When visitors marvel about the good nature in
Manitoba, the
compliment applies not only to the people who live here, but also
to the impressive menu of vacation adventures available this
summer.
Getting back to nature is a breeze in a province that offers
excellent opportunities for canoeing, sailing, hiking, horseback
riding and cycling in Manitoba's bountiful, scenic parks. An ideal
locale for wildlife viewing, including outstanding birding, the
province invites nature lovers of all ages to experience the true
greatness of the Canadian outdoors.
An impressive slate of summer festivals showcases the
province's diversity and community spirit. Winnipeg's renowned
Folklorama and the North American Indigenous Games highlight this
year's event schedule.
In western Manitoba, Riding Mountain National Park is an island
of wilderness rising out of the prairie landscape. The vast park
offers more than 300 kilometres of hiking and riding trails, great
lakeside campgrounds and resorts, a stunning golf course. Moose,
elk, fox or black bear are commonly seen while driving in the
park.
Hikers can experience a genuine prairie desert at Spruce Woods
Provincial Park, or rise to the challenge of the five-day Mantario
Trail, one of Western Canada's most rugged and scenic trails.
Paddlers can travel a river that
time forgot amid the majesty
of northern tundra, glide over cliff-flanked lakes in the
Precambrian Shield or maneuver winding river with a prairie
backdrop.
Mountain bike enthusiasts can explore extensive multi-kilometre
trail networks through gorgeous valleys and lush forests. Make
your way up Manitoba's highest point, Baldy Mountain, in Duck
Mountain Provincial Park, while pondering life in the region
10,000 years ago when the glaciers receded, unveiling their
geological handiwork.
The province's diverse habitats, including sub-Arctic tundra,
broad plains, forests and parklands, are home to a wide variety of
animals, from caribou and elk, to wolf and lynx. Near Hudson Bay,
a marine frontier showcases polar bears, beluga whales, seals and
Arctic fox among its year-round residents.
Recognized as a birder's paradise, Manitoba attracts two-thirds
of Canada's more than 500 species of birds – a by-product of the
province’s legendary 100,000 lakes and countless rivers and
marshes.
These natural wonders and wide-open spaces make Manitoba an
ideal place for leisurely highway drives. The expansive clear blue
sky with no end in sight; the patchwork effect of farmers’
fields in their seasonal splendour; this is the stuff memories are
made of.
For more information about travelling to Manitoba, call
1-866-MANITOBA, ext. SB2 or go to www.travelmanitoba.com
- News Canada
Photo Credits: Travel Manitoba
