embark on a northern safari to Churchill
celebrating polar bear week Each year, polar bears are celebrated during the first week of November for Polar Bear Week. This year, the event is celebrated October 30th until November 5, 2022. I absolutely...
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join me for a diversion to the Gimli Film Fest
As the largest rural film festival in Canada, the Gimli International Film Festival (GIFF) is definitely worth a look. Initially known as the Gimli Film Fest, the event celebrates its 23rd year in 2023...
top 10 Manitoba destinations to explore
When I travel abroad or interact with people internationally and say I’m from Manitoba, people often don’t have a clue where that is. But nearly everyone has heard of Winnipeg, the capital city of...
best Manitoba winter festivals
Readers of this blog will know that I am not a huge fan of winter. Our winters can be as cold as 30 degrees below zero Celsius (and colder!) and the snow can be...
six reasons to visit Gimli
I’ve been going to Gimli, Manitoba ever since I was a small child, as my father’s only sister lived there with her family. Until I was an adult, this small lakeside community of nearly 6,000...
