Issue link: http://tourismwpg.uberflip.com/i/619311
PRAIRIE DOG CENTRAL RAILWAY W More than just a train ride! The Prairie Dog Central Railway operates a fully restored 1900-era vintage train with five wooden coaches pulled by either an 1882 steam or a 1950s classic GP9 diesel locomotive. Each unique trip incorporates a station stop at Grosse Isle where there are local country vendors with home baking, produce and handicrafts. Our onsite gift store The Freight Shed, offers souvenirs and gifts at Inkster Junction Station prior to and after your trip. The Prairie Dog Central runs most weekends and holiday Mondays from May through September with the Howlin' Halloween Express Trains running in October. Engineer for a day, Party Caboose, Ride in the Caboose, and Charters are available upon request. Inkster Junction Station is located on Prairie Dog Trail on the north side of CentrePort Canada Way between Route 90 and Sturgeon Road – just outside Winnipeg (northwest) Tel: 204.832.5259 Email: info@pdcrailway.com www.pdcrailway.com ROYAL CANADIAN MINT W A The Royal Canadian Mint's facility in Winnipeg produces billions of coins each year. This is where all Canadian circulation coins are made, as well as those for more than 75 countries around the world. A newly-renovated guided tour overlooks the state-of-the-art manufacturing facility revealing the precise art, craft, and science of coin-making! Open year round, the on-site boutique offers beautiful collector coins, and an exciting collection of souvenirs and gift ideas. The adjacent interactive coin museum involves the visitor in unique learning activities including the ability to make your own souvenir coin and the opportunity to lift and hold a 99.99% pure gold bar worth more than $600,000. 520 Lagimodière Boulevard (at the junction of Highways 1 and 59) – St. Vital Tel: 204.983.6429 | 1.877.WPG.MINT (974.6468) Email: wood@mint.ca www.mint.ca ST. NORBERT ARTS CENTRE The St. Norbert Arts Centre is located in the building the Trappist monks built in 1912 and used as a Guest House. Renovated in 1996, the Guest House is home to a thriving community of artists, healers, spiritualists and community activists. The gardens feature an artistic blend of culinary and medicinal plants featured at the on-site restaurant. The Ground Roots Cafe is open throughout the summer as a local/organic focus patio restaurant from Monday to Friday 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. for lunch and by reservation from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. for dinner, and Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Gallery, patio and outdoor spaces can be booked for special events, group retreats, or community events by calling 204.298.4088. 100 rue des ruines du Monastère – St. Norbert Tel: 204.269.0564 Email: snac@snac.mb.ca www.snac.mb.ca Prairie Dog Central Railway: Gerald Laggo Royal Canadian Mint: Merlin Braun www.tourismwinnipeg.com 33 THINGS TO DO ATTRACTIONS E