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Narcisse Snake Dens ~ A Hidden Manitoba Experience

I’ve lived in Manitoba my whole life, yet I’d never visited The Narcisse Snake Dens which are about 6 kms north of Narcisse, Manitoba. These snake pits are the winter home of tens of thousands of Red-sided Garter Snakes – it’s actually the largest concentration of Red-sided garter snakes in the world. This past weekend we decided to …

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The Royal Canadian Mint & Our Half Million Dollar Experience

This week our family got to take a tour of the Royal Canadian Mint in Winnipeg, Manitoba. My husband had visited the mint with his family when he was a child, and I had visited the mint with a class of students about a decade ago, so we both knew that we wanted to go …

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Visit Prince Edward Island ~ A Canadian Tourism Destination

I am a very lucky lady that I can call myself a Canadian. When I look at this great country and consider all that we have to offer, I consider myself blessed. I started my journey exploring Canada on my honeymoon when my husband and I went to the West Coast. We decided then that we …

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A family trip to Hecla Island in Winter

Recently my family stayed at the Lakeview Hecla resort. My husband Trevor spent many summers at Hecla Provincial Park during the summer months.   He tells me many stories of him taking in rounds of golf with his dad and exploring the picturesque village of Hecla Island. Although he has visited the island numerous times, it was …

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Lakeview Hecla Resort, an affordable family destination

On our way home from our family vacation I had the radio on. I heard that it is the 2nd coldest winter in Manitoba history.  One would think that with our brutally cold winter a family vacation would involve a plane and a warm sunny destination. Although cold, we had a sunny destination, we did not …

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