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Manitoba
BELUGA WHALES, CHURCHILL • DESTINATION CANADA/LAZY BEAR EXPEDITIONS
Most of Manitoba is still pure, wild nature,
Warm, Wet, Wild ripe for adventure, punctuated by occasional
reserves and mining towns. The bulk of the
and Wonderful population lives on the fl at Prairies, and most
live in the cities of Brandon, Portage la
Prairie and Winnipeg.
BY JUDY WAYTIUK
Today, Indigenous, French, British and (www.folklorama.ca ). But visitors who don’t longitudinal centre of Canada—30 km
Scottish heritages blend with Vietnamese, make it to Folklorama can drop into city 19 mi.) east of the city, on the Trans-Canada
Japanese, Ethiopian, Filipino and dozens neighbourhoods and traditional ethnic Highway at 96 degrees, 38 minutes and
more immigrants, creating a vibrant communities anytime; they all off er their 45 seconds west. But the entire province,
cultural mix. own mini-cultural immersions: Corydon smack in the middle of Canada, is a
There is no better showcase to sample Avenue’s Little Italy; the city centre’s tiny, playground for more adventurous souls
that mix than through Folklorama, the early vibrant Chinatown; the Filipino stretch seeking the beauty and solitude of
August celebration of Manitoba’s people, along Ellice Avenue; and a sprinkling of unspoiled nature. Rugged Precambrian
where immigrants and their children create tiny, family-run Southeast Asian eateries, Shield granite, lush with forests and
pavilions that showcase their food, history, from Japanese to Vietnamese. thousands of lakes to the northeast, gives
and culture. Visit some four dozen coun- Winnipeg is the province’s dominant way to rolling hills and vast, rich, agricul-
tries all in the span of two solid weeks city, sitting just west of the precise tural prairie to the southwest. Dead centre
