM of North Cypress, is renowned throughout Manitoba as a Historic Downtown Carberry – Our century-old Main beautiful and challenging course to play. A full service club Street is an architectural wonder. Plans have begun for house, cart rentals, on-site camping, lush fairways and an ambitious restoration project to take our Main Street beautiful grass greens await you. Call (204) 834-2325 for back to its glory days. Visit our historic downtown park reservations and ask about our stay and play packages. and enjoy an ice cream in the sun. Shop one of our many Tee off with us! local retailers offering flowers, food, hardware, groceries, handmade crafts, and a multitude of restaurants and Country Fair – For over 130 years, the Carberry Agricultural services. It will be our pleasure to serve you. Society Fair and Races have been a major attraction in Southwest Manitoba. Featuring chariot and chuckwagon Camp Hughes – Come and visit Manitoba’s only races, a midway, fireworks, livestock competitions, a ranch National Historic Site dedicated to the First World War. rodeo, a dance, and old-fashioned home cooking, the first A municipally run park by the town of Carberry and the weekend in July is fun for the whole family. RM of North Cypress know as the “Friends of Camp Hughes”. A Self-Guided tour can be downloaded from the Town Water Fun – Carberry’s Recreation Centre invites young of Carberry Website; www.townofcarberry.ca. Walk the and old to splash in the crystal waters of its swimming training trenches to learn about the soldiers of the First pool. Featuring a kiddy pool, public swimming, aquafit World War. The Camp Hughes Site is situated south of the classes, Red Cross swimming lessons, and a waterslide; Trans Canada Highway, 132 km west of Winnipeg, near an affordable family day in the water beckons. Provincial Road 351. Access to the cemetery and memorial plaque is via gravel road leading south from PR 351. A History Comes to Life – Picture yourself, over 125 years “Camp Hughes Cemetery” and “Self Guided Tour Trenches” ago, making the arduous journey by horse-drawn cart, signs point the way. CAMP HUGHES HERITAGE DAY is over miles of rough trail, lured by the promise of 160 acres set annually on the first Sunday of October. Come out and to call your own. Such was the scenario when the Carberry experience the First World War. For more information visit Plains area was established by European settlers from www.mhsm.ca. Eastern Canada. Visit the Carberry Plains Museum to touch and feel early prairie life. The extensive artifact collections include paintings from the eccentric Criddle-Vane family and memorabilia from famous former residents Tommy Douglas, Stanley Knowles and WWI pilot Wop May. The Museum also includes our unique gingerbread house, a stunning tribute to a fanciful architectural style. One of only three in Canada.

SOUTHWEST MANITOBA 2015 TRAVEL GUIDE 51 RMaa OFrr NORTHbb CYPRESeerrSrryy CC YOUR ROAD TO Family. Friends. Home. Main Street, Carberry

Sandhills Golf & Country Club - Tee off with us! Located just south of Carberry in the RM of North Cypress, our lush and challenging nine-hole golf course awaits you. Full service clubhouse and cart rentals available.

Sprucewoods Provincial Park - Just a few minutes south of Carberry on Highway #5 lies beautiful Sprucewoods Provincial Park. Camp, hike the ever-shifting sand dunes, or simply enjoy a picnic at the beach. Sandhills Golf & Country Club Carberry Agricultural Society Fair & Races - Who doesn't love an old-time country fair? Food, games, midway, livestock competitions and a ranch rodeo are sure to entice the whole family. Join us the first weekend in July!

Carberry's Recreation Centre - Splash in the crystal waters of our new leisure pool! Featuring a waterslide, swimming lessons and kiddy pool – affordable family fun all summer long.

Explore our History - Visit the Carberry Plains Museum and its vast collection of war memorabilia, early homesteader artifacts, and sports memorabilia. Celebrate the life and times of our many former famous residents who made the Carberry Plains area what it is today. For the architectural enthusiast, our Gingerbread house, with its truly unique architectural style and breath-taking gardens, is now open! Gingerbread House The Seton Centre - Follow famed naturalist Ernest Thompson Seton’s shadowy footsteps through the Carberry Sandhills.

Historic Downtown Carberry - Visit our living history and the collection of century-old buildings in Ernest Thompson Seton Manitoba's first designated heritage district. We welcome you!

CONTACT OUR Box 130 Carberry, MB R0K 0H0 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Phone: 204-834-6616 COORDINATOR: Fax: 204-834-6619 E-mail: [email protected] www.townofcarberry.ca

52 SOUTHWEST MANITOBA 2015 TRAVEL GUIDE Austin Manitoba Agricultural Museum – This one-of-a-kind attraction features Canada’s largest collection of operating vintage farm machinery dating back to the late 1880s. The collection includes over 500 agricultural implements; and the Homesteaders Village consists of over 20 buildings depicting prairie history. Located 3 km south of the junction of Hwys #1 and #34, the Museum also features camping and picnic facilities and Oakview, our gift shop. Open: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. daily from May 12th until September 30th; and 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. from October 1st to May 11th. School tours available. For hours and other information please see Museum website ag-museum.com or phone (204) 637-2354.

Manitoba Agricultural Museum Threshermen’s Reunion & Stampede – Come to the 2015 Threshermen’s Reunion & Stampede from July 23rd to 26th. With the dedication of hundreds of volunteers, our agricultural heritage comes alive during the Threshermen’s Reunion & Stampede. The Expo at the 2015 Reunion features Cockshutt. There is something to see and do for everyone.

Manitoba Agricultural Museum Campground – The Three Creeks Campground has 84 electrical sites; 62 are 15 Amp and 24 are 30 Amp; as well as many shaded tenting areas. The campground includes washrooms, showers, a playground and an on-site dumping station. It is a very tranquil shady campground.

Shady Oaks R.V. Resort & Campground – Located on the Trans-Canada Highway #1, between Brandon and Portage La Prairie. Situated in a woodland setting, Shady Oaks offers spacious and shaded sites! 15/30/50 amp; full service available; BigRig friendly/pull-throughs. WiFi. Cabin Rentals. Modern shower facilities; 40’ x 20’ heated pool; walking/cycling trails; playground. Join owners Paul, Charlotte and Hailey Simmons for a warm welcome and enjoy your stay!

Threshermen’s Reunion, Austin Photo credit: Alex Tolton

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Birtle Snake Creek 3-D Archery Shoot – April 26th, one Mile The Draft Horse Capital of Canada- this beautiful and west of Birtle. Food & Drinks available on site. Medals progressive community, located in the scenic Birdtail for all Categories. Family & Spectators Welcome. Contact Valley, is a two time National Communities in Bloom (204) 842-3966 or [email protected]. winner. The natural setting provides a perfect backdrop for outdoor recreation and habitat for the abundant species Birdtail Valley Pasture Pickin’ Jamboree – May long of birds, flora and fauna. As the Heavy Horse Capital, it is weekend (May 15 - 17) brings bluegrass, country, old time not unusual to see a horse drawn wagon or sleigh anytime and gospel musicians to pick or strum acoustic instruments. of year for any special event; from a child’s birthday party Come to join them or tap your toe and enjoy the music to the summer fair or the Christmas sleigh ride. and great food. Contact Dwight Stewart (204) 842-5212.

YELLOWHEADYELLOWHEAD HIGHWAY HIGHWAY 54 SOUTHWEST MANITOBA 2015 TRAVEL GUIDE Self-Guided Tours – The Birtle’s Heritage Walking Tour www.birtle.ca brochure will guide you through a walk in the past any A PLACE TO EXPLORE time of year. Enjoy the stories told in the brochure or on Birdtail Country Museum and other Heritage Attractions. interpretive plaques at many of the heritage sites. Visit Garden & Heritage Self-Guided Tours several of the gardens listed in the self guided tour of Whooo’s That? Costume Barn 3D Archery Shoot - April 26 , 2015 Gardens of Western Manitoba. The route is online. It will 2-day Music Jam - May Long Weekend Downhill Derby & Family Day - July 1, 2015 take you to public gardens and a variety of private gardens. Gallery in the Garden July 11, 2015 Many of these are hidden and are otherwise not available Ag Fair - July 31 & August 1, 2015 Birtle River Run Half Marathon - August 9, 2015 to see.

Hwy 42 & 83 Junction Birdtail Country Museum – The museum at 738 Main 1-800-417-1022 Street in Birtle houses over 5000 artifacts including a variety of household items, military, archaeological and Downhill Derby & July 1st Celebrations – Birtle hosts aboriginal artifacts. The main building, a former Union a fun filled family day of festivities celebrating Canada’s Bank, is arranged as a bank manager’s residence from Birthday – a good morning breakfast; followed by the parade, the early 1900’s. New feature displays each year. Open BBQ in the Park, Youth Fishing Derby, Junior Firefighter July & August, Monday to Friday, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Challenge, a Root Beer Gardens with the ever popular Phone (204) 842-3363. Off-season by appointment, Downhill Derby on Birtle’s infamous paved 7th Street hill… phone (204) 842-5342. Maybe not for everyone to try, but a must see! Finish the day with fireworks over the beautiful Birdtail River. For Birtle Riverside Park and Campground – Something for more information or to participate, call (204) 842-3460. everyone – over the river at the west end of town. Birtle Riverside Golf Course is a scenic but challenging 9-hole Gallery in the Garden – July11th, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Rain golf course built along the winding Birdtail River. Enjoy or Shine, Approximately thirty established and emerging the view from the licensed clubhouse restaurant that artists from Manitoba’s valleylands and beyond will display serves everything from snacks to hot meals and has indoor, their works in unique and inspiring garden settings. outdoor and screened in dining areas. Some would rather Sculptures, carvings, paintings, stained glass, pottery, spend summer days with their family at the exciting new photography and textile creations are featured in this playground suited to children of all ages and located right outdoor gallery. Find us on facebook or call (204) 773-0670. next to the sloping sandy beach where they can cool off in the chlorinated sand bottom swimming area supervised Birtle Agricultural Fair – August Long Weekend – July 31st by lifeguards. Other options are playing tennis on quality & August 1st, this traditional country fair is one of the plexi-pave courts, hiking the trails or kayaking the river biggest small fairs in Manitoba – Antique Tractor Pull, and it can all be done within the park. With mature trees, Draft and Light Horse Shows, MGRA Gymnkana, Home picnic area, playgrounds and open spaces, 32 serviced and Living Displays, Children’s Entertainment and a camp sites, barbecue pits, washrooms, showers, free dance. Come and check it out! Watch the www.Birtle.ca firewood, rental cabins and tent sites – the campground events page for details and to see the December date can accommodate all of your needs. Reserve your spot now when the horses and wagons will reconvene for the annual on www.birtle.ca or call 1-800-417-1022. Christmas Sleigh Ride. Whooo’s That? – The costume barn boasts over 3000 Birtle River Run – Half Marathon, 10k, 5k and the 2k costumes. View the costume displays and investigate what fun run on August 9th will keep you fit as you take in is in the “Tickle Trunk”. In the entire lower level of the the valley views along the the challenging route, which barn, Elly the creative owner/designer, has created sets rates as a 5 on the Climb Index. See us on Facebook. from the old west. Book your appointment to visit – you Early bird deadline June 30th. Register at www.mraweb.ca. can even dress in period costume and have a photo shoot. Call Steve at (204) 847-0089. Bus tours welcome. (204) 842-3616.

