Wide open spaces and a thriving tourism industry draw visitors to Canada's heartland, the prairie province of Manitoba. This province boasts remarkable diversity, with vast farmlands, large forested areas, lakes, rivers, and a tundra region to the north. There's even a natural desert, complete with cacti and indigenous reptiles! Manitoba's massive lakes are an angler's paradise, with fishermen reeling in pike, trout, walleye and arctic grayling, along with a dozen other species. Manitoba hosts the annual summertime "Flin Flon Trout Festival".

Churchill is Canada's only Arctic seaport. It's known as "the polar bear capital of the world", for the huge white bears that congregate nearby. They can be viewed safely from a "tundra buggy", a vehicle that stands a full 12-feet off the ground! Manitoba's capital is Winnipeg - the oldest city in western Canada, and dynamic cultural center. While visiting, sample some golden caviar in one of the fine dining establishments. A product of northern whitefish, it's a local specialty!