The Canadian province of Manitoba is far away - but offers exciting wildlife and rich culture
The Answer to Your Prairies: Canada's Province of Manitoba is Far Away - But Offers Exciting Wildlife and Rich CultureDoug McKinlay Finds Visiting Manitoba a "True Backcountry Adventure" While Staying at Gangler's North Seal River Lodge , he sees the Northern LightsREAD MORE: Why Saint Lucia is the best island in the Caribbean
Dawn hasn't come yet, but across the flat horizon a faint orange glow begins to rise above the darkness that covers the calm waters of Lake Egenolf.
In the receding twilight, a pier slowly becomes visible, at the end of which sits a De Havilland Beaver from the 1950s, the legendary seaplane of the north of the country. It's my first morning in the subarctic region of Manitoba, one of the three huge prairie provinces of Canada.
As the sun rises in the Above the pristine spruce forest of an island coastline, the staff and guests of Gangler's North Seal River Lodge, my base of operations for the next four days, begin their morning routine.
< p class="mol-para-with-font">I'm just shy of the Manitoba-Nunavut border, the fabled territory north of 60 (the region of Canada north of 60 degrees latitude) and the home of the Inuit people.The current BBC series Race Across The World has sparked interest in Canada, but this fascinating part of the country seems to have missed the mark. Perhaps simply because it is far, very far. From the UK, it is a flight to Toronto, Ontario and then connecting to Winnipeg, the capital of Manitoba. A night at 'The Peg' helps dislodge travel fatigue before boarding a De Havilland Dash 8, Gangler's Lodge's private plane, at 5:30 a.m. for the final three hours until the end...
Dawn hasn't come yet, but across the flat horizon a faint orange glow begins to rise above the darkness that covers the calm waters of Lake Egenolf.
In the receding twilight, a pier slowly becomes visible, at the end of which sits a De Havilland Beaver from the 1950s, the legendary seaplane of the north of the country. It's my first morning in the subarctic region of Manitoba, one of the three huge prairie provinces of Canada.
As the sun rises in the Above the pristine spruce forest of an island coastline, the staff and guests of Gangler's North Seal River Lodge, my base of operations for the next four days, begin their morning routine.
< p class="mol-para-with-font">I'm just shy of the Manitoba-Nunavut border, the fabled territory north of 60 (the region of Canada north of 60 degrees latitude) and the home of the Inuit people.The current BBC series Race Across The World has sparked interest in Canada, but this fascinating part of the country seems to have missed the mark. Perhaps simply because it is far, very far. From the UK, it is a flight to Toronto, Ontario and then connecting to Winnipeg, the capital of Manitoba. A night at 'The Peg' helps dislodge travel fatigue before boarding a De Havilland Dash 8, Gangler's Lodge's private plane, at 5:30 a.m. for the final three hours until the end...
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