Volkssport Walk

Trip Start May 08, 2012

Trip End Jun 20, 2012

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Where I stayed

Canad Inns Destination Centre Windsor Park Winnipeg

What I did

Provincial Legislative Building Winnipeg

Flag of Canada Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Thursday, May 10, 2012

Winnipeg Walk 1 (YRE 043) : Nice walk / busy street / Walk through the old Market Square / Past Concert Hall and Museum / Many city street walks / don't forget sightseeing at the Forks Market. and findly the Louis Riel statue in front of the legislature building. Capital Cities Walks / Yellowhead Route Walks

Winnipeg Walk 2 (YRE 126) : Provincial Legilature Building / Many city Street walks and gravel walkways. Cross MarylandBridge and a nice footbridge over Assiniboine river. Yellowhead Route Walks

Selkirk: Selkirk is 30 mins from Winnipeg. There is not one but two lighthouses in Selkirk. The Red River Lighthouse was built in1904 It ceased operations in 1992.
The Bear Island Lighthouse was built in 1898 on Black Bear Island about 100 miles north of Selkirk.
You can walk the Red Wing Trail for 2.4km There is a map of the trail.
You can also walk across the Selkirk Bridge and back.
On your way back make sure to check on your left for the Cenotaph Statue. This is not indicated on the map and it's easy to miss.

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Provincial Legislature Bldg	Memorial/Cenotaph	Memorial/Cenotaph with flags	Cenotaph
Display	All the cable that holds the Bridge	Close up view	The Forks
Up the stairs	Again more Stairs	Legislature Bldg in French	Here is Louis Riel Statue
The Legislature Bldg	Beautiful Fountain	Myself in front of the fountain	Sticky paper on trees
A close up of the sticky paper	This is a bear	Trail between two street	Big Nice House
Met two beautiful dogs and the owner.	Two beautiful Coley	This is the footbridge	Something wrong with this tree
This is a long walk	Two bisons	Two set of pins	Cenotaph/War Memorial Walks
The Selkirk Bridge	Selkirk Welcome Sign	Lighthouses	Marine Museum
Marine Museum Sign	First Lighthouse	Selkirk Lighthouse	Museum Entrance
Lighthouse	Radio Bldg	Park Entrance	Map for Red Wing Trail Walk
Part of the Red Wing Trail walk.	Small boyancy with red light	Museum Opening Sign	Totem Pole
Yellow House with funny window	This is an Ice Cream Shop we see on the walk