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                                                                                                                                         HIKE THE BALD HILL                                         NARCISSE SNAKE DENS

                                                                                                                                         Bald Hill Trail via North Escarpment                       Tens of thousands of snakes live in
                                                                                                                                         Trailhead is a 24.8 kilometer lightly                      Manitoba’s Narcisse Snake Dens
                                                                                                                                         trafficked out and back trail located                      and the best time to see them is
                                                                                                                                         near McCreary that offers the chance                       during the spring mating season.
                                                                                                                                         to see wildlife and is rated as difficult.                 The dens are located in provincial
                                                                                                                                                                                                    wildlife management area in the
                                                                                                                                                                                                    Rural Municipality of Armstrong
                                                             MB ANTIQUE AUTO MUSEUM                                                                                                                 approximately six kms north of
                                                                                                                                                                                                    Narcisse, Manitoba.
                                                             Located in Elkhorn, the museum is open seasonally,
                                                             from May 1 to September 30; daily from 9 a.m. to 6
                                                             p.m. Check out mbautomuseum.com.
                                                                                                                                         ROCK LAKE,                                                 TREESBANK FERRY
                                                                                                                                         CARTWRIGHT                                                 MONUMENT

                                                                                                                                                                                                    When the Treesbank Bridge opened
                                                                                                                                         The second largest navigable lake
   60            OPEN GARDEN TOURS IN                         Photo provided by Tourism Winnipeg                                         in southwestern Manitoba. It is                            upstream, in September 1989, this
                                                                                                                                         approximately 13 kms long.
                                                                                                                                                                                                    long-established crossing closed after
                 BRANDON
                                                                                                                                                                                                    109 years of service. The first Treesbank
                                                                                                                                                                                                    Ferry gave access to the Dominion
   Volunteers open up their personal yards to the public and allow                                                                                                                                  Land Office of 1880 on the west side
   them to tour their creative gardens. Check out brandon.ca/                                                                                                                                       of the Assiniboine River. For more
   events/open-garden-tours for the 2021 dates.                                                                                                                                                     details go to mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/
                                                                                                                                                                                                    treesbankferry.shtml.
                                                             TOUR THE MANITOBA
                                                             LEGISLATURE


                                                             Located in Winnipeg, appointments for tours can be
                                                             made by calling (204) 945-5813 or please visit the
                                                             Visitor Tour Program page for more information and
                                                             to download a tour registration form. The building is
                                                             open every day from 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. for self-
                                                             guided tours.


















                                                             MUSIC IN THE PARKS

                                                             Make sure to take in Brandon’s Music in the Park
                                                             concert series,  Music in the Parks takes place every
                                                             Tuesday from June to August.
                                                             Check out brandon.ca/events/music-in-the-park for
                                                             more details.
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