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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.