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60 Sprague The Sprague and District Historical Museum allows you to step back in time at a CNR telegraph office, local post office and barber shop. See historical displays about schools, churches, businesses, the forest industry, old customs, home life, and recreation. Admission charged. Picnic area. Open weekends from June 11 to Labour Day. p: 204-437-2342, 204-437-2210, 204-437-2209 St. Malo St. Malo is known for its beaches, campgrounds, cottages, Summer Festival, Winter Festival, Family Hockey Tournament Weekend and outdoor pilgrimage at its famous Shrine and Grotto. location: off Hwy. 59 on Beach Rd. near St. Malo Provincial Park w: www.jadorestmalo.ca St-Pierre-Jolys The town is known for the Sugaring- off Party in April, town-wide garage sale in June, the Frog Follies featuring the Canadian National Frog Jumping Championships August long weekend and the Trade Show and Craft Sale in November. w: www.stpierrejolys.com b Crow Wing Trail is the part of the Trans-Canada Trail that closely parallels the original trail route that connected the Red River Settlement to St. Paul, Minnesota, winding through what is now the Saint-Pierre-Jolys Museum site. See La Galerie Rivière-aux-Rats – the gallery featuring a virtual, for-sale exposition of Réal Bérard's art and Denis Duguay's sculptures. p: 204-433-7870 w: www.galerieriviereauxrats.com Visit Le Musée de Saint-Pierre-Jolys Museum housed in the former convent of the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary, a historic building built in 1911. Learn about local history. Have a picnic. Open July and August. Admission charged. p: 204-433-7635 w: www.museestpierre.mb.ca Steinbach Stroll the 40-acre Mennonite Heritage Village site that recreates a street of a typical Mennonite village from the 1800s. See the windmill, church, school and other buildings. Visit The Livery Barn Restaurant for Mennonite fare and stop by the corner store. Also, visit the Village Centre, which houses exhibition galleries, collections and a souvenir & gift shop. Take in Pioneer Days, held every August long weekend. Open May to September. Admission charged. location: Hwy. 12 N – near Steinbach p: 204-326-9661 toll free: 1-866-280-8741 w: www.mhv.ca b Mennonite Heritage Village – Steinbach Walk the trail that has friendly scarecrow scenes waiting around each corner at the Scarecrow Forest. Other fun stuff to do includes zipline rides, tractor train rides, play structures, mega sandboxes, bale maze, petting farm and a corn trail. location: north of Steinbach on Hwy. 12, then 2.75 mi east on PR 311 (toward Giroux) p: 204-371-5556 w: www.pennerpumpkins.com Visit Steinbach Corn Maze and Adventures and bring the family to enjoy this nine-acre corn maze plus a variety of mazes for all ages. There's also a play structure, lookout tower, air bouncer/netted trampoline, go-karts, as well as an eating and concession area. Fire pits, firewood and roasting sticks available. Groups welcome. location: from Winnipeg, 32.4 km south on Hwy. 59, 13.1 km east on Hwy. 52, turn right 1.5 km p: 204-346-4160 w: www.steinbachcornmazeandadventures.com Sundown St. Elias Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Bell Tower and Cemetery, Siko Area (PHS) is an excellent example of a modest Ukrainian Church that pioneers erected in Manitoba. Construction commenced in 1908 with the colourful interior completed in 1910. The site also has a cemetery dotted with the distinctive tall white crosses of the Orthodox faith and a log bell tower of traditional design and construction. location: 6 mi south and 1 mi east of Sundown Whitemouth At the Whitemouth Municipal Museum, see an original trapper's shack, two log buildings, a Christ Anglican church, a train caboose, antique tractors, a two-man rail car on tracks, farm equipment, small household items and machinery. Be sure to join us for Heritage Days every September. Open during July and August on request. Donations accepted. Camp, picnic and use the washroom facilities at neighbouring Lions Park. p: 204-348-2109, 204-348-2984, 204-348-2300 EAST E RN