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Manitoba<br />
Geographically in the centre of Canada,<br />
Manitoba’s southern agricultural<br />
pastures give way to green forested hills on<br />
whose northern fringes lie the post ice-age<br />
Canadian Shield, a land of ice-scraped rock,<br />
boreal forest and lakes, reaching to the waters<br />
of the vast Hudson Bay. Wildlife is abundant<br />
and in any part of the region visitors may<br />
encounter moose, wolves, black bears, beavers<br />
and herds of caribou. Wildlife lovers are<br />
particularly drawn to Churchill, where tundra,<br />
taiga, and boreal forest meet on the shores of<br />
Hudson Bay, and in the summer months<br />
beluga whales and migratory birds gather in<br />
their thousands. Polar bears converge here in<br />
the autumn as the seas freeze over whilst black<br />
bears are most easily seen in Riding Mountain<br />
National Park and this is also one of the best<br />
places to learn about First Nations culture.<br />
The beaches of Lake Winnipeg, Hecla and<br />
Whiteshell Provincial Parks are also well<br />
worth a visit. Though European explorers only<br />
discovered the region that is now Manitoba in<br />
the 17th century, its history is much older:<br />
archaeological remains of early settlers dating<br />
back 6,000 years have been found at The Forks<br />
National Historic Site. The provincial capital,<br />
Winnipeg, is the major urban centre, with the<br />
Royal Winnipeg Ballet and the Manitoba<br />
Opera among its attractions.<br />
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