Travel Manitoba Vacation Guide

Summer 2012

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138 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. Heritage North Museum consists of two log structures and an open-air blacksmith shop where demonstrations are held periodically during the summer. 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. There's also an Institutional Archives and a Visitor Information Booth. Admission charged. Open year-round. location: 162 Princeton Dr. p: 204-677-2216 w: www.heritagenorthmuseum.ca b Spirit Way Wolf 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, 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 w: www.thompsonspiritway.ca Thompson Zoo features birds and animals indigenous to the North, as well as some exotic species. Open year-round. Free admission. location: 275 Thompson Dr. N p: 204-677-7982, 204-677-7996 b b Lazy Bear Lodge Churchill, MB 1-866-687-2327 Info@lazybearlodge.com POLAR BEARS OR BELUGA WHALES ! ! !! Bonus: Mention this ad when booking your adventure and receive a free night stay in Winnipeg or a Dogsledding Tour. (Based on availability). ! WHAT 'S YOUR ADVENTURE? Seek out your adventure at: lazybearlodge.com NOR TH OF 5 3 °

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