SOUTHWEST MANITOBA 2015 TRAVEL GUIDE 55 Snow’s Log home – The Snow family have built a log Marshall Chambers Park – Additional serviced and home from logs cut from local trees. It is built to replicate unserviced campsites are located at the scenic south end the homes of prairie pioneers. Inside is a display of period of Shoal Lake, four miles south of town and one mile west, furnishings. To view this unique heritage collection, in the cottage district. There is a playground, beach, call 204-764-2388. washrooms and a boat launch. Phone (204) 759-2565 for reservations.

Prairie Mountain Regional Museum – The Prairie Shoal Lake And Oakburn Mountain Regional Museum is a new heritage destination Shoal Lake, Oakburn and area offers exceptional year-round being developed along the TransCanada Yellowhead recreational opportunities including fishing, boating, Highway #16 as a joint venture between Shoal Lake and swimming, birding, hunting, hiking, biking, ice-fishing, Strathclair. It will display a large collection of fully restored snowmobiling and cross-country skiing. The countryside horse-drawn vehicles and related exhibits. The PMRM has is adorned with rich Ukrainian heritage sites, waterfowl and begun to create a heritage rural setting to complement wildlife. Find something for everyone at www.shoallake.ca. the main facility and increase interpretive opportunities. For more information visit our website, tourism section: Camping – Shoal Lake is fortunate to have lake side www.shoallake.ca. seasonal and day sites with water, hydro and a dumping station. All located just a short walk from downtown on the Lakeside Golf Club – A nine-hole fully irrigated grass north east side of the lake. To book a site please call (204) green course measuring just over 3,040 yards on the west 759-2629. A newly constructed 59 seasonal campground shore of Shoal Lake. The blend of low lying shrubs, trees, complete with water, hydro and sewer is located as part of and wildflowers, along with a scenic view of the lake and the golf course. These sites are 60 x 30 and just a short walk local wildlife, makes the course attractive not only to golfers to the club house and lake. Located right along highway 42, but anyone who enjoys nature’s beauty. The new licensed just drive right in and relax. For more information or to book clubhouse offers golfers a pro-shop and club, pull cart, a site call (204) 759-2051. and motorized cart rentals. Call (204) 759-2002.

Police and Pioneer Museum – Shoal Lake is home to one Shoal Lake Agricultural Society Fair – Held the third of the longest serving police detachments in Canada and Wednesday in July and caters to the whole family! Start hosts Manitoba’s official museum honoring the North West your day with a free pancake breakfast, then go and watch Mounted Police. Built in 1984 in Lakeview Park, the museum our parade with 30 or more different entries. The heavy, is a replica of the NWMP barracks established at the south light and cattle competitions start early and run all day. end of Shoal Lake in 1875. It also houses the tourist See the heavy horses pulling carts or cheer on the young information centre. Open daily during July and August. equestrians. We offer an excellent hot lunch after which Phone (204) 759-3326. For viewing outside of regular hours you can view the Home Living section featuring displays please phone (204) 759-2826. of Horticulture, Sewing, Quilting, Canning, Baking, Junior crafts and artwork and garden produce. In the arena there Lakeview Park – Beautiful serviced and unserviced is entertainment for both and adults and children as well campsites are located along the lake in the southwest as Inflatable Structures, and a small children’s game corner. corner of town complete with modern washrooms/showers, We offer hot dogs and hamburgers as a fast food snack beach, playground, and marina. Landscaped walking paths as well. Outside you will find a variety of new agricultural include a trail to the golf course and the aerated lake has machines for viewing as well as other varied activities. fish ready to catch all year. Phone (204) 759-2629 for reservations. We are the third fair in the famous “Milk Run” which starts in Oak River, then Strathclair, Shoal Lake, Hamiota, Harding and Oak Lake. It is a week full of family fun.

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SOUTHWEST MANITOBA 2015 TRAVEL GUIDE 57 Mass Grave and Monument – A monument here marks the location where, in 1899, 45 Ukrainian immigrants, Strathclair 42 of them children, succumbed to scarlet fever. Most of Our greatest attraction is the beautiful and serene prairie them were buried at the site. The monument was erected scenery. Strathclair has many attractions and recreational in 1991 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of opportunities for your enjoyment. Check out our website Ukrainian settlement in Canada. Located north of Shoal at www.strathclair.ca. Lake just off Hwy #21 (north of Oakburn). Strathclair Museum – The Strathclair Museum situated Buddas – When the Ukrainian settlers arrived in 1899, on Main Street in Strathclair, was originally the CP Rail their first homes were small tent-shaped pole structures Station. The Museum houses a myriad of the life and times covered with straw, known as buddas. Michael Swistun, of the local pioneer. St. Georges Anglican Church and who was born in a budda in 1900, later constructed 2 a replica Blacksmith Shop is also on site. The Museum buddas on the original site next to the settlement trail is open July – August (and anytime by appointment). and donated them with 32 hectares (80 acres) of land For info phone (204)365-5331 or (204) 365-2196. to the Town of Rossburn as an historic site. Located north of Shoal Lake on PR 566. The Bend Theatre – Is locally known as one of our “prized possessions” and was built some sixty years ago. The interior TransCanada Trail – The Rossburn Subdivision of the is adorned with wainscots of tamarack milled by the builder TransCanada Trail runs through the northern portion Alex Kippen and Paddy Trim from the mill at Riding of the Rural Municipality of Shoal Lake. A scenic picnic Mountain. Each year the Strathclair Drama Club thrills area is located where the trail passes through Oakburn. audiences with sold out live musical productions. The Strathclair Theatre Committee organizes a concert season with guest performers gracing the stage at the Bend Theatre.

58 SOUTHWEST MANITOBA 2015 TRAVEL GUIDE Hudson Bay Steam Boiler – This big steam boiler was used to power the flour mill that the Hudson Bay Co. had built. It was shipped to Churchill from there by river barge RURAL MUNICIPALITY along inland waterways to Fort Ellice. It was then dragged OF over land to its destination in Elphinstone. The old steam STRATHCLAIR boiler is still situated on the hill on the old Hudson Bay property in Elphinstone. Situated on the hill with the old steam boiler is an old threshing machine. These antiques were placed there in memorial of these pioneer times.

The Bend Cemetery – Situated overlooking the beautiful valley, it is a final resting place of many pioneers including the original surveyor, Duncan Sinclair. If you visit the Bend you will note that the only grave facing North is Duncan Sinclair’s - facing the North Star. The Bend Cemetery is visited by many researching family roots.

Salt Lake/Thomas Lake/Crawford Lake – Camping, swimming and water skiing can be enjoyed just 5 miles south of Strathclair at Carlton Beach. Carlton Beach has serviced sites, including washrooms for your camping 127 Veterans Way P.O. Box 160 Strathclair, MB R0J 2C0 enjoyment. Sport fishing is enjoyed at Thomas Lake and Phone: (204) 365-2196 Fax: (204) 365-2056 Crawford Lake. We have many small lakes located in the Email: [email protected] north end of the municipality for all of your fishing and boating enjoyment.

Strathclair RV Park – This RV Park located just off Highway 16 at the north end of the town of Strathclair is fully serviced with economical rates for the weary traveler to stop for a restful break from your travels. There are washroom facilities for the tenters.

The Old Iron Club – The Old Iron Club was formed by a dedicated group of gentlemen who have been busy refurbishing pieces of pioneer equipment for your viewing enjoyment. The club holds threshing demonstrations for public enjoyment in the fall of each year. Held yearly is an old Tractor Derby which welcomes all old tractors from surrounding areas to participate. For info phone (204) 937-5331.

The Province of Manitoba legislated “forced amalgamations” and this has brought the amalgamation of the R.M. of Strathclair with the Municipality of Shoal Lake beginning January 2015. You will see us under the Rural Municipality of Yellowhead next year!

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Western Days – A busy weekend in August featuring; lively Sandy Lake downtown parade, outdoor breakfast and meals including Borshch and clay oven-baked bread, fireworks, kiddies Sandy Lake is centrally located in the South Riding korner, old time bingo and much more. Mountain region. Besides providing all types of summer activities it is an excellent area for hunting, snowmobiling, Churches & Architecture – Two Byzantine churches with and ice-fishing. The town site features a central town towering domes stand opposite each other, both featuring square for local events, flower-filled boats and a good classic artwork by European iconographers. Each has variety of restaurants and camping sites. unique qualities worth viewing. Also featured in town; false front buildings in the 1920’s and 30’s style. Contact Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Museum – Features artifacts Museum for tours. from the original Riding Mountain settlement of 1899, including beautifully embroidered, hand crafted clothing, Pioneer Cemetery – Established by Métis settlers about a display of traditional Ukrainian arts and crafts, with 1880, this cemetery was later used by the Russo-Orthodox Easter eggs, wood carvings and traditional breads. Take parish. Abandoned for many years, it was restored in time to tour the log house with its unique look, vertical 2000 and had a Métis cross erected during a sweetgrass wooden hinge and thatched roof. Nearby, a kiosk is ceremony. Has connections to Louis Riel. Follow PR 250 dedicated to our pioneers and railroaders. Here maps a mile north of Sandy Lake then follow signs. and pictorial history bring our heritage & culture to life. Phone (204) 585-2636/2652. Trans-Canada Trail – Provides a panoramic view of the Minnedosa lake and distant island. A must stop is the Symonds “Rail Manitoba’s Valley Paradise is located in the scenic Little to Trails” Kiosk. The trail passes along the Beaufort Lake Saskatchewan River Valley at the junction of Highways 16 woods and water portion, acknowledged as one of the most and 10. Minnedosa is a flourishing tourist center with an attractive in the province with wildlife, native flowers and 18 hole golf course, beach, campground and kayak club, herbal plants. Great for bird watching. heritage village, shops, restaurants, and accommodations including turn–of-the-century charming B & B’s and don’t Sandy Lake – Busy and popular, where everyone lives just forget – Ski Valley! Winner of Communities in Bloom a short walk away. Convenient boat launches for fishing awards in 2001 & 2004 and home to Western Canada’s or pleasure, and great for swimming, picnics and water best paddling and rowing facility; you’ll want to discover sports. Minnedosa.

