Manitoba is one of Canada's Prairie Provinces, the only one to stretch from grassy plains bordering the United States in the South to Arctic Tundra along Hudson's Bay in the North. Prairie, yes, but flat, no: Manitoba's relief is a map of valleys and bluffs where American Bison and white-tailed deer roam. The capital city of Winnipeg sprung out of an old Cree and Assiniboine fur trading post, and the province is dotted with other reminders of Europeans who came to settle a land very different from their own. The native Cree presence is still felt throughout a province that is rich in First Nations and colonial history.
Though much of the province is tamed grassland or farmland, Manitoba hasn't managed to tame the weather: Each winter, close to 200 centimeters (80 inches) of snow blankets the province to the North. The Shores of Hudson's Bay in Manitoba's North-East are home to Polar Bears, and some companies out of the town of Churchill offer polar bear-watching tours from the safety of specially-equipped vehicles.
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The Forks Winnipeg Situated at the junction of two rivers namely the Red and Assiniboine Rivers, The Forks is a popular tourist attraction in Winnipeg. |
The Forks National Historic Site Winnipeg Manitoba Canada A location steeped in over 6000 years of history, The Forks, a designated National Historic Site of Canada is the number one tourist attraction in Winnipeg, the capital city of Manitoba. |
Storm Cloud Picture Sunset City Of Winnipeg Manitoba Canada Threatening storm clouds loom above houses on the outskirts of Winnipeg City in Manitoba, Canada during a very vivid sunset over the province. |
Family Fishing Vacation Riding Mountain National Park Manitoba Canada Covering an area of 2,973 sq. km, Riding Mountain National Park has a diverse landscape which forms part of the Manitoba Escarpment in Canada. As a family vacation destination opportunities abound for fishing, camping, and wildlife viewing. |
Hudson Bay Winter Sunset Churchill Manitoba The picturesque scenery of the rocky coastline of the Hudson Bay in Churchill, Manitoba during a spectacular winter sunset. |
Sunset Canoe Lake Audy Riding Mountain National Park Manitoba Canada A glorious sunset lights the evening sky over Lake Audy in Riding Mountain National Park, a lush tract of wilderness featuring lakes and forests, as a paddler returns to shore in a canoe before nightfall. |
Wildlife Tourism Churchill Manitoba Tourism has become very popular around Churchill, Manitoba as visitors love to be able to encounter the wildlife in the area, especially a Polar Bear. |
Sea Bear Ursus Maritimus Hudson Bay Churchill Manitoba A Polar Bear (sometimes known as a sea bear) looks directly at the camera as it walks on the icy fringes of Hudson Bay in Churchill Manitoba. This is the largest land predator in the world as well as one of the most vulnerable species in the world. |
Northern Lights Dancing In The Moon Light Inukshuk Hudson Bay A unique composition, vivid Northern Lights streaming rhythmically in the light of a full moon hanging above a large stone inukshuk on the shores of Hudson Bay in Churchill, Canada. |
Arctic Tundra Sunset Photo Churchill Canada Rigid trees stand along the shore of a frozen lake on the Arctic tundra in Churchill, Manitoba in Canada as the sunset lighting turns the sky into a yellow hue and tinges the dark clouds pink. |
American Bison The American Bison is the largest land animal of North America. This bison was found in the Riding Mountain National Park of Manitoba, Canada. |
Coast Winter Sunset Picture Hudson Bay Manitoba Canada Large boulders, frozen after the first snow fall of winter, line the coast of Hudson Bay in Northern Manitoba, Canada, and glint in the beautiful light of sunset as it streams across the water and reaches the arctic shores. |
Hudson Bay Northern Lights Churchill Manitoba A spectacular display from the Northern Lights fills the sky over the Hudson Bay near Churchill, Manitoba with the moon illuminating the area. |
Fishing Camping Vacation Destination Manitoba As a prime fishing and recreational lake in Riding Mountain National Park, Lake Audy is the perfect family vacation destination in Manitoba which features a rustic campground and a boat ramp. |
Polar Bear Watching Tours Churchill Journey across the tundra on one of the Polar Bear Watching Tours available in Churchill, Manitoba where you watch the Polar Bears and they watch you. |
Hudson Bay Coastline Churchill Manitoba If this picture does not make a chill go up your spine, a visit to this icy coastline of the Hudson Bay in Churchill, Manitoba certainly will. |
Bears On Broadway Statue Manitoba Legislative Building A cute Polar Bear statue is one of eighteen bears which make up the Bears on Broadway collection on the grounds of the Manitoba Legislative Building in Winnipeg. |
