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The wetlands boardwalk at Cypress River’s Millennium Park has stood as a roadside stop for over a dozen years, although the local conservation district says it’s starting to show its age.
Country Crossroads, Other

Looking for a sign

Small-town Manitoba is learning to put its best foot forward by highlighting attractions, conservation, local projects, history and more with interpretive signs and trails

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If you didn’t know better, you’d never guess Minnedosa was a small town in the rolling plains of Manitoba. Nestled in a valley along Hwy. 10 north of Brandon, the town trades the normal vista of waving crops for a picturesque valley with woody embankments and the Little Saskatchewan River, which pools in a man-made
Opinion, Other

Opinion: On the road – Ireland’s farms, food and future

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Dublin, even in summer sunshine, can’t entirely shake its smoky, troubled past. Bullet holes the size of grapes still pockmark the pillars and walls of the General Post Office. Still, Dublin’s streets are packed. The lovely Catherine and I are there, too, walking along its central artery, the River Liffey. We’re in Ireland to visit
The cliffs at Steep Rock are very popular to photograph.
Country Crossroads

Steep Rock — well worth a visit

Located along Lake Manitoba, the cliffs are possibly one 
of the most photographed locations in the province

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If you’re looking for a different Manitoba spot to explore this year, consider Steep Rock, located in the Interlake, along Lake Manitoba. My husband and I visited there this summer and found it interesting and well worth a day or two in the area. Steep Rock, located in the municipality of Grahamdale, is best known
Country Crossroads

Farmers are a tourist draw, experts say

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Conference explores opportunities, best practices in agri-tourism What’s the main attraction on a farm these days? If you’re a kid, it might be patting the puppies or jumping off a stack of bales. But meeting ‘a real farmer’ can be a special moment, too. That’s the case at the Meandher Creek Pumpkin Patch, a transformed
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Rural tourism association seeks members

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Agri-tourism is growing in Manitoba and a new organization hopes it can grow with it. At just over a dozen members, the Manitoba Rural Tourism Association sees an opportunity to tap into the hundreds of farm hosts now taking part in events like Open Farm Day and the annual Direct Farm Marketing conference, said the
News

Manitobans visit farms for third annual Open Farm Day

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A day with the public continues to reap hands-on learning, farm product sales, 
and positive feedback from visitors and participating farm owners

Cars lined driveways and filled up farmyards last Sunday as Manitobans ventured out for another Open Farm Day. This is the third year the province has hosted the day to encourage ordinary Manitobans to get out and visit participating working farms and agritourism ventures. Fifty-one locations were listed in the 2012 guide, including many playing
Crops

Second Open Farm Day Planned For 2011

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Manitoba farmers and the province are gearing up to host another Open Farm Day September 18 and this year promotions are starting early. Last year, nearly 4,000 people descended on 35 participating farms for a September farm show-and-tell event for which publicity only started earlier that month. This year the invitation to Manitoba’s farms will
Country Crossroads

First Open Farm Day A Success, More To Come

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Last September’s first-ever Open Farm Day in Mani toba was an astounding success with more than 4,000 people, mostly from urban centres, visiting the 37 farms that participated. As a result, Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives has decided to make it an annual event, MAFRI agritourism specialist Susan Nicoll told an Ag Days seminar

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