OAK HAMMOCK MARSH
INTERPRETIVE CENTRE
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Trek the nature
trails, take a guided
tour, go canoeing, view wildlife, watch a
film, enjoy a meal in the café and check
out the fun, interactive exhibits to see why
Oak Hammock Marsh Interpretive Centre
has been voted the world's "Best
Environmental Experience." Reserve "A
Bird in the Hand", a Destination Canada
Signature Experience, and feel the gentle
touch of a songbird in the palm of your
hands as you release it into the wild.
Open 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily; except
some statutory holidays. Extended hours
during the fall migration
Highways 67 and 220 – Just outside
Winnipeg (20 minutes north)
Tel: 204.467.3300 | 1.888.50MARSH
Email: ohmic@ducks.ca
www.oakhammockmarsh.ca
PRAIRIE DOG CENTRAL
RAILWAY
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The Prairie Dog Central Railway operates a
fully restored 1900-era vintage train pulled
by an 1882 steam engine or a 1950s
classic GP9 diesel locomotive. Each trip
incorporates a station stop at Grosse Isle
where local vendors offer home baking,
produce, and handicrafts. See website for a
list of special events such as Canada Day,
Railway Day, Great Train Robbery, Howlin'
Hallowe'en Express Train and much more.
Open May to September weekends and
holidays, and last two weekends in October
Inkster Junction Station, Prairie Dog Trail
(between Route 90 and Sturgeon Road)
– The Maples
Tel: 204.832.5259
Email: info@pdcrailway.com
www.pdcrailway.com
ROYAL CANADIAN MINT
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The Royal Canadian Mint produces
billions of coins each year for Canada
and more than 75 countries from around
the world. Overlook the state-of-the-art
manufacturing facilities that reveal the art,
craft, and science of coin making. Hold a
99.99% pure gold bar worth more than
$750,000, make a souvenier coin and
browse the boutique for collector sets.
Open year-round, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily,
holiday hours to 3 p.m. and closed
December 25, 26, January 1
520 Lagimodière Boulevard at
Highway 1 – St. Boniface
Tel: 204.983.6429 | 1.877.WPG.MINT
(974.6468)
Email: wood@mint.ca
www.mint.ca
ST. NORBERT ARTS CENTRE
Located in the building the Trappist monks
built in 1912 and used as a guest house,
the St. Norbert Arts Centre is now home
to a thriving community of artists, healers,
spiritualists and community activists.
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
Oak Hammock Marsh Interpretive Centre
www.tourismwinnipeg.com
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