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North of 53º - Mighty Spirits
Soar
The
North. A wilderness paradise beyond expectations. Beyond imagination.
Rich in native culture and traditions, the North is
a living portrait of the Aboriginal way of life.
Gaze up at Manitoba's highest waterfall at Kwasitchewan
Falls.
The Northern Manitoba
Trappers Festival and Opaskwayak Indian Days in The Pas
celebrate a
proud and colourful past.
Three historic forts stand at Norway House,
reminders of the key role Manitoba's north played in the fur trade.
Journey the Churchill, the polar bear
capital of the world and
witness the grace and beauty of the polar bear in its natural habitat.
Churchill is also famous with birders - some 250 species
of birds including the rare Ross Gull, nest or pass through on their
yearly migrations.
Watch Polar
Bear Video
In summer watch massive beluga whales rise
and fall in the shimmering waters of the Churchill River and Hudson
Bay. More than 3,000 beluga whales come in early July to feed and
calve.
Visitors are awestruck upon seeing the
haunting beauty of aurora
borealis (northern lights).
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