Parks Canada is in a party mood. This year marks the 125th Birthday of our first national park – Banff – and the Centennial of Parks Canada, the world’s first national park service. Riding Mountain National Park (RMNP), Travel Manitoba and the Province of Manitoba decided a celebration was in order, and so, on August [...]

I have a history with the west side of Lake Winnipeg. As a punk, my parents packed me off every summer to a spot north of Gimli called Camp Morton. The memories are still fresh in my mind – like sneaking out after curfew, stumbling barefoot down to the beach in the dark and other such [...]

The Winnipeg Folk Festival was bang-on this year, wasn’t it? I have a funny vision of diehard fans lovingly folding their tie-dye muscle shirts and too-short, short-shorts and storing them at the back of the closet until next year. Why, I’m even contemplating shaving my legs. It’s always hard to say goodbye. But never fear, [...]

The Winnipeg Folk Festival takes place every summer around the second weekend in July at Birds Hill Provincial Park, 25 kms north of Winnipeg on Highway 59. The weekend is sacred in my household, and yes, I was there this year with the usual gang of suspects. I did a quick headcount and just about everyone [...]

Children find it funny to stick their fingers in their noses, and funnier still if they can get their finger into your nose. And they ride teeny bicycles. Clowns tend to be the same. They both give me the shivers – and for most of my life I’ve made an art out of avoiding them. [...]

I was up before the birds Friday and my ride would be arriving soon. I didn’t have to wait for my alarm to sound, a wicked thunderstorm was right on top of me and the ka-boom could have woken the dead. One strike was so close I peeked between the venetian blinds just to make [...]

I’ve been writing this blog since January and if you’ve been following the stories, you’ll know that my passion is being active in the great outdoors. I’ve tried to introduce you to all kinds of interesting corners of Manitoba where you can hike, ski, cycle, whatever. I’m happy to tell you that Travel Manitoba has [...]

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 [...]

Growing up in Thompson was great and every summer my mother would take us seven kids out to Paint Lake for the entire summer holidays. My dad would stay in town to work but would join us on the weekends. Everyday was an adventure with swimming, fishing, catching frogs, chasing butterflies, etc. The provincial park [...]

When our kids were small, my job took me on a road trip to Dauphin. My husband and I decided to make it a family trip, exploring our own province of MANITOBA. What I most remember was while travelling on Highway #16, was the beautiful landscape in the Minnedosa and Neepawa area. [...]