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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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