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Local urban district in Manitoba, Canada
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The rural municipality of Emerson-Franklin is the main crossing into Central Manitoba for Winnipeg-bound traffic from the United States. A sparsely-populated expanse of prairie at the eastern edge of the Pembina Valley, it includes the communities of Emerson, West Lynne, Roseau River, Franklin, Arnaud, Tolstoi and Dominion City.
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Remains of former North-West Mounted Police outpost from which Canada's iconic federal police force (now the Royal Canadian Mounted Police) began their historic expansion westward. An interpretive centre operates seasonally (from early June), there's also a signed interpretive boundary trail (seasonal, 6AM-10PM).
Former 1879 Episcopal Methodist Church, relocated 1908 as All Saints' Anglican Church and closed in the mid-1960s, became a community museum in 1992.
Site of the encounters between Ojibwa and Sioux in the late 1700s and early 1800s.
The largest remaining tracts of tall-grass prairie in Manitoba, with a wide variety of animals (including moose) and over 150 plant species (many considered endangered).
Experience the wealth and beauty of Roseau River's Aboriginal community. Late August.
Chinese.
Beside Emerson Hotel, open for breakfast.
Vietnamese.
Small hotel with sports bar (Emerson Bar and Grill). Open year-round, food service at limited hours.
Ten rooms, Wi-Fi, fridge, microwave and TV.
Emerson is 110 km south of Winnipeg on Manitoba Highway 75. There is no public transport to Emerson.
Read in the guideThere is no taxi in Emerson. The nearest scheduled bus service may well be in Fargo or Winnipeg. A car is likely the only viable option.
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