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Credit: Heidi den Haan NOR TH O F 5 3 ° ASENESKAK CASINO Aseneskak Casino celebrates the culture and traditions of the cree nations. Features live entertainment, restaurant, art gallery, gift shop and numerous games of chance. Group tours welcome. open monday to Thursday 11 a.m. – 2 a.m., Friday and saturday 11 a.m. – 3 a.m., sunday noon – 2 a.m. location: at opaskwayak cree nation p: 204-627-2250 f: 204-627-2278 toll free: 1-877-627-2267 w: www.bestlittlecasino.ca b CHARLEBOIS CHAPEL Charlebois Chapel is the second oldest structure in The Pas built in 1897 by Father ovide charlebois. it is made of squared log construction, which was the typical form of building in The Pas during its early days. location: 1st st. w SAM WALLER MUSEUM (PHS) Sam Waller Museum contains the unique and extensive natural and human history collections of sam waller, a teacher and passionate collector. housed in the former community building and court house, a provincial designated heritage building built in 1916, the museum exhibits tell the fascinating stories of this historic community and region. historical walking tours are available. open daily, July and august 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.; september to June 1 – 5 p.m. admission charged; by donation on wednesdays. Group rates available. location: 306 Fischer ave. p: 204-623-3802 f: 204-623-5506 e: samwallermuseum@mts.net w: www.samwallermuseum.ca b Spirit Way – Thompson The Pas Railway Station THE PAS RAILWAY STATION The Pas Railway Station, one of the largest in the province at the time of its construction in 1928, is designed with rare multi-coloured brickwork. visitors still use it as their starting point for excursions to the arctic coastline. p: 204-623-2210 TOLKO INDUSTRIES LTD. Tours of Tolko Industries Ltd.'s kraft paper mill are available by reservation, June to august. p: 204-623-8659 f: 204-623-4505 w: www.tolko.com Thompson Fun in the sun lasts year-round in manitoba's third largest city. summer brings the pleasures of fishing, water skiing, biking, hiking. winter brings downhill skiing, wilderness snowmobiling and ice fishing. NORTH MUSEUM HERITAGE Heritage North Museum consists of two log structures and an open-air blacksmith shop. see mounted animals native to the area, a boreal forest diorama with authentic caribou hide tipi, First nations and fur trade artifacts, fossils, a woolly mammoth tusk, travelling exhibits and inco and mining related artifacts. blacksmith demonstrations occur periodically throughout the summer. The museum also houses an institutional archives and a visitor information booth. admission charged. open year-round, monday to saturday 1 – 5 p.m. (winter), daily 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. (summer). location: 162 Princeton Dr. p: 204-677-2216 f: 204-677-8953 e: hnmuseum@mts.net w: www.heritagenorthmuseum.ca b MINER STATUE Miner Statue stands 4 m/13 ft, and was erected in 1981 as part of the city's 25th anniversary celebrations. location: mystery Lake rd., hwy. 6 SPIRIT WAY Spirit Way, the award winning walking and biking pathway, highlights 16 remarkable points of interest including canada's largest photo-real mural of a robert bateman wolf painting, start of canada's largest rockface sculpture, an aviation tribute, scenic vistas and more. p: 204-677-1490 e: info@thompsonspiritway.ca w: www.thompsonspiritway.ca b THOMPSON ZOO Thompson Zoo features birds and animals indigenous to the north, as well as some exotic species. open July 2 to august 31, noon – 8:30 p.m. daily; september 1 to July 1, noon – 4:30 p.m. daily. Free admission. location: 275 Thompson Dr. n p: 204-677-7982, 204-677-7996 f: 204-778-4186 e: thompzoo@mts.net b 133