Our circuitous route across Manitoba brought us near several communities that have constructed roadside attractions worthy of mention at Roadside America, one of our favorite travel guides. We were happy to discover that in addition to the U.S., Canada is well-covered by this website.
As mentioned in a previous post, we did not follow a straight line from Winnipeg to the Peace Garden.
We made minor detours to see these memorable attractions:
Gladstone.
Taking advantage of the town name of "glad stone," the residents have crated a "happy rock."
Sand Hills - Epinette - Spruce Woods
Not far away from Gladstone, on highway 5, we passed the Sand Hills gaming casino and came to a bit of desert. A series of hiking trails is located at Epinette Creek. This is more sand dune than desert since it seems to support a good deal of vegetation. The hiking here gets good reviews with apparently few direct encounters with the resident bears. The unique vegetation in the area is worth a look, as well as a possible stop at Spruce Woods Provincial Park.
Glenboro
A few miles further along on highway 5 in this "desert area" is the town of Glenboro which is home to Sara, the camel.
Dunrea
After photos with Sara, we headed for the town of Dunrea. Definitely a small town, Dunrea acts as home to a very large Canadian goose named Cabrea. Cabrea is mounted on a turntable so that she can point either north or south along with the appropriate migratory flocks of other geese that pass overhead.
Farmland on the Prairie
Along this part of our journey, we encountered a wide variety of agricultural crops as we headed south toward our destination at the Peace Garden.
Boissevain
Boissevain is about 15 miles north of the U.S/Canadian line but claims status as a border city. It celebrates its location near the turtle mountains with an appropriate monument, named Tommy the Turtle.
More photos at this Flickr album, of course.
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