The Spirit of the Old West
                                   Traveling, Living & Collecting
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Southern Manitoba
Boundary Trail Heritage Region

Altona
Sunflower Festival

Ashern
Ashern Pioneer Museum

Austin
Manitoba Agricultural Museum

Beausejour
Broken - Beau Pioneer Village Museum
Chryplywy Wilderness Park
Manitoba Glass Works Historic Site
Canadian Power Toboggan Championships Raceplex ,
Canadian Power Toboggan Championship Races - March

Boissevain
Moncur Gallery
St. Paul's United Church
Beckoning Hills Museum
Boissevain Fair and Rodeo - June

Brandon
Keystone Centre
Manitoba Agricultural Hall of Fame
A.E. McKenzie Company Building
Brandon College and Clark Hall Buildings
Display Building Number II
Former Brandon Court House
Former Paterson/Matheson House
Royal Canadian Artillery Museum
Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum
Former Brandon Citizen's Science Building
Former Brandon Normal School
Former Merchants Bank Building
St. Matthew's Anglican Cathedral
Villa Louise

Events and Festivals
Manitoba Ag Days - January
Maple Leaf Tournament of Champions - Feb
Brandon Jazz Festival - March
The Royal Manitoba Winter Fair - April
Manitoba Summer Fair - June
The Manitoba Horse Expo - Oct
Manitoba Livestock Expo - Nov

Cartier
St. Eustache Carillon Bells

Churchill
York Factory
Prince of Wales Fort National Historic Site
St. Paul's Anglican Church

Tours
Arctic Nature Tours
Wapusk Adventures and Blue Sky Expeditions
Churchill Nature Tours
Sea North Tours Ltd.
Great White Bear Tours Inc.

Dauphin
Former Dauphin Canadian Northern Railway Station,
Former Dauphin Town Hall
Historic UkrainianCatholic Church of
the Resurrection

Dauphin's Countryfest - June
National Ukrainian Festival - August

Dugald
Costume Museum of Canada

East Selkirk
St. Peter, Dynevor Anglican Church

Flin Flon
Josiah Flintabetty Flonatin
Flin Flon Trout Festival - June

Gimli
Islendingadagurinn (Icelandic Festival) - August

Gladstone
Gladstone Museum

Hecla Village
Hecla Provincial Park
The Heritage Home Museum

Lac du Bonnet
Old Pinawa Provincial Heritage Park

Lockport
Lockport Children's Winter Festival
Little Britain United Church

Morris
Morris District Centennial Museum
The Manitoba Stampede & Exhibition - Pro Rodeo - July

Neepawa
Beautiful Plains Museum
Independent Order of Odd Fellows Building
Margaret Laurence House
Murray Museum
Knox Presbyterian Church
Beautiful Plains County Court Building
World Lily Festival - July

Oak Hammock Marsh
Earth Day Celebration - April

Pinawa
Ironwood Trail
Pinawa Heritage Channel Walk

Portage la Prairie
Portage le Prairie
The William Glesby Centre
Island Park - Splash Island
Former Portage Land Titles Building
Fort la Reine Museum Pioneer Village
Fort la Reine Museum

Events and Festivals
Delta Marsh Birding Festival - May
Portage La Prairie - Community Events/Calendar - July
Manitoba Hydro Power Smart Island of Lights - Nov

Tours
Grey Owl


Riding Mountain National Park
Clear Lake Chamber Music Festival - August

Russell
Beef and Barley Festival - Oct

Selkirk
St. Andrew's Rectory
Lower Fort Garry National Historic Site

South Norfolk
Glass House and Church
Treherne Museum

St. Andrews
Captain Kennedy House

St. Claude
St. Claude Museum
World's largest smoking pipe

St. Boniface
Le Festival du Voyageur - Feb

St. Francois Xavier
Famous White Horse
Thee Olde Nunnery
St. Francois Xavier Historical Society

Steinbach
Steinbach Arts Council
Pioneer Days
Southeastern Manitoba Festival - March

