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Museums by Day, Football by Night

“You have to see the Nonsuch!” one person tweeted me upon hearing of my upcoming visit to the Manitoba Museum. “The Nonsuch?” The HMS Nonsuch isn’t the name of an indie band like it sounds, but the name of the …

updated on October 4, 2016July 31, 20137 Comments on Museums by Day, Football by Night
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100 Masters at the Winnipeg Art Gallery

If you’re going to be spending your morning at an art gallery, you definitely want to eat before you go. After the previous night’s five course tasting menu at the Fusion Grill, I wanted something light for breakfast. Coffee, orange …

updated on October 4, 2016July 27, 20132 Comments on 100 Masters at the Winnipeg Art Gallery
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Dinner at Winnipeg’s Fusion Grill

I’ve been eating well so far in Winnipeg. Some might say too well. I knew Winnipeg had a good dining scene, but nothing was going to prepare me for my evening at the Fusion Grill. As somebody unfamiliar with Winnipeg’s …

updated on April 11, 2022July 23, 20130 Comment on Dinner at Winnipeg’s Fusion Grill
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An Afternoon at the Club Regent Casino, Winnipeg

After seeing where money is made, I went to go see where money gets spent! Just a short drive down the highway from the Royal Canadian Mint is the Club Regent Casino, one of the two properties owned by Casinos of …

updated on October 4, 2016July 22, 20131 Comment on An Afternoon at the Club Regent Casino, Winnipeg
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Visiting the Royal Canadian Mint

I started off Thursday morning visiting one of Winnipeg’s most famous tourist attractions: The Royal Canadian Mint. Located on the outskirts of Winnipeg’s city centre, the mint is where all of Canada’s circulation coins have been made since 1976. However, …

updated on October 4, 2016July 19, 20130 Comment on Visiting the Royal Canadian Mint
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Adventures in Saint-Boniface, Manitoba

I’m writing to you from the fifth floor of the Inn at The Forks, a boutique hotel in the heart of Winnipeg, a dynamic public space at the confluence of the Assiniboine and Red Rivers. It’s fitting that I’m beginning my month-long …

updated on October 4, 2016July 19, 201313 Comments on Adventures in Saint-Boniface, Manitoba
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#ExploreMB with BCRobyn

I’m going on a month-long blogging road trip through Manitoba this summer! … and it starts in two days! I’ll begin my journey in Winnipeg this Wednesday where I’ll be meeting up with the fine folks at Travel Manitoba who are generously hosting …

updated on October 4, 2016July 15, 20137 Comments on #ExploreMB with BCRobyn
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Robyn Hanson

Storyteller, nature nerd, food lover, and former tourism professional living south of Vancouver at the mouth of the Fraser River in xʷməθkʷəy̓əm territory.

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