60 SOUTHWEST MANITOBA 2015 TRAVEL GUIDE Skate the Lake – February brings us fun on Lake beach, we offer a great place to “get away from it all”. Minnedosa. Skate the Lake is a volunteer run, non-profit Call 1-888-867-3450 for reservations or visit our pond hockey tournament. The tournament takes place on website from home or from your smart phone at Lake Minnedosa which the Town of Minnedosa prepares www.discoverminnedosa.com for information and rates. with several rinks to allow for multiple games to be played at once. The non-contact, 4-on-4 format features customized Minnedosa Chamber of Commerce – Town Wide Yard nets instead of goalies and special rules to ensure safety Sale - Come out BRIGHT AND EARLY for our Community and fair play. Lake Minnedosa provides the natural setting Garage Sale Weekend on Saturday May 16, 2015. The local needed to hold a successful event. There is no question that businesses invite you to visit our community to shop, enjoy our Lake exceeds any other venue out there for an event of lunch, visit our attractions & get your fill of garage sales. this nature. 2014 profits will go towards the Minnedosa Shoppers can check the Minnedosa Tribune for a complete Regional Events Centre project. For more information listing of sales in the area - available in May 2014 or email or to register on-line, visit www.skatethelake.ca. [email protected] and we can send you a map!

Minnedosa Lake, Beach and Campground – Site of the Bison Compound, Walking Trails & Swinging Bridge – 1999 Pan-Am Games rowing, canoeing and kayaking events, The Oxbow Nature Trail takes you along the Little Minnedosa Lake has a beautiful sand beach, picnic areas, Saskatchewan River by the dam, through a marsh walk, play structures, baseball diamonds and a soccer field. Our across the swinging bridge and around the bison compound. lakeside campground has 150 campsites, 15 and 30 amp Bison are always easily spotted, providing easy viewing service, playground, showers, and washrooms. Located on of these majestic creatures that once roamed the prairies PTH 262 on the northeast edge of town, right next to the by the hundreds of thousands.

SOUTHWEST MANITOBA 2015 TRAVEL GUIDE 61 62 SOUTHWEST MANITOBA 2015 TRAVEL GUIDE Minnedosa Heritage Village & Museum – Come visit Minnedosa Agricultural Fair – Saturday & Sunday, July our newest restoration project – the octagon agricultural 11th & 12th, 2015. Located at Minnedosa Agricultural display building, one of only three surviving buildings Fairgrounds, this year’s events will include draft & heavy of the kind in all of Manitoba. We also invite you to visit horseshow, English & Western light horseshow, and our museum in the old hydro building, a country church, a Miniature horseshow. The display building will have furnished heritage home, rural school house, blacksmith baking, sewing, art & handicrafts, and there will be shop, log barn, windmill, trapper’s cabin, water wheel and concessions on site. Admission is by donation and trout pond. Open every day from the end of June - Labour includes the whole weekend. Fair books and entries Day 1 p.m. - 8 p.m. Tours by appointment May to October, will be available at The Provincial Building (Ag Office), Phone (204) 867-2027. Heritage day takes place on Sunday, and online at www.discoverminnedosa.com. Contact July 12, 2015 – a full day of entertainment, food, tours Bruce Sharpe for more information at (204) 867-7503. and fun for the whole family. Historic Buildings and Founder’s Parks – The Stone Minnedosa’s Annual FunFest – July 10th - 12th, 2015 House Walking Tour will guide you throughout the – Activities include: Bike decorating, Kiddie’s parade, community to view historic buildings and their history. Ice cream in the park, Funfest Parade, Lions pancake Learn about the people who were influential in Minnedosa’s breakfast, Rotary dinner, Street Market, Music Jam at early years with a walking tour of the Founder’s Parks Tanner’s Crossing Park on Main Street, Home and Garden located throughout the downtown area. Pamphlets are tours, Fun Fest Dances - both Friday and Saturday, and available for each of these tours with locations and GPS Heritage Day on Sunday at Heritage Village. Don’t forget coordinates. to get in on the soccer, baseball or rugby tournaments!

SOUTHWEST MANITOBA 2015 TRAVEL GUIDE 63 Minnedosa Golf Course – Treat yourself to a great golf Tilson Place – (formerly The Castle Bed & Breakfast) – You experience at one of Manitoba’s most picturesque courses. will be enchanted by this 1901 Queen Anne home, restored Minnedosa Country Club offers 18 holes of great golf – and decorated with contemporary art and antiques. Four elevated tees, manicured greens, and unique views of spacious guest rooms as well as main floor common areas Manitoba. Our links-style course provides an enjoyable with 2 parlors, dining room, TV/VCR, games and books. outing regardless of your skill level. With over 100 feet Located in town and within walking distance to all amenities. of elevation change throughout the course, you’re sure Phone (204) 867-2830 or visit www.tilsonplace.com. to enjoy the views. Call 1-888-867-3151 to book your tee time. Visit us online or on your smart phone at Little Saskatchewan River Outfitters –Guiding/ www.discoverminnedosa.com. Outfitting business specializing in bow hunts for white tail deer and black bear. Allocation of 12 non-resident archery Canada Day Activities – Celebrate Canada Day with deer licences and 6 non-resident bear tags. Provides bear activities for the whole family at Minnedosa Beach. hunts for residents in the spring and fall. Provides archery Children’s activities, musical entertainment, beach deer hunts for residents and non-residents in the fall. All volleyball, wiener roast and more. The day ends hunting takes place in and along Little Saskatchewan River with a fantastic fireworks display over the lake. Valley, near Minnedosa. All accommodations and meals www.discoverminnedosa.com will take you to our for hunters are provided by local motels and restaurants. homepage. Click on Visiting and Festivals and Events. The premise is wheel chair accessible. Can accommodate physically challenged hunters. Owned and operated Rockin’ the Fields – Minnedosa’s annual rock festival by Ernie and Marilyn Noordenbos (204) 867-1943. will take place Friday-Sunday on the August long weekend, 2015. 2014 bands included Bret Michaels, Three Days Grace, The Sheepdogs, Harlequin, Honeymoon Suite & more. 2015 promises to be bigger and better Neepawa than ever. The Main stage continues to improve and the “Neepawa” which means “plenty” or “abundance” in volunteers continue to make site improvements. The RFM the Cree language summarizes the community perfectly, site is on the east side of Minnedosa Lake, within walking as Neepawa has plenty to offer those who visit and those distance of town. On-site camping is always fun. Visit who choose to call it “Home”. Nestled into the palm www.rockinthefields.ca or call 1-888-330-8333 for band of the Beautiful Plains region of Manitoba, the location 1 announcements, or tickets. of the Town of Neepawa makes it within 1 /2 hour driving distance from the majority of Manitoba’s population. Minnedosa Rodeo – Saturday to Monday, August 1, 2 & 3, Neepawa is the Lily Capital of the world. Neepawa was 2015 at Minnedosa Fairgrounds. Activities include 3D barrel the Communities in Bloom National Award Winner in racing, Heartland Rodeo, dance, children’s activities, petting 2003, and have been annually recognized for our four farm, face painting, concession, and beer gardens. Lily Parks, heritage, conservation, and volunteerism. Neepawa has been provincially recognized, “Manitoba’s Fairmount Bed & Breakfast – Fairmount is a 1914 most beautiful Community” 3 times over the years. farmhouse on a scenic pond near Minnedosa, a wonderful To truly understand just what Neepawa has to offer, place to see woodland and wetland birds. Unwind on the you must see it for yourself. As the land of plenty, deck as you watch sheep grazing, or hike and ski at Riding the historical town of Neepawa is something to behold! Mountain National Park. Enjoy country cooking with farm Telephone (204) 476-7600 or www.neepawa.ca. products. Lunches and dinners provided at additional cost. Great for workshops and retreats. Phone (204) 874-2165, email [email protected] or visit the website www.bedandbreakfast.mb.ca.

64 SOUTHWEST MANITOBA 2015 TRAVEL GUIDE Neepawa Golf & Country Club – One of the finest golf many other movie houses in rural Manitoba - run down courses in Manitoba, this course is challenging yet and on the verge of closing for good as a casualty of home responsive and fair for all calibre of golfer. Built along the video. Now, it has been refreshed and renovated through escarpment of the Whitemud River, the natural beauty of community involvement and pride! The Roxy has undergone this course is second to none. The well-established trees major changes transforming it into a state-of-the-art digital and beautiful terrain is enhanced by the winding river. The movie theatre with 3D movies and full surround sound. breathtaking views from the elevated tees is reason enough Affordable prices, great movies including new releases to visit. Take time to admire the scenery and you may be and distinguished live theatre productions. Located lucky enough to spot some of the wildlife inhabiting our at 291 Hamilton Street in downtown Neepawa. course. Judges from the Communities in Bloom in 2003 Visit www.neepawa.ca/roxy. state “The golf course has undergone a huge expansion that has been carefully done to preserve the natural beauty Riverside Cemetery – Riverside Cemetery is the final of the area.” Judges also cited under environmental resting place for famous author, Margaret Laurence and awareness, “That the natural habitat is being protected contains the family burial plot for the founding family, with careful planning and professional management of the Grahams. Riverside Cemetery is the furthest west the entire golf course property.” Tee off at (204) 476-5711 burial place for a victim of the sinking of the Titanic. or www.neepawagolf.com. The cemetery is best known for the Davidson Memorial, or more often called the Stone Angel. Neepawa’s beautifully The Historic Roxy Theatre – Originally built as an Opera manicured Riverside Cemetery is a must see for everyone House in 1906 then by the 1930s it had been converted who appreciates history & Canadiana. It is located to the Roxy Theatre. Between 1930 and 1988 it was like at No. 7 Smith Drive.

