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Credit: Darryl Gershman EASTERN Rainbow Falls is a favourite stopping place for visitors and camera enthusiasts. The falls can be reached by car from the White Lake Resort access road. Wheelchair accessible, fishing platform and washroom. location: White Lake off PR 307, White Lake Resort As you move north through the park on PR 307 and 309, you are treated to miles of scenic beauty dotted with cosy resorts, campgrounds and peaceful picnic areas. The border towns of Rennie on Hwy. 44 and Seven Sisters on PR 307 offer a full line of services such as grocery stores, gas stations, hotels, motels and restaurants. At 115 m, West Hawk Lake on Hwy. 44, is the deepest in Manitoba. A meteorite is believed to have created the crater which eventually became a lake. This meteor impact site is one of those listed as a World Terrestrial Impact Structure. The townsite offers full amenities including a marina, accommodation and campground. e: crater@grc.ca//gdcinfo.agg.nrcan.gc.ca w: www.nrcan.gc.ca/ess West Hawk Museum has displays of geological interest including the history of the formation of West Hawk Lake as well as other interesting facts unique to the area. Open daily mid-May to September long weekend 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. location: West Hawk Lake Campground Office At the Whiteshell Fish Hatchery, trout, walleye and other species such as sturgeon are raised to replenish lake stock. Interpretive exhibits showcase information about fish biology and management. Tours daily June to September long weekend at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. School programs and group bookings available. location: PR 312, at northern end of West Hawk Lake p: 204-349-2228 Whiteshell Natural History Museum, a log museum built in 1959, contains displays featuring the Winnipeg River, First Nation petroforms, wild rice, lake sturgeon and wildlife of the boreal forest. Open June to September long weekend. School programs and group bookings available. location: Nutimik Lake on PR 307 p: 204-369-3157 ATTRACTIONS Anola ANOLA AND DISTRICT MUSEUM Anola and District Museum has a pioneer village consisting of an original school, blacksmith shop, pioneer house, chapel and Springfield's first fire truck. Open every Sunday, May to September, 1 – 4 p.m. and by appointment. Admission charged. location: Weiser Cres. p: 204-866-3009, 204-866-2922 Beausejour BEAUSEJOUR DAYLILY GARDENS The Beausejour Daylily Gardens (Zone 2B) are the coldest American Hemerocallis Society Display Garden in the world, and an MRLS Display Garden. Two acres with 600 daylily cultivars, 150 different irises, dozens of peonies, hundreds of lilies and other perennials, prairie hardy fruit trees and shrubs, picnic site, lawn checkers and bocce. Free admission. Open May to November. location: First St. N p: 204-268-3950, 204-268-7550 f: 204-268-3107 e: beaudlg@mts.net w: www.beausejourdaylilygardens.com b CANADIAN POWER TOBOGGAN CHAMPIONSHIP RACES Racers from across Canada and the United States compete at the two Canadian Power Toboggan Championship Races the first weekend in December and in early March. p: 204-268-2049 f: 204-268-4209 e: cptcracing@mts.net w: www.cptcracing.com 49 Canadian Power Toboggan Championship Races – March 2-4, 2012