Manitoba Top Things To Do

Icelandic Festival of Manitoba
The Icelandic Festival of Manitoba, in Gimli (www.icelandicfestival.com), is the largest Icelandic gathering outside Iceland itself; the province has strong historical connections to the country. It is a surreal experience eating Icelandic food and watching people wearing Icelandic garb in typical Canadian land.

Canoeing
Seal River in the north is one of the most challenging canoe routes in Canada. Whiteshell Provincial Park, a couple of hours from Winnipeg, offers a variety of routes from an easy afternoon paddle to a multi-week wilderness adventure. The Mantario trail is a four-day paddle through a beautiful system of lakes straddling the Manitoba-Ontario border.

Watersports
The province's two huge lakes, Lake Winnipeg and Lake Manitoba, are very popular for watersports. The best-known spot is Grand Beach on Lake Winnipeg. Backed by high, grass-topped sand dunes, it's a favourite swimming spot among locals, owing to its shallow water and easy access. Sailboarding, windsurfing and sailing are on offer.

Fishing
Several of the northern lakes are only accessible by air, and remote fly-in lodges are the answer to an angler's wilderness dream. Fish for trout, northern pike, walleye, channel catfish and Arctic grayling.

Folklorama
Canada's primary cultural celebration, Folklorama (www.folklorama.ca) takes place in Winnipeg each August. Go and be entertained and educated by a rich and diverse spread of food, music, dance and history from around the world - in particular, Canada's ethnic communities.

River Souris suspension bridge
Walk across the River Souris on Canada's longest free suspension foot bridge. It is over 100 years old and is a massive 177m (582ft) long.

Manitoba's national parks
The province's national parks allow you to get close to some stunning scenery. The vast recreational area of Riding Mountain National Park is prime black bear-spotting country. Wildlife viewing, biking, backpacking and horse riding are all available.

Winnipeg paddle steamer
While in Winnipeg, catch a paddle steamer through the city on the Red and Assiniboine rivers.

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