Animal Pelts Fur Trading Post Manitoba Various animal pelts hang from the rafters of a building at the fur trading post at Lower Fort Garry National Park in Manitoba, Canada. |
The Pondering Grizzly City Hall Winnipeg Manitoba Canada A statue entitled 'The Pondering Grizzly' by Canadian artist Clarence Tillenius, part of the Manitoba-wide 'Bears on Broadway' collection, stands outside the City Hall with a teepee in Winnipeg Manitoba Canada. |
Frozen Lake Winter Sunset Churchill Manitoba A winter sunset in Churchill, Manitoba makes the whiteness of the landscape glisten as it shines across a frozen lake. |
Old Stone Church An old stone church which is surrounded by an open field with a cemetery at the rear in Mantitoba, Canada. |
Polar Bear Statue A statue commemorates the Polar Bear in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. |
Plane Wreck Miss Piggy Hudson Bay Manitoba Covered in the winter ice, the remains of the plane wreck known as Miss Piggy sits near the Hudson Bay in Churchill, Manitoba. |
Colourful Sunset Skies Prairie Province Manitoba An almost unbelievable display of colours during sunset tint the clouds over homes and buildings of Winnipeg, in the prairie province of Manitoba in Canada. |
Polar Bear Tours Churchill Polar Bear tours in Churchill, Manitoba give visitors a close up look at these fascinating animals. |
Curious Polar Bear Cub Picture Hudson Bay Standing on hind legs, this curious polar bear cub gets a good look at some passengers on a tundra buggy tour to the shores of Hudson Bay in Manitoba, Canada. |
Boniface Museum The historic building which houses the St Boniface Museum is the oldest building in the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. |
Shipwreck Bird Cove Churchill Manitoba Along the coastline of the Hudson Bay in Bird Cove in Churchill, Manitoba sits the shipwreck of the M/V Ithaca. |
Fishing Picture Sunset Lake Audy Riding Mountain National Park Silhouetted by a beautiful sunset over Lake Audy in Riding Mountain National Park, a young boy tries his hand at Northern Pike and Walleye fishing. |
Totem Pole Kwakiutl First Nations Art Winnipeg Manitoba Under the lush green trees, a beautiful Kwakiutl Totem Pole is displayed on the grounds of the Manitoba Legislative Building in Winnipeg. |
Inukshuk Inuit Symbol Hudson Bay Sunset Churchill Along the shore of the Hudson Bay in Churchill, Manitoba at sunset, an Inukshuk has been built which is a symbol to the Inuit people. An Inukshuk was once, and in some instances today, an important landmark to the lives of many travelers. |
Bear Cub And Tundra Buggy Tourists Intrigued by the a massive tundra buggy full of tourists, a cute little polar bear cub thoroughly checks it all out. |
Surreal Manitoba Wilderness Lake Sunset Picture The meeting of the setting sun and the water of the Manitoba Lake Audy, in Riding Mountain National Park, Canada gives the surreal impression the wharf stretches into the sky. |
Churchill Port Hudson Bay Manitoba Canada Business continues on a daily basis at the Port of Churchill located along the shores of the Hudson Bay in Churchill, Manitoba in Canada. |
Sunset Landscape Frozen Lake Churchill Manitoba The landscape is blanketed with snow and the lake is frozen as a yellow sunset highlights the area in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area in Churchill, Manitoba in Canada. |
Full Moon Landscape Churchill Manitoba Canada A full moon glows in a red hue over the frozen landscape in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area in Churchill, Manitoba in Canada. |
Frozen Water Churchill Town Manitoba Canada A pool of water starts to become frozen as winter begins in the town of Churchill in Manitoba, Canada even when the sun shines and reflects off the ice. |
Esplanade Riel Bridge City Of Winnipeg Manitoba Canada The Esplanade Riel Bridge is a pedestrian walking bridge across the Red River in Winnipeg, a city in the Province of Manitoba, Canada. The bridge was designed by Étienne Gaboury of Wardrop Engineering, and was completed in 2003. |
Bear Trap Old Dump Churchill Manitoba Canada At the old dump site in Churchill, Manitoba in Canada, a bear trap has been set for any of the Polar Bears which may start to venture too close to town. |
Hudson Bay Coastline Sunset Churchill Manitoba Clouds hover above the rocky coastline of the Hudson Bay in Churchill, Manitoba leaving a visible line across the sky where the sunset colors highlight the frozen area. |
Golden Boy Statue Winnipeg Legislative Building The top of the dome of the Manitoba Legislative Building in the City of Winnipeg is adorned with the Golden Boy statue. |
Winter Halo Around Sun Lake Iwago Churchill Manitoba A halo around the sun forms over Lake Iwago in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area in Churchill, Manitoba in Canada. |
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