SOUTHWEST MANITOBA 2015 TRAVEL GUIDE 65 Lions Riverbend Park – Lions Riverbend Campground is located just off Highway #16, at 500 Broadway Avenue. The campground is open from May to September each year MARGARET and has sites for all types of RV’s. There are over 70 sites LAURENCE available with sewage disposal, washrooms, drinking water HOME and showers located in the immediate vicinity. In 2011, 204.476.3612 a 9-hole disc golf course was created and is accessible 312 1ST AVE to everyone. Discs can be signed out at the swimming NEEPAWA pool from May-August and also at the Town Office (#275 Hamilton Street). A map of the course and score cards can be found as well as printed from the Leisure Services website – www.neepawa.ca/leisure. The campground is located right beside the outdoor swimming pool (offering complete Red Cross swimming lessons). Also close by is the 18 hole golf course, walking trails, fishing, picnic areas and baseball diamond. The campground site is only a short distance from Neepawa’s downtown shopping centre. Telephone (204) 476-7676.

Margaret Laurence Home - The childhood home of renowned author Margaret Laurence known for her series of books set in the fictional town of “Manawaka” and based on Neepawa. Designated as a heritage site, it houses several artefacts including Margaret’s doctoral robes, typewriter and original furnishings. Visit the past and learn about our own icon at 312 First Avenue. Open May long weekend until Labour Day. Admission: $5 (adults) $3 (students). Telephone 204-476-3896 or www.mts.net/~mlhome/.

The Lily Nook – Situated on the outskirts of Neepawa, Manitoba on the landscaped six acre show gardens, over 1,500 named varieties are grown spanning all nine divisions of the genus lilium. The growing field of over 8 acres is a kaleidoscope of color and is additionally open for viewing the 3rd week of July during peak blooming time. We invite you to visit and view these very exciting, beautiful flowers during the month of July. The Lily Shoppe offers lily gifts, souvenirs and potted lilies and daylilies for sale. Lily bulbs available Spring and Fall. www.thelilynook.com.

Manawaka Gallery & The Viscount Centre for the Arts – This is a community art gallery operated by the Viscount Cultural Council. Exhibitions are changed monthly. Located at 293 Mountain Avenue. Open Tuesday – Friday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., or by appointment. Free admission (donations accepted). Phone (204) 476-3232.

66 SOUTHWEST MANITOBA 2015 TRAVEL GUIDE Gladstone OUR RICH PRAIRIE PAST AWAITS YOU... VISIT Affectionately known as Happy Rock, located just off the Yellowhead Highway #16, the community of Gladstone is a thriving prairie town. As a growing tourism centre, GLADSTONE, Gladstone offers natural splendor and many recreational WESTBOURNE & LAKEVIEW opportunities. For more information visit www.gladstone.ca or call (204)385-2332. Find us on Facebook!

Gladstone and District Museum – Former CNR train station showcasing our past. Check out our expanded aboriginal display, “Legion Room” showcasing veterans from both World Wars, CN Caboose, Signal Man’s Shack, and more. Located on 6th Street, near Williams Park. Open May, June, September weekends and July and August – Wednesday to Sunday. Call for times. Group tours available upon request. There is an admission charge. Call (204) 385-2551 or (204) 385-2332.

Williams RV Park and Campground – A well kept secret! Offers 30 and 15 amp service (most are riverside) as well as a tenting area. Modern showers, washrooms, RV sewage disposal, outdoor pool, and kiddie pool, playground, ball RECREATION: diamonds, basketball court, horse stables. *New Wellness • Williams RV Park & Campground – Gladstone Trail and Skateboard Park!* Reservations encouraged. • Gladstone Golf & Country Club – 9 Hole Course Gladstone Skating Arena and Curling Club for winter • Lynch’s Point Camping – Westbourne • Sportsman’s Corner Camping – Westbourne enthusiasts. Call Reservations at (204) 212-3047 • Einarson Park Campground – Langruth or e-mail [email protected]. Located at 88-5th Street in the Northwest corner of town. Visit www.gladstone.ca. SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS: • Big Grass Marsh Happy Rock Roadside Attraction & Visitor Information • Home of the Happy Rock Booth – Gladstone’s Most Famous Attraction! Located • Third Crossing Museum along the TransCanada Highway #16. Have your picture • Gladstone District Museum taken with Happy! Visitor Booth open in the summer with • Gladstone Ag Society modern washrooms, and picnic area. “Happy to Serve You!” • Weekly Summer Farmer’s Market • Hollywood Beach – Lakeview • Plumas Fair – July Gladstone Golf Club & Restaurant – Lovely 9 hole course FIND • Fair and Rodeo – August US ON – par 36 located 4 km south of Gladstone on Provincial Highway #34 or 25 km North of the TransCanada Highway on Provincial Highway #34. Fully Licenced Clubhouse Restaurant can accommodate up to 60 for lunch and www.GLADSTONE.ca dinner. Find us on Facebook! www.golfgladstone.com “Happy to serve you!” Call (204) 385-2998.

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SOUTHWEST MANITOBA 2015 TRAVEL GUIDE 67 Gladstone Agricultural Society Fair – Annually held early August. Pancake breakfasts, parades, dances, kids’ activities, ball tournament, agricultural displays and much more. www.gladstone.ca under Fairs and Festivals!

Henderson Haven Bed & Breakfast – 26 Broadfoot Street. Come stay in Manitoba’s friendliest town! Phone (204) 385-2412 or email: [email protected].

Big Grass Marsh – Located just north of Gladstone. In 1938, the Big Grass Marsh was the first Ducks Unlimited Project in Canada. Important Bird Area. Phone (204) 385-2388.

Galloway Brothers Department Store, Provincial Heritage Site – Constructed in 1902, and designed by prominent architect George W. Gouinlock (1861-1932), remains one of the earliest department store buildings outside a major urban centre in Manitoba. Located at 37 Morris Avenue North.

68 SOUTHWEST MANITOBA 2015 TRAVEL GUIDE Brandon “You Belong in Brandon” – with its rich agricultural heritage, natural resources and diverse culture, the opportunity to explore becomes endless. From major attractions to major events Brandon is where you belong. Come and discover the wonders of Brandon where our hospitality is second to none!

Riverbank Discovery Centre – Home to Brandon Tourism, Brandon First and Ducks Unlimited Canada’s Provincial Field Office. The Tourism Centre is open year-round and contains information on the City of Brandon, the Southwest Manitoba region as well as Canada and the United States. The Centre also offers souvenirs, RV parking and dump site (open May to October, weather dependant), picnic areas, playground, outdoor fitness stations and interpretive information on the natural beauty of the area. It serves as a starting point for the extensive Assiniboine Riverbank Trail System. Tel: (204) 729-2141; toll-free: 1-888-799-1111; Located at 545 Conservation Drive. website: www.riverbank.mb.ca; email: [email protected].

Assiniboine Riverbank Trail System – The corridor stretches 17 km (10.5 miles) throughout the heart of the City of Brandon. Pathway paving, lighting and connectivity are being rebuilt following severe flooding and significant Third Crossing Agricultural Museum – Located just West dike construction. The trail system ranges from natural river of Gladstone off the TransCanada Yellowhead Highway 16. bottom forest to paved, lit walkways and links sports venues The Museum boasts a vast array of early farm implements. to downtown shopping and dining. Enjoy an afternoon stroll Annual Threshing Days are held the 3rd weekend in along the riverbank or a picnic in one of the many parks August. Call (204)385-2877 for more information. or shelters along the way. Information is available at the Riverbank Discovery Centre. Tel: (204) 729-2141; toll-free: Plumas Agricultural Fair – Plumas Ag Society holds their 1-888-799-1111; website: www.riverbank.mb.ca; email: annual fair on the 4th Saturday in July. Contact Doreen [email protected]. Smith at 204-386-2881. Parade, Pancake breakfast, Ag Displays, MGRA horse show, Kids games and much more. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Research Centre – Visit one of the five original experimental farms established Plumas Craft Sale – Plumas Hall Auxiliary holds their in Canada under the Experimental Farm Stations Act of annual craft sale the 1st Saturday in November in the 1886. Brandon Research Centre is a centre of expertise for Plumas Community Hall. land resource management in Western Canada. Its mandate is to develop sustainable crop and livestock production systems for the Parkland region. Enjoy a walk around the station grounds and take in the natural beauty (no tours are available of the indoor facilities). Please respect posted signage. 2701 Grand Valley Road west of 18th Street North.

