Where in the World: Manitoba

I am still pretty chuffed with my (basic) knowledge of Canada, however I did still miss two provinces, Manitoba and New Brunswick, I went with the first one alphabetically which is Manitoba, so lets find out what we can about this province

1. Manitoba, has Nunavut to the North, Saskatchewan to the west, Ontario to the East, it has the US to the south, more specifically, North Dakota and Minnesto
2. It has the largest Icelandic community outside of Iceland
3. It has the Narcisse Snake Dens, where in May at the mating seasons peak you can see thousands of Garter Snakes
4. In 1959 Winnipeg became the first city in North America to create and use a central emergency system
5. Sir William Stephenson, the man who inspired James Bond was born and raised in Manitob
6. Churchill is one of the best places to see the Northern lights
7. Winnipeg means Muddy Waters in Cree, the Ne-hiyawak (Cree) who were one of the first people there named it
8. Lower Fort Garry was the first training post for the North West Mounted Police
9. The Winnipeg Art Gallery has the world’s largest collection of contemporary Inuit art
10. Neil Young was born here, here is one of his songs

Well he is hoping I don’t forget Manitoba again.

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