Bon Voyageur
Toques, beards and iconic voyageur sashes are always in fashion
at Western Canada's biggest winter party, Festival du Voyageur
(www.festivalvoyageur.mb.ca) Feb. 13-22, 2015. The fur-
trading post of Fort Gibraltar is the epicentre of the rollicking
celebration of French, Métis and First Nations culture, but the
soiree spills over to venues throughout St. Boniface, across
Winnipeg and into rural Manitoba. Belly up to the Snow Bar for
a taste of the fortified wine known as caribou and get your fill of
pea soup, tourtière and joie de vivre. There are beard-growing,
jigging and fiddle contests, an international snow sculpture
competition and wall-to-wall entertainment and activities.
One of North America's top 100 tourist destinations, the festival
draws close to 100,000 visitors. Book a package tour with
Manitoba's Ô Tours (www.otours.net).
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Festival du voyageur – Feb 13-22, 2015
There's something about this place that makes you want to
celebrate. Something that makes you want to sing and dance
and cheer. Something that makes you crowd the streets, pack
the bleachers, and blow the roof right off. We'll throw a festival
for anything that brings us together. Join the party via video
at www.travelmanitoba.com.