BRANDON SOUTHWEST MANITOBA 2015 TRAVEL GUIDE 69 Working for Brandon East

ADMISSION IS FREE Tuesday to Friday 10am – 5pm Thursday until 9pm Saturday 12pm – 5pm *Closed Sundays, Mondays and Major Holidays Drew Caldwell 710 Rosser Avenue, Brandon MB MLA for Brandon East (Enter through the Town Centre Mall at 710 Rosser Avenue, Brandon MB) 204-727-8734 204-727-1036 [email protected] www.agsm.ca DrewCaldwell.ca

Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba – A non-profit, YMCA – The Dood Cristall Family YMCA opened in August, public Art Gallery, the AGSM offers contemporary art 2013. Focusing on children and families, the Y believes exhibits of regional, national and international significance in access for all, regardless of economic circumstances. with an emphasis on Manitoba art. The gift shop features Features: 25 m lap pool, rec pool, lazy river, spray features, fine crafts and art by Manitoban artisans. Also available: waterslide, on-deck steam room & hot tub, Fitness Centre exhibit tours, school tours and art classes. Free admission. with a wide array of cardio & strength equipment, fitness Located at 710 Rosser Avenue, 2nd Floor. Open Hours: studio, fitness classes, personal training, play structure, Tuesday – Friday 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Thursday until child minding, and more. 231 8th Street. 9 p.m., Saturdays 12 p.m. – 5 p.m. Closed Mondays and www.ymcabrandon.com. major holidays. Closed weekends over the summer. Contact: (204) 727-1036, [email protected] or www.agsm.ca. Experience Downtown Brandon – Experience the difference in Downtown Brandon! You will find one of a kind Brandon’s Community Sportsplex – This multipurpose specialty shops and restaurants to make your shopping facility is home to an arena, 50 metre handicap-accessible and dining experience a family pleasure. Take a stroll swimming pool with waterslide, three racquetball courts, alongside beautiful heritage buildings and parks or bring track and field facilities and playground. Please contact your mobile device and enjoy complimentary Wi-Fi all over for admission costs and more information. Tel: downtown. Bring your bike or skateboard and catch some (204) 729-2470; website www.thesportsplex.ca. air on downtown’s extensive new skate plaza, or just sit Located at 30 Knowlton Drive. and enjoy the atmosphere of historic Downtown Brandon.

70 SOUTHWEST MANITOBA 2015 TRAVEL GUIDE BRANDON’S Albert's NEWEST SUITE SPOT! SPRUCE WOODS Family Restaurant Free Deluxe Hot Breakfast Constituency Salt water pool / hot tub Constituency Office 2130 Currie Blvd Box 129 Glenboro, 1 888 213 2192 MB R0K 0X0 204 7273600 Phone: (204) 827-3956 Toll Free: 1-866-702-1241 Fax: (204) 827-3957 [email protected] www.cliffcullen.ca Greek Food * Pizza * Steak * Prime Rib HIGHLAND MINI GOLF Cliff Cullen, MLA DRIVING RANGE ROCK CLIMBING WALL BASKETBALL BRANDON WEST Constituency 2000 Highland Avenue, Constituency Office Brandon, MB 204.727.3911 20-18th St. Brandon, www.albertsbistro.com DAYS-INN-BRANDON.COM MB R7A 5A3 Phone: (204) 728-2410 Fax: (204) 726-4740 Keystone Centre – Welcome to the Keystone Centre – [email protected] Community at Heart. The Keystone Centre is Western www.reghelwer.com Canada’s premiere facility for all your recreation, entertainment, convention and agricultural events. The Keystone Centre currently sits on approximately 90 acres in Brandon busiest commercial district and offers 540,000 square feet of multi-use space all under one roof. Located Reg Helwer, MLA at 1175 – 18th Street. Visit www.keystonecentre.com or call (204) 726-3500 for more information. ARTHUR-VIRDEN Constituency Western Manitoba Centennial Auditorium – The WMCA Constituency Office is Western Manitoba’s main venue for the performing arts, 526-7th Ave. S. community events, and professional entertainers. Each Box 459 Virden, year the WMCA hosts a variety of performances: MB R0M 2C0 professional ballet, symphony orchestra and classical Phone: (204) 748-6443 chamber music, community and high school theatrical Fax: (204) 748-6492 productions, several cultural festivals, guest lectures, conferences, school music concerts, and professional [email protected] comedians and musicians. The WMCA also hosts many [email protected] community events such as graduation and convocation ceremonies, orientation days and educational events. Doyle Piwniuk, MLA

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The mix of professional and community activities serves costuming for your own precious doll is also available. the needs and interests of the people of Western Manitoba. By appointment only (204) 728-1245. Located 3.75 km Located at 205 – 20th Street. For a current list of what’s east of Brandon on Hwy #1 and north on Humesville Road. happening, call (204) 728-9510 or visit www.wmca.ca. Admission charged.

Brandon Hills Wildlife Management Area – This area is Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum – Canada’s home to a variety of plant and animal species and offers only Air Museum dedicated solely to those who trained and the perfect setting for recreational activities such as hiking, fought for the British Commonwealth during the 1939 – cross-country skiing, cycling and bird watching. The trails 1945 War. Explore this World War II Royal Canadian Air are made up of loops ranging in distance from 2 km to Force Training Base showcasing aircraft, artifacts and 7.5 km. Maps of the area are available at the Riverbank memorabilia. A National Historic Site, this museum is one Discovery Centre and more information on the area can of only six designated Manitoba Signature Museums. be obtained from Manitoba Natural Resources. Call Located 1.6 km north of Brandon on Highway #10. Hours: 1-800-214-6497. Daily: 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (Summer); 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. (Winter). Admission charged. Contact: (204) 727-2444, Carousels and Dolls Doll Museum – Offered for your [email protected] or www.airmuseum.ca viewing pleasure is the largest collection of modern and reproduced dolls in the prairie region, as well as a large Daly House Museum – Come enjoy a guided tour through collection of 20th century dolls including early “Barbie” the original home of Brandon’s first Mayor, Thomas Mayne favourites. Commission dolls as well as restoration and Daly. The house features furnishings from the 1880s

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SOUTHWEST MANITOBA 2015 TRAVEL GUIDE 73 Turtle Crossing Campground – Situated on Grand Valley Road on a beautiful 65 acre parcel featuring mature hardwoods and open meadows, bordered by the Assiniboine River and Lake Percy. A wide variety of leisure and entertainment opportunities available. 150 serviced sites, tenting and group camping, wi-fi, concessions, laundromat, all just minutes from the City. Reserve online at www.turtlecrossing.ca or phone (204) 571-0750.

Parks and Picnic Sites – Andrew’s Field, Brandon Simplot Millennium Park, Canada Games Park, Coronation Park, Dinsdale Park, Doggy Diamond Park, Errol Black Park, CLEAR LAKE, MB Kin Park, Lions Memorial Community Park, North End Community Park, Optimist Soccer Park, PAW and POOCH Parks, Princess Park, Queen Elizabeth Park, Rideau Park, Sir Winston Churchill Park, Stanley Park, Valleyview Community Park, Westridge Community Playground. For information on any of the above listed parks visit the Riverbank Discovery Centre or call (204) 729-2141 or call City of Brandon Parks Department at 204-729-2257.

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74 SOUTHWEST MANITOBA 2015 TRAVEL GUIDE Riding Mountain National Park Located approximately 100 km north of Brandon, Naturally Riding Mountain National Park is an island of wilderness surrounded by a sea of farmland, boasting 3000 km2 Inviting. of rugged nature just waiting to be explored. For nature adventures, Riding Mountain is unique in the way that it’s 1 of only 5 complete relaxation national parks that has a resort townsite. Although small in size, the picturesque town of Wasagaming is big in charm and culinary bliss, and character. Located along the shores of Clear Lake, choose Elkhorn Resort Wasagaming, which bustles on busy summer days, is home for your next getaway! to a variety of shops, restaurants, beach, golf course, boat rentals and tours to name a few. The original Parks Canada Visitor Centre remains, built in the Rustic Design tradition of the 1930’s, reminding us of the early days of Canada’s national parks system. This aesthetic can also be seen in the East Gate Registration Complex National Historic Site, which was designated a historic site in July 1995 to commemorate its historical and architectural significance in Canada’s national parks. Wildlife is abundant in Riding Mountain, and by simply driving through the park you are likely to spot a variety of species. Black bear, elk, moose, and lynx all call the park home, as well as approximately 30 plains bison that live in an enclosure by Lake Audy. Camping is the best way to immerse yourself in the natural beauty of the park, and Riding Mountain has an array of camping options that are sure to fit the needs of campers of all comfort and experience levels. New pool Wasagaming Campground features over 500 serviced and opens in unserviced sites and is a short walk from Wasagaming. 2015! Riding Mountain also has introduced the Parks Canada oTENTik to the Wasagaming Campground - the ultimate camping experience with all the comforts of home. The Reservations oTENTik is a spacious wood and canvas framed structure exclusive to Parks Canada that sleeps 6 on 2 queen size 1.866.355.4676 and 1 double size sleeping platforms with mattresses. www.elkhornresort.mb.ca The outdoor lodgings come complete with a table and seating for 6 people, deck, picnic table, propane barbecue, fire pit and wood stove. All that’s needed on this hassle-free holiday are sleeping bags, food and cooking utensils. The oTENTik is a simple and affordable camping solution. In addition to the oTENTiks in Wasagaming Campground, there is a yurt for rent that accommodates five people.

RIDING MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK SOUTHWEST MANITOBA 2015 TRAVEL GUIDE 75 HELP PROTECT MANITOBA’S TREES Do Not Move Firewood ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

With your help, we can protect Manitoba’s beautiful trees and forests from harmful exotic pests like the Emerald Ash Borer and the Asian Long-horned beetle. Do not transport firewood into Manitoba. Buy it locally. If you’re visiting the province and have firewood with you, please dispose of it in the bright orange bins located along the main highways entering Manitoba. And also, remember that it is illegal to transport any firewood into or out of Manitoba across the Canada-U.S. border. To learn more, please call the Tree Line at 204-945-7866, or Manitoba Conservation and Water Stewardship’s toll free number at 1-800-214-6497, or visit: manitoba.ca/conservation/forestry/health/firewood-alert

The park has 4 other unserviced front country everyone. One visit and you’ll quickly realize why it’s Do Not Move Firewood Ad campgrounds suitable for RVs and tents on Lake Audy, considered the jewel of the province.Ad size: 7.125”Start planningx 3.5” your Moon Lake, Whirlpool Lake, and Deep Lake. Groups can visit today! Full Colour enjoy 1 of 3 group camping options that are ideal for For more information about Riding Mountain National non-profit groups, family reunions, birthdays, weddings or Park, visit www.parkscanada.gc.ca/riding. any special event. Finally, for those seeking a challenging yet rewarding experience, Riding Mountain has 19 Facebook: RidingNP backcountry campsites located around the park on Twitter: @RidingNP maintained trails. Riding Mountain National Park of Canada Becoming one with nature is easy in Riding Mountain (204) 848-PARK (7275) and with over 400 kilometers of trails, there is always [email protected] something new to discover. The Gorge Creek is a visitor www.pc.gc.ca/riding favourite, featuring a natural transition from white spruce Hearing Impaired Only, forest to hardwood-lined streams and awe-inspiring vistas TTY 1-866-787-6221 at the edge of the Manitoba Escarpment which features some of the best gorges and valleys in Manitoba! Wasagaming Campground Reservations Toll Free 1-877-RESERVE (737-3783) An extensive trail system offers scenic routes for hiking, reservation.parkscanada.gc.ca biking, horseback riding, cross-country skiing and birding. Wasagaming Chamber of Commerce Website: Whether you’re seeking adventure, relaxation or www.discoverclearlake.com inspiration, Riding Mountain has something to offer

