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Archive: Manitoba Cool Facts

Bear under window Churchill tundra © Lucy Izon

Churchill Manitoba is one of the easiest places to see polar bears in their natural environment. And if you can’t get there, there’s a live webcam

York Factory National Historic Site © Parks Canada

York Factory National Historic Site – Largest Wooden Building On Permafrost

Prince of Wales Fort National Historic Site / Parks Canada

Prince of Wales Fort National Historic Site – Spend the night in the Fort

Reil House / Parks Canada

Riel House National Historic Site – Family of Founder of Manitoba

Wapusk National Park protects one of the Wapusk National Park - Polar bear denning area © Thorsten Milse / Parks Canada

Wapusk National Park – Polar Bears

Street Sign Polar Bear

Churchill Manitoba is the Polar Bear Capital of the World – bears have been know to migrate right up the main street

statue of Flintabbatey Flonatin at Flin Flon, Manitoba, created by Al Capp. Photo by Wtshymanski / Public Domain

Flin Flon Manitoba was named for a character in a science fiction novel, and it’s where marijuana was grown for the Canadian Government

Gimli Icelandic

Gimli has the largest Icelandic population outside of Iceland

Slurpee

Winnipeg Slurpee capital of the world – 14 years in a row!

Grand Beach, Lake Winnipeg, Manitoba - photo Travel Manitoba

Manitoba has a lake for about every nine people!

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