Last year I told stories about the beaches and rural excursions in Manitoba, but here is an urban thought. When I was a teenager growing up in Winnipeg my friends and I would cycle everywhere. Being out on our bikes was freedom and adventure. Sometimes we would have a destination in mind, but often a [...]

Manitoba – the province of 100,000 lakes. If you travel north on Highway 59 for about an hour, you arrive at Cottage Country on the east side of Lake Winnipeg. Next stop Patricia Beach Provincial Park, Beaconia, Grand Marais and Grand Beach Provincial Park, Lester Beach, Belair, Hillside Beach, Victoria Beach, Albert Beach and Traverse [...]

I love the prairie because there is an energy that comes from the land. A drive only a few hours from Winnipeg offers a traveler a small sampling of this vast beauty. One particular trip to the south west of our province held great historical importance for me. Winnipeg has always been my home. I come [...]