Riding Mountain Partners Ready to Greet The World

April 30th, 2010 | Posted by celes
1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars Loading ... Loading ...
Riding Mountain Wild Nature Wonders & Prairie Roots is a three-day Adventure itinerary that offers many new activities that exemplify the best of "experiential travel". Participants will be invited to learn-by-doing, encounter new people, taste Manitoba regional cuisine, and meet local chefs.
Continue Reading

Spinning My Wheels

Jacquie Crone April 23rd, 2010 | Posted by Jacquie Crone
1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars out of 5 Loading ... Loading ...
Manitoba has 4 distinct seasons. Imagine living somewhere where the seasons meld into one another all willy-nilly (I must be channeling Gomer Pyle. I’ve been wanting to use that in a sentence for a long time). I like a beginning and an end. For example, I like it to be very clear when winter is [...]
Continue Reading

Churchill Part 4 – Polar Extremes

Jacquie Crone April 14th, 2010 | Posted by Jacquie Crone
1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars out of 5 Loading ... Loading ...
It’s time to put away the Northern Lights, Winter Nights Media Tour saga for the summer. I have saved the best part for last: Churchill’s main attraction – its great people. There are equal numbers of people and polar bears living in the district of Churchill. The town is remote, frigidly cold in the winter, buggy [...]
Continue Reading

Churchill Part 3 – Man’s Best Friend

Jacquie Crone April 10th, 2010 | Posted by Jacquie Crone
1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars out of 5 Loading ... Loading ...
I’ve never paid much attention to dog sledding. My education began just this year at the Festival du Voyageur race called the Sled Dog Classic. During the course of that event I watched the dogs and their handlers, I listened to the experts, and I learned a thing or two. The dog team, once the [...]
Continue Reading

Churchill Part 2 Northern Lights – The Main Event

Jacquie Crone April 2nd, 2010 | Posted by Jacquie Crone
1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars out of 5 Loading ... Loading ...
Northern Lights are unpredictable. There’s no way to know for sure when they will be active, but you can hedge your bets about seeing them by heading to Churchill, Manitoba. Churchill is located directly beneath the Auroral Oval, and the closer you are to the north magnetic pole – the better. In fact, [...]
Continue Reading