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Category Archives: Manitoba
Manitoba Legislative Building, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Manitoba Legislative Building, Winnipeg, Manitoba I had traveled to Winnipeg in February, 2006 and photographed the interior of the Manitoba Legislative Building from a number of different angles. This time around I was looking for something a bit different and … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Manitoba, Winnipeg
Tagged Christmas, closet, decorations, library, lights, Manitoba, Manitoba Legislative Building, Men's, molding, sinks, stairs, toilette, urinal, washroom, Winnipeg, Xmas
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Winnipeg Fire Hydrant Art
While walking down a street in St. James, I came across a few fire hydrants that were not the basic red jobs. Certainly addeda bit of brightness to a cold day’s rambling.
Posted in Canada Explorer, Manitoba, Winnipeg
Tagged cartoon characters, cold day, Fire hydrant, fire hydrant art, fire hydrants, Manitoba, st james, Winnie the Pooh, Winnipeg
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Black-Tailed Praire Dogs – Fort Whyte Centre, Fort Whyte, Manitoba
The Fort Whyte Center on the outskirts of Winnipeg is an interesting place to visit. One of the attractions is a small Black-Tailed Prairie Dog colony. In the wild the Black-tailed Prairie Dog can be a bit tough to photograph … Continue reading
Stony Mountain Penitentiary, Stony Mountain, Manitoba
Stony Mountain Penitentiary, Stony Mountain, Manitoba Located just north of Winnipeg, Manitoba, the Stony Mountain Penitentiary is one of Canada’s medium security prisons/institutions. When I was much younger, the limestone outcrops to the east of the Penitentiary grounds were an … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Manitoba
Tagged blue sky, correctional institution, crime, inmates, jail, Manitoba, RJHay, Ron Hay, security, Stony Mountain, Stony Mountain Penitentiary
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Narcisse Snake Dens, Manitoba Interlake Region, Manitoba, Canada
Narcisse Snake Dens, Manitoba Interlake Region, Manitoba, Canada When I was younger, Manitoba’s snake dens were much less publicized than they are today. There was a small parking lot, no washrooms and no interpretive signs. But there were red-sided garter … Continue reading
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Tagged Canada, cave, garter snake, garter snakes, interlake region, interpretive signs, limestone, limestone caves, limestone structure, Manitoba, manitoba area, manitoba canada, manitoba interlake, Manitoba Interlake Region, myriad, Narcisse, narcisse manitoba, Narcisse Snake Dens, open grassland, parking lot, RJHay, rodents, Ron Hay, slugs, small birds, snake den, snake pits, underground cave, washrooms
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Little Mountain Park, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Little Mountain Park, Winnipeg, Manitoba (Location) The Richardson Ground Squirrel was a nice find for me on this trip to Little Mountain Park. I had hoped that the Prairie Crocus would still be in bloom but they were a bit … Continue reading
Oak Hammock Marsh, Manitoba
Oak Hammock Marsh, Manitoba Stopped by this Ducks Unlimited project on my way home from Narcisse Snake Pits. Light was fading fast as I upped the ISO to try and photograph the birds that were flying past. Not too successful … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Manitoba
Tagged birds, ducks, Ducks Unlimited, Manitoba, narcisse snake pits, Oak Hammock Marsh, sunset
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Winnipeg, Manitoba
Fort Garry looking east from over Pembina Highway Winnipeg, Manitoba Click on the above image to see my Flickr posting of this image along with photo notes identifying various landmarks. On previous occasions, when I have traveled to Winnipeg to … Continue reading
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Tagged 1950 Winnipeg flood, aerial photo, Bridge Drive-in, Canada, city of winnipeg, control structure, diversion, drainage ditch, Duff's Ditch, excavation, flight path, flood, flood St. Norbert, flood stage, flood waters, Floodway, football stadium, Fort Garry, Gary Billiards, highway infrastructure, home neighborhood, ice jams, Kings Drive, lake winnipeg, man-made, Manitoba, Manitoba Flood, Northern Hemisphere, northern sections, pembina highway, photos, Point Road, Polo Park, Red River, Red River Flood, RJHay, roblin, Ron Hay, Spring floods, st norbert, St. Norbert flooding, THe Forks, Wildewood club, Wildwood Park, Winnipeg, Winnipeg flood, winnipeg manitoba, winnipeg north, WInnipeg Stadium
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FortWhyte Alive, Fort Whyte, Manitoba
FortWhyte Alive, Fort Whyte, Manitoba Previously know as Fort Whyte Centre and Fort Whyte Interpretive Center, this nature appreciation center is located on the south west edge of Winnipeg, Manitoba. I used to visit the site in the days when … Continue reading
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Tagged boardwalks, breeding ground, burrow, burrows, Canada Goose, colonial animal, ducks and geese, Fort Whyte Centre, FortWhyte Alive, ground squirrels, Ictidomys tridecemlineatus, indoor aquarium, interpretive center, interpretive centre, kildeer, leopard ground squirrel, leopard-spermophile, mother and father, nature appreciation, open pits, Prairie Dog, prairie dog colony, Purple Martin House, quarry pits, south west edge, striped gopher, Thirteen-lined ground squirrel, Tipi, turtle Midland Painted Turtle, winnipeg manitoba
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Manitoba Legislative Building, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Manitoba Legislative Building, Winnipeg, Manitoba The Manitoba Legislative Building, by Western Canadian timelines, would be considered one of the older buildings on the Canadian Prairies. Designed by architect Frank Worthington Simon, the building is constructed of Tyndall Stone, a dolomitic … Continue reading
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Tagged architecture, balcony, bison, brass, buffalo, canadian prairies, Christmas, Christmas tree, columnar, construction material, decorations, dolomitic limestone, dome, fossils, frank worthington, garson manitoba, hallways, legislative building, Manitoba, Manitoba Legislative Building, Manitoba Tourism, old fossil, pointsetta, politicians, railing, reflections, rotunda, saircase, sculpture, stained glass window, staue, telephone, telephone booth, Tourism Manitoba, tourism office, Tyndall Stone, water fountain, Winnipeg, winnipeg manitoba
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