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Manitoba, Canada
Photo: Joanna Poe from Munith, MI, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Prairie Mountain is the western part of southern Manitoba. It includes the largely agricultural regions of Parkland and Western Manitoba.
By bus
By car
The Trans Canada Highway runs through the region westbound from Winnipeg and eastbound from Saskatchewan. It is a four-lane highway.
By train
Via Rail stops in Rivers, 30 km north of Brandon on Highway 10. The Via Station in Rivers is a limited stop service for trains on the Toronto-Vancouver line.
There's little in the way of public transportation in the region beyond what is listed in "Get in" above, so your best bet is to bring or rent a car.
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the region's largest city
it's named after the heir to the French throne, but a quarter of the population speaks Ukrainian
home to "Tommy the Turtle", a 28 ft statue
main gateway to Spruce Woods Provincial Park
home of "Sara the camel", a 17 ft statue created in October 1978
located on Killarney Lake
Minnedosa Lake is a great spot for boating and swimming
the self-proclaimed lily capital of the world
on Goose and Krosney Lakes, and between Duck Mountain Provincial Park and Riding Mountain National Park
jumping off point to Asessippi Provincial Park and Asessippi Ski Area & Resort
home of the authentic replica of the Notre Dame de Lourdes grotto
home of the Swinging Bridge, Canada's longest historic cable-stayed footbridge at 177 m
known for its outdoor recreational opportunities such as camping, fishing, hunting, and snowmobiling
the oil capital of Manitoba
three different ecosystems converge in the area: grasslands, upland boreal and eastern deciduous forests. The park is part of a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.
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