| Manitoba is in Central Canada, the most | | | | road-accessible. Arctic grayling, brook |
| eastern of the three prairie provinces. It | | | | trout, lake trout, northern pike and walleye |
| shares the US border with Minnesota and North | | | | thrive here. Some of the best giant channel |
| Dakota in the south and stretches north to | | | | cat fishing in the world can be found in |
| the Port of Churchill on the Hudson Bay and | | | | Winnipeg's Red River. The fly fishing is |
| beyond. It has wheat fields, oil and gas | | | | best in Manitoba's western reaches and you |
| wells, commercial fresh water fishing, mining | | | | might need a guide to find the best |
| and a forest industry. It also has a lot to | | | | spots.Seeing the northern lights in Manitoba |
| offers tourists.Here are ten suggestions that | | | | has been called one of the top 25 adventures |
| a visitor might want to consider in Manitoba, | | | | of a lifetime. January to March in Churchill |
| some in the colder months and some in the | | | | have some of the best shows when nature sends |
| warmer parts of the year.You might consider | | | | her lasers to make shifting curtains of |
| making Winnipeg the hub of your stay in | | | | spectacular northern lights. A facility with |
| Manitoba. The provincial capital, it's a | | | | see-through domes built into the roof makes |
| multicultural city proudly reflected in its | | | | light viewing a warm and comfortable |
| festivals and offers art, music and food. | | | | experience for visitors unaccustomed to |
| Restaurants serve everything from Ukrainian | | | | Churchill winters.Manitoba is diverse, so are |
| perogies to a blending of regional and | | | | the parks. Sand dunes roll at Spruce Woods |
| Californian cuisine. Performing arts offer | | | | Provincial Park, ancient granite graces much |
| an array of productions throughout the year | | | | of the Whiteshell and waterfalls amaze near |
| in theatre, music, opera and dance. The | | | | Paint Lake Provincial Park. Baldy Mountain, |
| Winnipeg Art Gallery has the largest | | | | Manitoba's highest point, is at Duck Mountain |
| collection of contemporary Inuit art in the | | | | Provincial Park, where glaciers receded some |
| world. And of course shopping malls, | | | | 10,000 years ago. Hikers and bikers are |
| casinos, museums and historic sites beckon. | | | | attracted to the extensive trail networks |
| Families will love The Forks, the Children's | | | | through the broad valleys and lush Canadian |
| Museum, Fort Whyte Centre and the Assiniboine | | | | Shield forests. Bike along one of the |
| Park Zoo, where wild animals delight the | | | | biggest lakes in the world - Lake Winnipeg - |
| children, along with a statue of a very | | | | at Hecla/Grindstone Provincial Park or paddle |
| famous bear named after Winnipeg -- | | | | for days in Grass River Provincial Park.If |
| Winnie-the-Pooh.A two-and-a-half hour flight | | | | you want to experience total relaxation, |
| north of Winnipeg, Churchill Manitoba is | | | | consider camping or renting a cottage on some |
| known around the world as polar bear central. | | | | of the biggest and best lakes in the world. |
| For a safe adventure, head out over the | | | | Soak up the summer heat on the water's edge |
| tundra in specially designed vehicles for | | | | and dive in when you can't stand it any more. |
| safely viewing the bears. Photographers and | | | | Eat well, then later, float soundlessly in a |
| wildlife enthusiasts so inclined can even | | | | streak of moonlight and gaze at an endless |
| eat, sleep and rise right out on the capes, | | | | canopy of stars.Manitoba attracts two-thirds |
| in the midst of the glorious bears, as | | | | of Canada's more than 500 species of birds |
| hundreds of them roam the coastline every | | | | and is considered a birder's paradise. In |
| October and November awaiting the freeze of | | | | spring, the birds fly north in amazing flocks |
| the Hudson Bay.In summer, polar bear central | | | | in the hundreds of thousands over the lakes, |
| turns into the beluga belt, as thousands of | | | | marshes and forests. A North American |
| the 900-pound whales come to feed in the | | | | birding hotspot, Oak Hammock Marsh |
| waters near Churchill on the Hudson Bay. You | | | | Interpretive Centre, won the coveted 2002 |
| can actually paddle or snorkel among these | | | | British Airways Tourism for Tomorrow award |
| majestic creatures and watch them watching | | | | for Best Environmental Experience. Delta |
| you! You can also enjoy watching and | | | | Marsh also offers great viewing, as does |
| listening to these highly vocal whales from a | | | | Riding Mountain National Park, home to more |
| 32-passenger boat.Riding Mountain National | | | | than 260 bird species, including great grey |
| Park is edged by a high, rugged escarpment | | | | owl and Connecticut warbler. Birders fly to |
| and is an island of wilderness over the | | | | Churchill for stellar sub-arctic birding.And |
| agricultural landscape. Wildlife thrives in | | | | finally, stay at a bed-and-breakfast or on a |
| the vast mix of forests, meadows and broad | | | | country vacation farm during one of the |
| valleys, crisscrossed with more than 300 | | | | hundreds of small-town fall suppers. This is |
| kilometres (180 miles) of trails, maintained | | | | a great opportunity to meet with the local |
| superbly year-round. This is the time and | | | | Manitobans who will be sure to make you |
| place to keep a camera ready for sightings of | | | | welcome.This has been just a sampling that is |
| moose, elk, beaver, black bear, fox and if | | | | representative of what Manitoba has to offer |
| you're very lucky, lynx or wolf.Manitoba's | | | | its visitors. Whether in the winter or in |
| plentiful waters yield more than 10,000 | | | | the summer, Manitoba will provide you with an |
| trophy-sized fish very year. The north is | | | | unforgettable holiday. |
| peppered with fly-in lodges and many more are | | | | |