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Living History Winnipeg is rich with history ripe for student exploration. Throughout the city you'll find diverse cultures, histories and attractions that combine to make an interactive itinerary that will engage, inspire, and entertain students. DAY 1 History is positively brimming in St. Boniface — Winnipeg's French Quarter — and Ô Tours is the ideal tour guide to bring your students to all the top spots. It all starts at the striking St. Boniface Cathedral where students will be introduced to the history of Louis Riel, the founder of Manitoba, and how, as the leader of the Métis people, he started and led the Red River Rebellion against the government of Canada. Right beside the Cathedral is St. Boniface Museum where — along with Riel House National Historic Site — students will be introduced to the fascinating history of characters like the Grey Nuns, the sturdy early pioneers, and, of course, Riel. A few blocks away at Fort Gibraltar students will travel back in time to meet the Francophone pioneers. Inside this replica fur-trading fort, costumed interpreters and experiential programming will relate what life was like during the 1800s. Should you be visiting in February, students can also take part in Festival du Voyageur, Western Canada's largest winter festival where daily school programs involve snowshoeing, music making, and hatchet- throwing with the Fort's interpreters. DAY 2 Start your day at Upper Fort Garry, a brand new outdoor Provincial Heritage Park that marks — and still contains the stone entrance to — the region's original Hudson's Bay Company trading post. Using smartphones and downloadable guides, students can embark on a series of discovery, unlocking points of interest while also marveling at the Heritage Wall, which depicts the region's Student Itinerary St. Boniface Tour with Ô Tours: Mike Peters Fort Gibraltar: Mike Peters ITINERARIES 2 2019 TRAVEL TRADE PLANNER WINNIPEG