80 million years ago in the Cretaceous period, Manitoba was covered with a prehistoric sea. In the past few decades, thousands of fossils have been discovered and unearthed; not of dinosaurs like in Alberta, but of gigantic aquatic reptiles and …
Museums by Day, Football by Night
“You have to see the Nonsuch!” one person tweeted me upon hearing of my upcoming visit to the Manitoba Museum. “The Nonsuch?” The HMS Nonsuch isn’t the name of an indie band like it sounds, but the name of the …
100 Masters at the Winnipeg Art Gallery
If you’re going to be spending your morning at an art gallery, you definitely want to eat before you go. After the previous night’s five course tasting menu at the Fusion Grill, I wanted something light for breakfast. Coffee, orange …
Dinner at Winnipeg’s Fusion Grill
I’ve been eating well so far in Winnipeg. Some might say too well. I knew Winnipeg had a good dining scene, but nothing was going to prepare me for my evening at the Fusion Grill. As somebody unfamiliar with Winnipeg’s …
An Afternoon at the Club Regent Casino, Winnipeg
After seeing where money is made, I went to go see where money gets spent! Just a short drive down the highway from the Royal Canadian Mint is the Club Regent Casino, one of the two properties owned by Casinos of …
Visiting the Royal Canadian Mint
I started off Thursday morning visiting one of Winnipeg’s most famous tourist attractions: The Royal Canadian Mint. Located on the outskirts of Winnipeg’s city centre, the mint is where all of Canada’s circulation coins have been made since 1976. However, …
Adventures in Saint-Boniface, Manitoba
I’m writing to you from the fifth floor of the Inn at The Forks, a boutique hotel in the heart of Winnipeg, a dynamic public space at the confluence of the Assiniboine and Red Rivers. It’s fitting that I’m beginning my month-long …