Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Route 19 begins in the centre of the
park and travels a switchback path up
(or down) the park's steepest ridge. The
naturalist Grey Owl, an Englishman
who passed himself off as an Aboriginal
person, lived here for six months, giv-
ing talks with his two tamed beavers,
Jerryroll and Rawhide (he spent most
of his time in Prince Albert National
Park, however); the remote Grey Owl's
Cabin
is located 17km up a hiking
trail off Route 19.
Inglis
As the “sentinels of the prairies” rapidly
disappear from the landscape, the Inglis
Grain Elevators
stand as a remind-
er of the golden era of the Canadian
West. A row of fi ve standard wooden
grain elevators is being preserved as a
National Historic Site, allowing visitors
to see for themselves these impressive
wooden structures.
NORTHERN
MANITOBA
Churchill
There are no roads linking Churchill to
the rest of the province; it can only be
reached by train or airplane. Isolated
and cold, Churchill nevertheless be-
guiles travellers with its remoteness and
stunning wildlife. The place is import-
ant historically as well, as this is where
the English fi rst established a foothold
in Manitoba. They chose the site be-
cause of a superb natural harbour, so
it's fi tting that the town's dominant fea-
5
A view of Hudson Bay in Manitoba's far north.
© iStockphoto.com / Trevor Bauer
4
The polar bear, an excellent hunter of the far
north.
© iStockphoto.com / David T Gomez
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