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Visit the gift shop and bistro and climb to the top of the viewing tower for a panoramic view of Winnipeg. fort gibraltar (www.fortgibraltar. com) is party central during Festival du Voyageur, and the rebuilt fur- trading post in st. Boniface is a great place to visit in summer, too. Costumed interpreters recreate daily life as if it's 1815 from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Costumed interpreters also bring lower fort garry national historic site (www.pc.gc.ca) to life in July and august, and admission is free on Canada Day. sign up for a tea party or put the kids to work on Children's Days to give them a taste of life during the fur-trade era. the oldest wooden building in Winnipeg is le musée de saint- Boniface museum (www.msbm. mb.ca), built by the Grey nuns in 1844. Peruse artifacts, vignettes and a special exhibit devoted to the life of louis riel. the manitoba museum is open seven days a week from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., including Canada Day, until sept. 7. Visit replica fur-trading ship the nonsuch and check out galleries that cover the province's human and natural history. hands- on activities in the science Gallery delight kids of all ages, and a featured presentation in the Planetarium is astronaut. narrated by actor ewan McGregor, astronaut gives you a taste of what it takes to go to space. Visit www.manitobamuseum.ca to find out about special programming, including summer Museum adventure Camps. Kids can play pilot, look for a flying saucer and enjoy hands-on activities at the royal aviation museum of western Canada (www. royalaviationmuseum.com). Don't miss sentimental Journey — the B-17 bomber that landed here in 2013, along with Maid in the shade, a B-25, are paying a visit from June 29 - July 5. the museum is open on Canada Day. learn about olympian gods Zeus, Venus and more when you visit the Winnipeg Art Gallery (www.wag. ca) this summer. olympus: the Greco- roman Collections of Berlin features treasures from the national Museums in Berlin. and just for fun, you can see leGo replicas of ancient scenes during your visit. take a Road TRip head to Morden to discover sea monsters at the Canadian fossil discovery Centre (www. discoverfossils.com). Kids will be amazed to learn sharks were once common in Manitoba, and they'll be thrilled to see a Guinness World record- holding 43-foot marine reptile named Bruce. sign up for a fossil dig adventure for a hands-on paleontology experience. hop aboard the prairie dog Central (www. pdcrailway.com) to take a railroad trip back in time — and to the town of Grosse isle. now marking its 45th year, the train departs from the inkster Junction station and it's loaded for fun. Family-friendly excursions on weekends through september include themed trips such as the Great train robbery, the Mystical Magic train and a Planes, trains and automobiles event. set sail for selkirk and the marine museum of manitoba (www.marinemuseum.ca) to check out six historic ships dating from 1897 to 1963, and explore Manitoba's marine history. take a drive south to st. Joseph to help the musée st. joseph museum (www.museestjoseph.com) celebrate its 40th anniversary year as you check out some 45,000 artifacts in 24 buildings, including a general store, in the historical and agricultural village. or go west to Portage la Prairie and fort la reine museum (www.fortlareinemuseum.ca). special events this summer include concerts and spooky supernatural site tours of the heritage village. a paranormal investigator leads the way from 8 p.m. - 11 p.m. on July 4, aug. 8, sept. 12 and oct. 3. Take a mini leaRning vaCaTion wiTh The Family From ancient sea monsters to diesel trains and astronauts in space, manitoba's Family- Friendly museums and other attractions are so engaging, kids won't even realize they're getting an education. Starts here! 03 magical history

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