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Places to Visit in Canada — From National Parks to Hidden Gems

Lakes, mountains, small towns, and roadside stops we found along the way. Each one with practical details to help you decide if it's worth the drive.

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Gimli Beach: A Quiet Shore of New Iceland on Lake Winnipeg

Gimli Beach, an hour north of Winnipeg: the heart of New Iceland on Lake Winnipeg — a Viking statue, a working fishing harbour, painted seawalls and quiet off-season shores.
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Westview Off-Leash Dog Park: Winnipeg’s “Garbage Hill” and the First Park We Ever Walked in Canada

Westview Off-Leash Dog Park — Winnipeg's "Garbage Hill": a former dump turned hilltop park with 360-degree city views and space for dogs to run free
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Rushing River Provincial Park: Waterfalls, Beaches and Rapids Near Kenora

A guide to Rushing River Provincial Park near Kenora, Ontario — whitewater rapids over glacier-carved rock, three sandy beaches, and a family campground Manitobans have loved for generations
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Row of large rocks in a river with a small waterfall in the background under a stormy sky Whiteshell provincial park

Whiteshell Provincial Park, Manitoba: Two Visits In

Two visits — fifteen minutes in the rain, and a full July evening — to a park the size of four Winnipegs, where the prairie stops and the Canadian Shield begins.
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Air Force Heritage Air Park, Winnipeg: Planes, History and Coffee

Canada's largest outdoor military aircraft display, a Tim Hortons under the flight path, and a quiet Sunday evening to wind down. Right in Winnipeg.
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