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SOUTHWEST MANITOBA 2015 TRAVEL GUIDE 77 Spruce Woods Provincial Park A unique desert-like environment in Manitoba where wildlife species such as western plains hognose snake and northern prairie skink can be found. Interpretive and hiking trails lead across rolling hills, mixed-grass prairie, through white spruce and deciduous forest, and to the eerie spring-fed ponds of the Devil’s Punchbowl. The park features camping facilities, unsupervised beach, many kilometers of hiking, cycling, horseback riding trails, interpretive programs and special events throughout the summer. For winter enthusiasts, the park has an extensive system of cross-country ski and snowmobile trails, as well as an outdoor skating oval, rink and toboggan hill. For more information, contact the Visitor Services Centre at (204) 827-8850 (summer) or (204) 834-8800 (off-season). Turtle Mountain Provincial Park A large block of deciduous forest and more than 200 lakes and wetlands straddle the international boundary in Southwest Manitoba. This is in fact the first part of Manitoba to dry after the glaciers receded. Rising 245 metres above the prairie, this rolling terrain is popular amongst avid mountain bike enthusiasts. Its abundant wildlife includes white-tailed deer, moose, waterfowl, songbirds and its namesake, western painted turtles. The park offers a wealth of recreational activities – from skiing, skating, tobogganing and snowmobiling in the winter, to hiking, cycling and canoeing in the summer. For more information, contact Manitoba Conservation in Boissevain at (204) 534-2028. William Lake Provincial Park Located to the east of Turtle Mountain Provincial Park. A challenging yet rewarding hike up the Turtle’s Back Trail provides you with a spectacular panoramic view of Southwest Manitoba. It passes through Turtle Mountain Community Pasture, which offers you a glimpse at where local livestock roam and graze. The park is well-liked by windsurfing enthusiasts because of its rounded shape, clear water and gas-motor restrictions.

PROVINCIAL PARKS 78 SOUTHWEST MANITOBA 2015 TRAVEL GUIDE The lake is stocked with brown trout making it a favourite FURTHER INFORMATION for anglers and also has a swimming and beach area. For Provincial Parks information, including length of stay, The amphitheatre provides weekend interpretive shows camping outside peak periods, camping fees and park entry during the summer. For more information, contact fees, please call Manitoba Conservation at 1-800-214-6497. Manitoba Conservation in Boissevain at (204) 534-2028. In Winnipeg, call (204) 945-6784. Rivers Provincial Park Made up of 38 hectares of mixed grass prairie, this park Birdwatching Ideally situated near the geographic centre of North is situated by Lake Wahtopanah. The lake, a reservoir that America, Southwest Manitoba is made up of mixed-grass was created by damming the Little Saskatchewan River, prairie, wetlands and boreal forest; lending to a wide was named after a native word watopapinah meaning array of bird species. With every new season comes “canoe people”. The community of Rivers was named after a new opportunity to sneak a peek at the 300+ species Sir Charles River Wilson, Chairman of the Grand Trunk that visit our region every year. Below is a list of some Pacific Railway Board of Directors. The park is home to a of the popular birdwatching sites throughout the region. popular beach and provides ample fishing for pike, walleye and perch. For more information call 1-800-214-6497. International Adventure Trail Criddle/Vane Homestead Provincial The International Adventure Trail is a series of birding sites in Manitoba and North Dakota that offers experienced Heritage Park birders a chance to immerse themselves in four distinct This 130-hectare area preserves the former homestead birding environments; grasslands, shorebirds, raptors of two prominent Manitoba families. Known for their and the boreal forest. We hope that you will enjoy it. contributions in the fields of science, art, sports, and www.internationaladventuretrail.org culture, the Criddle and Vane families originally settled here in 1882. The park provides you with two hiking trails that take you Douglas Marsh past the Criddle home, the remaining structure of the first The Douglas Marsh (designated as an Important Bird Area entomological field station in western Canada, a cemetery, within the province) has become world famous, as it is one as well as the remains of the original landscape features of the few places you can find the elusive Yellow Rail. With such as the tennis court and golf course. For more luck you may also spot a secretive Virginia or Sora Rail, information call 1-800-214-6497. some inquisitive Sedge Wrens, and the sought after Le Conte’s and Nelson’s Sharp-tailed Sparrows. Provincial Parks - General Information VEHICLE ENTRY Broomhill Wildlife Management Area Provincial Park vehicle permits will be required The Broomhill WMA is perhaps most popular for supporting in Manitoba parks. one of the largest known concentrations of Baird’s sparrows in southwestern Manitoba. Other prairie birds including RESERVATIONS Grasshopper and Clay-coloured Sparrows, Western Call toll-free 1-888-4U2-CAMP (1-888-482-2267) Meadowlarks, Willow Flycatchers, Upland Sandpipers, or visit www.manitobaparks.com to make on-line Sprague’s Pipits and Chestnut-collared Longspurs reside campsite reservations. here.

BIRD WATCHING SOUTHWEST MANITOBA 2015 TRAVEL GUIDE 79 Poverty Plains The predominantly open pasture land and mix-grass prairie habitat is home to several threatened and endangered grassland bird species including Baird’s Sparrows, Loggerhead Shrikes and Ferruginous Hawks. Many prairie specialties such as the Upland Sandpiper, Sharp-tailed Grouse, or Chestnut-collared Long-spur can also be spotted. Whitewater Lake Primarily known as a major staging area for waterfowl, shorebirds and Tundra Swans, Whitewater Lake is also home to over 110 other bird species, including huge numbers of Franklin’s Gulls. Recognized as a Canadian Important Bird Area of global significance, this site is a top priority for keen birdwatchers. A festival, attracting the avid and novice, is held every year to promote the education of Pierson Wildlife Management Area birdwatching. Known as one of the few sites in Manitoba for Say’s Phoebes, this area attracts a wide array of birds including Great-Horned and Long-eared Owls, Black-billed Cuckoos, Melita Area Red-eyed and Warbling Vireos, Upland Sandpipers, Gray Dubbed the Grasslands Bird Capital of Manitoba, the Partridge, Sharp-tailed and Ruffed Grouse and Ring-necked Melita area provides birdwatchers an opportunity to catch Pheasants. a glimpse of several increasingly rare prairie species, including the Ferruginous Hawk, the Burrowing Owl, the Loggerhead Shrike, and the Baird’s Sparrow, all of which are endangered species in Manitoba. From beginner to Minnedosa Pothole Country experienced, birdwatchers love the Melita area as there are The Minnedosa Pothole Country is known as a North other species that are more numerous here than anywhere American hotspot for breeding waterfowl as numerous else in the province. species of duck nest here. In addition, the Horned Grebe, American Bittern, Black Tern, Marsh Wren and Yellow-headed Blackbird can also be found. Riding Mountain National Park Riding Mountain National Park, with its diverse habitats, is a must see for any avid birdwatcher. It is undoubtedly Pelican Lake one of the finest locations to bird in Manitoba. With over Pelican Lake is an excellent location for bird lovers. It is 260 species to be found on thirty-two trails winding through well known for its Western Grebes but other grebe species the park, a birders map and checklist is available at the also occur. American White Pelicans, a myriad of waterfowl Visitor Centre to help you keep track. and other water birds occur in adjacent wetlands. Eastern and Mountain Bluebirds frequent roadside nest boxes, while lakeside woodlands support a variety of Woodpeckers, Flycatchers, Vireos and Warblers.

80 SOUTHWEST MANITOBA 2015 TRAVEL GUIDE Souris River Bend Wildlife Cross-Country Skiing For the cross-country skier, the southwest’s provincial and Management Area national parks are ideal. Known for its top cross-country Home to a variety of habitats, the Souris River Bend is a skiing, Spruce Woods Provincial Park is home to eleven priority for any birder. Black-and-white Warblers, American trails totaling nearly 70km (44 miles) of touring for the Redstarts and Eastern Towhees reside in the valley slopes novice, moderate and intermediate skiers. Turtle Mountain while Cooper’s Hawks, Black-billed Cuckoos, Flycatchers, Provincial Park offers four novice trails ranging from 4 km Veerys, Vireos, Ovenbirds and Rose-breasted Grosbeaks to 15 km (2.5 to 9 miles) for a total of 41 km (26 miles). all prefer the wooded uplands. The Least Flycatcher, Riding Mountain National Park provides an extensive trail Yellow-throated Vireo, Yellow Warbler and Yellow-bellied system, for the novice to the advanced, with 27 trails, Sapsuckers dwell along the riverbottom forest while the ranging from 1 km to 32 km (0.5 to 20 miles) for a total Clay-coloured Sparrow, Mourning Dove, Eastern Kingbird, of 300 km (188 miles) of trails. Park passes are required. Gray Catbird, Vesper Sparrow, American Goldfinch and Many communities throughout the region have designated Sharp-tailed Grouse inhabit the grasslands and thickets. cross-country ski trails as well. For more information on these trails, contact the local town office. Assiniboine Riverbank Trail System Situated in the heart of the City of Brandon, the Assiniboine River Corridor winds you around Interpretive Ponds that Downhill Skiing To add more speed to your stride, Minnedosa Ski Valley are located adjacent to the Riverbank Discovery Centre offers downhill runs of varying difficulty for skiers and (home to Brandon Tourism and Ducks Unlimited Canada snowboarders alike. Ski and snowboard lessons and Manitoba Field Offices). Birdwatchers can generally expect rentals are available. Ski season is Early December to late to see Mallards, Canada Geese, Yellow Warblers, American March. Saturday to Sunday, 9:00 a.m to 4:30 p.m. For Goldfinches, and Killdeers. A list of species to look for is more information call (204) 867-3509 or visit skivalley.ca. available within the centre. Oak Lake/Plum Marshes Snowmobiling Hundreds of kilometers of groomed snowmobile trails Plum Lake Marsh is an important staging area for waterfowl present an exciting ride through the rugged beauty of the during spring and fall migration. However, an impressive southwest. Winding trails through spruce forests, rolling variety of birds remain to nest including Eared Grebe, hills, and wide open prairie provides you with an Black-crowned Night-Heron, Marbled Godwit, Gray opportunity to view nature at its finest. Catbird, Common Yellowthroat and Baltimore Oriole. All of the trails throughout the region are part of Snoman Inc. and require a valid SnoPass to travel on them. Check Spruce Woods Area out their website www.snoman.mb.ca for laws, safety tips, maps, trail conditions, events, and more. Mixed-grass prairie, rolling sand dunes, white spruce and deciduous forest and creeks and ponds make the perfect These trails are maintained by individual clubs: habitat for a number of species including the Wood Duck, Sprucewoods SnoDrifters, Prairie Mountain Snow Drifters, Hooded Merganser, Turkey Vulture, Broad-winged Hawk, Southwest Snow Trackers, Snowtraxx Snowmobile Club, American Kestrel, Ruffed Grouse, Belted Kingfisher, Indigo Tri-Lake Trail Buster, Turtle Mountain Trail Riders, Valley Bunting and many more. View Sno-Riders, Border Sno Runners and Virden Valley

