13 LEGENDS + TALES • Volume 10• 2022
CANADIAN
SIGNATURE EXPERIENCES (CSE)
The following Winnipeg experiences are part of Destination Canada's CSE Collection
A Prairie Legacy: The Bison and its People at FortWhyte Alive
offers an experience full of wildlife, cultural history and
environmental education. It begins with a close-up encounter of
30 grunting, munching bisons and visits to a Plains Cree tipi and
Pioneer Sod House. Snowshoe in winter or paddle a Voyageur
canoe in the spring and summer, and savour bush tea and
bannock cooked over a campfire. fortwhyte.org/ecotours
Experience Winnipeg's own "Da Vinci Code" on a Hermetic
Code Tour at the Manitoba Legislative Building. This provincial
icon is full of occult clues concealed in its architecture including
hidden hieroglyphic inscriptions, numerological codes and
Freemasonic symbols so intelligently masked they have escaped
historians and visitors for nearly 100 years. heartlandtravel.ca
Be part of important research by banding a real, live bird as
part of Oak Hammock Marsh's
Bird in the Hand experience.
Learn why Oak Hammock Marsh is such an important stop
during migrations—there can be up to 400,000 avian visitors
daily during fall migration. Paddle a long Voyageur canoe
in these wetlands that over 300 bird species call home.
oakhammockmarsh.ca/learn/signature-experience/
Head to the Arctic without ever leaving the city at
Journey to
Churchill: Discover the Magic of the North
in the Heart of the
Continent. Witness majestic polar bears swim and play from
underwater viewing tunnels, and wander across authentic
landscapes that showcase other northern species like caribou,
wolves and Arctic fox. Go behind the scenes at the laboratories
of the Leatherdale International Polar Bear Conservation Centre
to see the progress being made in environmental protection and
wildlife conservation, as bears are rescued and transitioned to
safety. assiniboineparkzoo.ca/zoo/home/explore/canadian-
signature-experience
The Canadian Museum for Human Rights'
Exploring a Canadian
Landmark
half-day experience begins with a guided tour through
vibrant galleries full of human rights stories. A gourmet lunch is
served in a beautiful location beneath the glass "cloud," where
the conversation continues with the tour guide. The focus then
shifts to the building's unique architecture and exotic rock faces,
and guests take home pieces of the Museum itself (alabaster
and basalt) in an elegant gift box. humanrights.ca/visit/tours/
exploring-canadian-landmark
Mike
Peters
Assiniboine
Park
Conservancy
