Explore the
city's first fort
Where once stood a late 17th-century Hudson Bay
Company fort (conveniently located downtown on Main
Street, right across from The Forks), you'll now find
Upper Fort Garry Provincial Park. It boasts numerous
features including gardens and the $3-million Manitoba
Liquor & Lotteries Heritage Wall, which at 400 ft. of
length just may be the largest piece of public art in
Canada. This Heritage Wall also houses 7,000 LED bulbs
which come together to create a cool light and sound
show that plays regularly throughout the day.
To explore Upper Fort Garry from home download this
app. It unveils hidden points of interest throughout the
park and reveals many of its features including – what
light show is currently playing and what it all means,
and what the hieroglyphics symbolize on the wall, along
with presenting stories on people who lived in and
around the original fort.
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upperfortgarry.com
The Manitoba Museum
is virtually all yours
Within the Manitoba Museum visitors are able to embark on a
journey that spans the perilous seas of the Cretaceous period
(Winnipeg is situated on an ancient water basin which was once
teaming with mosasaurs of Jurassic World fame) to a time when
Indigenous hunters pursued bison on the open plains.
Online, the Museum is ripe for exploration too, with 14 Virtual
Field Trips to choose from that are appropriate for grades
three to eight. Each downloadable field trip comes with a lesson
plan while wide-ranging themes including First Farmers, Amazing
Plant Adventure, Black History in Canada, and Climate Change
in Manitoba. The Nonsuch Virtual Tour goes in-depth on the
Museum's most renowned exhibit, The Nonsuch, which features a
life-sized 17
th
century ship, full sails and all.
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manitobamuseum.ca