WINTER SOUTHWEST MANITOBA 2015 TRAVEL GUIDE 81 Runners. With the reciprocity agreement between Manitoba and Saskatchewan, our Manitoba SnoPass will be recognized in neighbouring Saskatchewan, giving way to even more great riding. The provincial parks in the area provide top notch riding as well. Spruce Woods Provincial Park is home to nine groomed, one-way trails ranging from 7 km to 30 km (4.5 to 18 miles) in length for a total of 125 km (78 miles). A total of 90 km (56 miles) of trails are available at Turtle Mountain Provincial Park, ranging from 8 km to 43 km (5 to 27 miles). SnoPasses and Provincial Park Passes are required. Warming shelters, service stations, restaurants and accommodations are located throughout the area. SnoPasses are available at most local service stations. Ice Fishing Every winter, lakes become adorned with ice shacks as fishing enthusiasts set out to land the big one. Walleye (Pickerel), Rainbow Trout, Northern Pike (Jack), Brown Trout and Perch are the common catch. A Manitoba Fishing license is required. Fishing Assiniboine River Burbot, Channel Catfish, Freshwater Drum, Goldeye, Northern Pike, Perch, Sturgeon, Walleye

Boissevain Reservoir Northern Pike, Perch, Walleye

Bower Lake Rainbow Trout

Elgin Reservoir Brown Trout, Northern Pike, Perch, Walleye, Bullhead

George Lake Smallmouth Bass, Northern & Yellow Pike, Whitefish

Killarney Lake Bullhead, Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch

FISHING 82 SOUTHWEST MANITOBA 2015 TRAVEL GUIDE Lake Irwin Carp, Northern Pike, Walleye

Lake Metigoshe Perch, Northern Pike, Walleye, Catfish, Bullhead, Bluegills

Max Lake Northern Pike, Perch, Walleye

Minnedosa Lake Northern Pike, Perch, Walleye

Oak Lake Northern Pike, Perch, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye

Pelican Lake Northern Pike, Perch, Walleye, Carp

Rock Lake Channel Catfish, Northern Pike, Perch, Walleye, Carp

Sandy Lake Northern Pike, Perch, Walleye

Little Saskatchewan River Burbot, Goldeye, Northern Pike, Perch, Sturgeon, Walleye, Whitefish

Shoal Lake Northern Pike, Perch, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye

Souris River Channel Catfish, Northern Pike, Perch, Walleye, Bullhead

Turtle Head Dam (Deloraine Reservoir) Perch, Northern Pike, Walleye

Lake Wahtopanah (Rivers Reservoir) Northern Pike, Perch, Walleye, Rock Bass

Whitemud River Freshwater Drum, Northern Pike, Perch, Walleye

William Lake Brown Trout, Perch, Smallmouth Bass

* A Manitoba fishing license is required

SOUTHWEST MANITOBA 2015 TRAVEL GUIDE 83 Southwestern Manitoba Golf Course Listings Name Town Phone No. Holes Yards Par(W/M) Rentals Pleasant Valley Golf Club Belmont (204) 537-2487 18 5874 71/71 Yes Binscarth Golf Club Binscarth (204) 532-2480 9 1715 35/34 No Birtle Riverside Golf Club Birtle (204) 842-5364 9 2615 35/34 Yes Boissevain Golf Club Boissevain (204) 534-2365 9 2700 34/33 Yes Deer Ridge Golf Course Brandon (204) 726-1545 9 5276 35/35 Yes Glen Lea Golf Club Brandon (204) 728-9090 18 5609 72/70 Yes Northern Pines Golf Course Brandon (204) 728-6967 9 1915 32/31 Yes Sunnyside Golf Club Brandon (204) 728-2374 18 6193 70/72 Yes Wheat City Golf Course Brandon (204) 729-2177 18 6067 72/71 Yes Sandhills Golf & Country Club Carberry (204) 834-2325 9 3228 36/36 Yes Cartwright Town & Country Club Cartwright (204) 529-2260 9 2427 35/35 Yes Cromer Golf Course Cromer (204) 556-262 9 2496 34/34 No Deloraine Golf & Country Club Deloraine (204) 747-2411 9 2933 36/36 Yes Whitewater Centennial Park & Golf Elgin (204) 769-2404 9 1345 30/29 No Course Elkhorn Golf & Country Club Elkhorn (204) 845-2161 9 2530 35/33 No Gladstone Golf & Country Club Gladstone (204) 385-2998 9 3180 39/36 Yes Glenboro Golf & Country Club Glenboro (204) 827-2856 9 3020 36/35 Yes Hamiota Golf Club Hamiota (204) 764-2341 9 2404 33/33 Yes Hartney Golf Course Hartney (204) 858-2011 9 2783 36/35 Yes Killarney Lakeside Golf Course Killarney (204) 523-8277 18 6180 71/71 Yes Townsend Valley Golf Course Melita (204) 522-3820 9 3063 37/35 Yes Miniota Golf Club Miniota (204) 567-3553 9 1947 32/32 Yes Minnedosa Golf & Country Club Minnedosa 1-888-867-3151 18 6452 72/72 Yes Neepawa Golf & Country Club Neepawa (204) 476-5711 18 6538 72/72 Yes Oak Island Golf Resort Oak Lake 1-888-855-2262 18 6700 72/72 Yes Oak Lake Golf Club Oak Lake (204) 855-2641 9 1992 32/32 Yes Lakewood Hills Golf Course Onanole (204) 848-2450 9 2806 36/35 Yes Poplar Ridge Golf Course Onanole (204) 848-2382 18 6642 75/72 Yes Pilot Mound Town & Country Golf Club Pilot Mound (204) 825-2766 9 3012 36/36 Yes Valleyview Golf Club Rapid City (204) 826-2515 9 3063 35/34 Yes Reston Golf Course Reston (204) 877-3511 9 2843 34/34 Yes Clear Lake Golf Course Riding Mountain National Park (204) 848-4653 18 6076 75/72 Yes Elkhorn Resort Golf Course Riding Mountain National Park 1-866-355-4676 9 1500 30/30 Yes Riverdale Golf & Country Club Rivers (204) 328-7122 9 3061 72/70 Yes Sandy Lake Golf Course Sandy Lake (204) 585-5227 9 2885 38/34 Yes Shilo Country Club Shilo (204) 765-3623 18 6605 71/72 Yes Lakeside Golf Club Shoal Lake (204) 759-2002 9 3040 37/36 Yes Souris & Glenwood Community Golf Souris (204) 483-2956 9 3098 36/35 Yes Course Virden Wellview Golf Club Virden (204) 748-1721 9 3110 36/36 Yes Waskada Golf Club Waskada (204) 673-2699 6 1536 22/22 No

GOLFING 84 SOUTHWEST MANITOBA 2015 TRAVEL GUIDE SOUTHWEST MANITOBA 2015 TRAVEL GUIDE 85 86 * Hotel &MotelListings Southwestern Manitoba available in the region, please refer towww.tourismwestman.ca ortheTravelavailable intheregion,pleaserefer ManitobaVacation &Accommodation Guide. All oftheabove-mentionedhotels aremembersand/orpaidadvertisers.Foracompletelistingofall accommodations Brandon · (204) 727-6232 (204) · Brandon Inn Comfort 728-8532 (204) · Brandon Colonial Inn 523-4111 ·(204) Killarney 747-3300 ·(204) Deloraine ·1-877-534-7155 Boissevain Canadian Wilderness Inn Brandon · (204) 727-1422 (204) · Brandon Centre Destination Inns Canad Brandon · (204) 727-3600 (204) · Brandon &Suites Inn Days 707-6020 ·(204) Virden &Suites Inn Comfort Elkhorn Resort Elkhorn Killarney · (204) 523-4651 523-4651 ·(204) Killarney Hotel Motor Inn Erin Virden · 1-888-720-7225 &Suites Inn Jays Brandon · (204) 728-5775 (204) · Brandon &Suites Inn Oak Royal 728-2200 (204) · Brandon Inn Motor Redwood 728-1880 (204) · Brandon &Suites Inn Lakeview 728-6620 (204) · Brandon Inn Motor Keystone Carberry · (204) 834-2855 ·(204) Carberry &Restaurant Inn Motor Carberry 725-1532 (204) · Brandon Inn Victoria 729-8024 (204) · Brandon 8Motel Super Glenboro · (204) 827-2648 ·(204) Glenboro Spruce Woods Inn SOUTHWEST MANITOBA 2015 TRAVEL GUIDE HOTELS &MOTELS

