Manitoba Boasts a Wealth of Heritage Offerings

Walking tours, museums and historic sites reveal the stories of Manitoba’s rich past. From fossils of an ancient sea to a re-vitalized 1920s warehouse district that's the envy of historians around North America, we Manitobans have a lot of history-going as far back as half-a-billion years in some cases-you might never have expected to find here. And we're still discovering surprising new ancient treasures.

Come see some of our great old stuff.

Manitoba's People: A Cultural Kaleidoscope of Colour and Energy

Canada's often called a cultural mosaic, and Manitoba is one of the country’s most ethnically diverse provinces.

More than 115,000 people of Aboriginal origin live here along with one of the most sizeable populations of Mennonites in the world. The French Quarter city of St. Boniface boasts the largest population of Francophone Canadians outside of Quebec, and Manitoba is an important centre of Ukrainian culture in Canada. As well, the Gimli area is home to the largest community of Icelandic people outside Iceland. Continue reading "Manitoba's People: A Cultural Kaleidoscope"

A Harvest of Fall Suppers in Manitoba

Down-home cooking, local ingredients, regional delicacies are the recipe for a century-Old autumn tradition.

It’s suppertime in Manitoba. From now through mid-November, dozens of traditional community-based "fall suppers" - buffet feasts of down-home cooking, locally grown ingredients, and family recipes - are being served throughout the central Canadian province. These annual grass-roots get-togethers offer garden-fresh produce and main courses often prepared from locally raised poultry, beef, and pork. Home-baked pies and cakes draw crowds year after year.

Read the complete list of upcoming Fall Suppers.

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