Stonewall
Stonewall Post Office

Trembowla
Former St. Michael's Ukrainian Catholic Church

The Pas
Karst Spring Trail
Grass River Provincial Park
Clearwater Lake
The Sam Waller Museum
Former Court House and Community Building

Trappers' Festival - Feb

Thompson
Heritage North Museum
Thompson Zoo
Mystery Mountain Winter Park
INCO Limited Manitoba Division

Wasagaming
Park Theatre

Winnipeg
Manitoba Legislative Building
Gas Station Theatre
Le Cercle Molière
Lyric Theatre
Pantages Playhouse Theatre
Royal Winnipeg Ballet
Winnipeg Art Gallery
IMAX Theatre
Leo Mol Sculpture Garden
Manitoba Opera
Rainbow Stage
St. Norbert Arts and Cultural Centre
SITE Gallery
Winnipeg Jewish Theatre
Red River Exhibition
Manitoba Planetarium
Prairie Star Petting Zoo
Lower Fort Garry National Historic Site of Canada
Aquatic Hall of Fame and Museum of Canada
Bishop Velychkovsky Martyr's Shrine
Central Normal School
Costume Museum of Canada
Empire Hotel Facade Remnants
Fire Fighters Museum of Winnipeg
First Presbyterian Church
Fort Garry Horse Museum and Archives
Gabrielle Roy House
Kildonan School
La Chapelle de Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Secours
Living Prairie Museum
Lower Fort Garry National Historic Site
Manitoba Children's Museum
Manitoba Electrical Museum and Education Centre
Manitob a Museum Of Man And Nature Science Centre
Mennonite Heritage Centre Gallery And Archives
Northern Pacific and Manitoba Railway Repair Shop
Ross House Museum
Old St. James Anglican Church
St. John's Telephone Exchange Building
The Forks National Historic Site of Canada

Transcona Historical Museum
Trappist Monastery Ruins
Waddell Fountain
Western Canada Aviation Museum
Winnipeg Police Museum
Winnipeg Railway Museum
Barber House
Circle of Life Thunderbird House
Dalnavert Museum
First Scandinavian Mission Church
Hotel Fort Garry
Naval Museum Of Manitoba
Riel House
Sir Hugh John Macdonald House
Ukrainian Labor Temple
Walker Theatre
Winnipeg Canadian Pacific Railway Station
Prairie Theatre Exchange

Tours
Exchange District Walking Tours
Prairie Dog Central" Steam Train
Royal Canadian Mint
Forks Tours
Paddlewheel River Rouge Tours

Events and Festivals
Winter Wonderland - Jan
Mardi Gras - Feb
Winnipeg Scottish Festival - Feb
Festival of Fools - March
Freeze Frame International Festival of Films - March
Prairie Canada Carving Championship - March
Winnipeg Comedy Festival - March
Winnipeg Wine Festival - May
Dance Manitoba Festival - May
Teddy Bears' Picnic - May
Winnipeg International Film Festival - June
The EX - The Red River Exhibition - June
Winnipeg International Children's Festival - June
Jazz Winnipeg Festival - July
Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival - July
Winnipeg International Mural Festival - August
The Heart of the Continent - August
Folklorama - August
Winnipeg International Writers Festival - Sept
Canadian Country Music Week and Awards - Sept
Manito Ahbee - A festival for all nations - Oct
Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards - Nov
Festival of Trees and Lights - Nov
Manitoba Rocks! - Mineral Exhibition - Nov
Royal Winnipeg Ballet - Nutcracker - Dec

 

Provincial Parks in Manitoba
Manitobia Provincial Parks

National Historic Sites in Manitoba
Linear Mounds National Historic Site
Lower Fort Garry National Historic Site of Canada
Prince of Wales Fort National Historic Site of Canada
Riding Mountain Park East Gate Registration Complex National Historic Site
Riel House National Historic Site of Canada
St. Andrew's Rectory National Historic Site of Canada
The Forks National Historic Site of Canada
York Factory National Historic Site of Canada

 

National Parks in Manitoba
Riding Mountain National Park
Wapusk National Park

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