64 chalets 64 57 rooms 159 156 131 60 50 40 66 87 79 76 19 13 61 81 41 21 Number of Units $125 – $199 – $125 $199 – $125 $135 – $189 – $135 $106 – $165 – $106 $104 – $135 – $104 $110 – $130 – $110 $115 – $180 – $115 $129–$299 $260 –475 $260 $80 –$150$80 $95 –$185$95 $72 –$110$72 $98 –220 $98 $55 –$65 $55 $62 –$79 $62 $80-$100 $50 N/A Rates

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Campground Listings Basic Service Sites Electrical Sites Electrical / Sites Water Full - Service Sites Hook - up Amperage Sewage Disposal Washrooms Drinking Water Swimming Golf Course (nearby) Convenience Store Boat Launch Barbaque Pits Laundromat Showers Manitoba Agricultural Museum Campground 64 • M • Austin · (204) 637-2354 Argyle Centennial Park 12 8 15 • M • • Baldur · (204) 535-2176 Strathcona Park 15 30 10 • M B • • • • • Pelican Lake · (204) 537-2583 30 Birtle Riverside Park 15 4 18 13 • M,N P,B • • • Birtle · 800-417-1022 30 Boissevain Lions Campground 15 12 22 • M • P • • • Boissevain · (204) 534-6472 30 15 Meadlowlark Campground 10 65 30 • M • • • • • Brandon · (204) 728-7205 50 Turtle Crossing Campground 15 50 100 65 • M • • • • • • Brandon · (204) 571-0750 30 15 Heritage Park Campground 10 20 M • B • • Cartwright · (204) 529-2363 30 Rock Lake Campground 15 9 13 M • B • • • Cartwright · 529-2365 30 Deloraine Elks Campground 15 28 6 30 • M • P • • • Deloraine · (204) 747-2416 Whitewater Centennial Park & Golf Course 18 20 • M B • • • • Elgin · (204) 769-2404 Elkhorn Campground 10 10 30 • M • • • Elkhorn · (204) 845-2161 Erickson Campground 23 12 30 M • • • • Erickson · (204) 636-2431 Williams Park Campground 15 12 35 • M • P • • • • Gladstone · (204) 385-2332 30 Spirit Sands Lodging RV Park 15 12 • • • • Glenboro · (204) 827-2607 30 Hamiota Municipal Park 15 9 16 12 • M • P • • • • • Hamiota · (204) 764-3050 30 Hartney Community Pool and Campground 6 6 15 • M • P • • • Hartney · (204) 858-2429 International Peace Garden Campground 15 6 8 20 • M • • • • (204) 534-2510 20 Killarney Ag Society Campground 20 20 89 • M • B • • • • • Killarney · (204) 523-4699 30 Kerry Park Campground 15 32 138 • M • B • • • • Killarney · (204) 523-6000 30 15 River Park Campground 25 30 • M • P • • • • • Melita · (204) 522-3413 50 Sourisford Municipal Park 2 N • • • Melita · (204) 522-3263 L & F Campground 30 15 • • P • • • Melita · (204) 522-3183 50 Miniota Campground 15 11 • M • • • Miniota · (204) 567-3553 30 Minnedosa Campground 15 32 31 62 29 • M • B • • • • • Minnedosa · (204) 867-3450 30

CAMPGROUNDS 88 SOUTHWEST MANITOBA 2015 TRAVEL GUIDE 15 Lions Riverbend Park 5 26 15 16 30 • M • P • • • Neepawa · (204) 476-7676 50 Happyland Campground 15 30 18 8 • M • B • • • Ninette · (204) 528-2653 30 Pelican Lake Riviera 30 10 B • • • • Ninette · (204) 537-2270 50 Oak Island Resort 63 238 30 • M • P,B • • • • • • Oak Lake · (204) 855-2307 Deleau-Sifton Centennial Park N • Oak Lake · (204) 855-2423 Pierson Campground 15 6 6 • M • • • • Pierson · (204) 634-2231 30 Community Campground 12 30 M,N • • • Pipestone · (204) 854-2978 Rapid City Centennial Park 8 30 M B • • • • • Rapid City · (204) 826-2679 Reston Campground 20 • M,N • • • Reston · (204) 877-3327 Sleep-Eze Park 4 N • • • Reston · (204) 877-3187 Rivers Provincial Park 15 11 18 30 • M,N • B • • • • • Rivers · 1-888-482-2267 30 Last Resort Campground 28 30 • M • B • • • Sandy Lake · (204) 585-2725 Sandy Lake Lions Campground 29 26 30 • M • B • • • • Sandy Lake · (204) 585-2525 Sandy Lake Motel & Campground 20 30 • M • B • • • Sandy Lake · (204) 585-2595 Lakeview Park 15 8 12 4 • M • B • • • • Shoal Lake · (204) 759-2629 30 Marshall Chambers Park 15 5 22 • M • B • • • • Shoal Lake · (204) 759-2565 30 Shady Oaks Campground 15 40 33 7 18 • M • P • • • • Sidney · (204) 466-2777 30 Victoria Park 15 60 5 • M • P • • • • Souris · (204) 483-5212 30 Kiche Manitou Campground 15 Spruce Woods Provincial Park 87 107 • M,N • B • • • • • 30 1-888-482-2267 Salt Lake/Thomas Lake 20 40 M B • • • • Strathclair · (204) 365-2196 30 Adam Lake Campground 15 Turtle Mountain Provincial Park 24 45 36 30 • M,N • B • • • • 1-888-482-2267 50 Max Lake Campground Turtle Mountain Provincial Park 19 • M,N • B • • • 1-888-482-2267 Virden Lions Park 15 12 19 40 • M • • • • Virden · (204) 748-8206 30 Waskada Park 3 2 • M • • • Waskada · (204) 673-2401 Wawanesa Lions Park 15 12 15 30 • M • P • • • • Wawanesa · (204) 824-2513 William Lake Provincial Park 52 • M,N • B • • • William Lake · 1-888-482-2267 CAMPGROUND LEGEND: SWIMMING: B = Beach • P = Pool / WASHROOMS: M = Modern • N = Non-modern

SOUTHWEST MANITOBA 2015 TRAVEL GUIDE 89 SW Manitoba BED & BREAKFAST LEGEND: BATHROOM: B&B & Guesthouse SB = Shared Bath PB = Private Bath

Listings Bedrooms Single Occupancy Rates Double Occupancy Rates Cabin/ Guesthouse Rates Air-conditioning No Smoking Pets Permitted Bathroom *All of the mentioned B&Bs are Belmont Bed & Breakfast 2 $55 $60 - • • - SB members and/or paid advertisers. Belmont · (204) 537-2389 For a complete listing of all accommodations available Country Comfort Bed & Breakfast in the region, please refer to 4 $60 $80 - • • - SB Killarney · (204) 523-8742 www.tourismwestman.ca or the Travel Manitoba Vacation PB Fairmount Bed & Breakfast & Accommodation Guide. 3 $70 $90 - • • - & Minnedosa · (204) 874-2165 SB Tilson Place Bed & Breakfast $75 – 5 $60 – 80 - - • - PB Minnedosa · (204) 867-2830 115 PB The Garden Path Bed & Breakfast 3 $70 – 80 $80 – 90 - - • - & Neepawa · (204) 476-3477 SB Cozy River Inn Bed & Breakfast Upon Upon 2 - • • - PB Rivers · (204) 328-4457 Request Request

Cottonwood Acres Bed & Breakfast 3 $70 $80 - • • - SB Shilo · (204) 763-4950

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SOUTHWEST MANITOBA 2015 TRAVEL GUIDE 91 FOR INFORMATION ON Area 1 (page 4): MANITOBA’S PARKLAND CALL 1-888-528-6484 or visit Boundary Commission Trail www.parklandtourism.ca 1 Highway #3 4 Area 2 (page 20): Red Coat Trail 2 Highway #2 Area 3 (page 36): DISTANCE REFERENCE Brandon to Winnipeg ...... 220 km / 138 miles Trans Canada Highway Brandon to US Border ...... 100 km / 60 miles 3 Brandon to Virden ...... 75 km / 47 miles Highway #1 Brandon to Riding Mountain..... 100 km / 60 miles Area 4 (page 53): Yellowhead Highway 4 Highway #16 Area 5 (page 69): 5 City of Brandon 3 Major North/South Routes

4 3 FOR INFORMATION ON CENTRAL PLAINS TOURISM 5 CALL 1-877-856-5002 or visit www.echoesandlegends.com

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FOR INFORMATION ON PARKS ROUTE (HWY #5) www.parksroute.ca

92 SOUTHWEST MANITOBA 2015 TRAVEL GUIDE FOR INFORMATION ON Area 1 (page 4): MANITOBA’S PARKLAND CALL 1-888-528-6484 or visit Boundary Commission Trail www.parklandtourism.ca 1 Highway #3 4 Area 2 (page 20): Red Coat Trail 2 Highway #2 Area 3 (page 36): DISTANCE REFERENCE Brandon to Winnipeg ...... 220 km / 138 miles Trans Canada Highway Brandon to US Border ...... 100 km / 60 miles 3 Brandon to Virden ...... 75 km / 47 miles Highway #1 Brandon to Riding Mountain..... 100 km / 60 miles Area 4 (page 53): Yellowhead Highway 4 Highway #16 Area 5 (page 69): 5 City of Brandon 3 Major North/South Routes

Scan the QR Code Spruce Woods and plan your Provincial Park 4 escape today! 3 FOR INFORMATION ON CENTRAL PLAINS TOURISM 5 CALL 1-877-856-5002 or visit www.echoesandlegends.com

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FOR INFORMATION ON PARKS ROUTE (HWY #5) www.parksroute.ca MANITOBA’SMANITOBA’S SOUTHWEST SOUTHWEST SOUTHWEST MANITOBA 2015 TRAVEL GUIDE 93 Eat. Meet.

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Packed with FUN! » Splasher’s Indoor Pool & Waterslide » Aaltos, Tavern United and The Great Western Roadhouse » Playmaker’s Gaming Lounge and Piano Bar » Connected to the Keystone Centre Canad Inns Destination Centre Brandon 1125 - 18th Street Brandon, MB - 204-727-1422 canadinns.com 1.888.33.CANAD

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