A real Canadian winter in Manitoba!

TOP 10 CANADIAN THINGS TO DO IN THE WINTER
Talk about a real winter experience in Manitoba, Canada! Growing up in California, snowy winter has always been a foreign concept to me. For my recent partnership with Travel Manitoba, I was given the opportunity to spend a few days exploring Manitoba, and trying out various winter activities that are fun and unique. Here are my top 10 favourite things to do in the winter:
1. Winter walks in Whiteshell Provincial Park
I got to walk on a frozen lake! The ice is so thick, you can skate, nordic ski, walk, and snowmobile right over it. Though my favourite part was hanging and hot-tubbing in the cabin at Falcon Trails Resort - what a dreamy start to the trip.
2. Turn (boiling) water into ice magic trick!
Okay, so this may sound a little bit silly, but it is one thing you can only do when the temperature is well below freezing! Watch the vlog for a silly tutorial. ;)
3. Festival du Voyageur
A Winnipeg special, Festival du Voyageur is a celebration of history and French, as well as indigenous, culture. You will see ice sculptures, a sugar shack with maple syrup taffy, as well as actors answering your questions in character from the fur trading time of the voyageurs.
4. The Forks lights
The area is illuminated with lights and 150 ice-skating trails in the winter, perfect for skating and hanging out at night!
5. Thermëa Spa
This place is SO GOOD! It is the perfect winter oasis. Surrounded by nature and providing a variety of saunas and pools, this spot requires a proper blog post detailing how to get the most out of your time: www.bemytravelmuse.com/therme...
6. Snow Maze
A Maze in Corn not only has a formidable snow maze to explore, but also beautiful snow carvings inside some of the hidden rooms and an ice bar, too!
7. Hockey game!
For many, Canada is synonymous with hockey, and I for one had to experience the sport in a place with truly passionate fans. What better way than to attend a Jets game?!
8. Assiniboine Park Zoo
The seals and bears at the Assiniboine Park Zoo are rescues who were orphaned at birth and wouldn’t survive in the wild. It’s wonderful to see them swimming around above you!
9. Mercedes AMG track
Get your adrenaline going swerving around on a frozen Lake Winnipeg in a 6-figure car at the AMG Driving Academy. The intention is to spin and swerve, having a blast and learning how to drive in icy conditions in the process.
10. Helicopter over Lake Winnipeg
What a lovely way to get a bird’s-eye view of the frozen lake! A scenic helicopter ride was the perfect ending to my winter adventures in Manitoba.
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[@jeffbowes1]

Thanks for embracing the cold and doing activities that we locals do, lots of fun!

[@Hlecktro]

The real Manitoba winter experience is waiting for your missed bus at a transit stop for 45 mins, toes and fingers painful and burning.

[@Bemytravelmuse]

Lol okay that doesn't sound appealing

[@uditanandsharma2744]

Dam'n true, once I had to walk 4 km since my transit was 1 min early after saying it's gonna be 1 min late 😐. It was -30 without windchill🥶. It wasn't even a heated station so walking was best alternative.

[@Bemytravelmuse]

@@uditanandsharma2744 ooooh windchill too!

[@jessekendrick18]

i know it's quite off topic but does anybody know of a good website to watch new tv shows online ?

[@archerchance6214]

@Jesse Kendrick flixportal xD

[@archieredman2796]

I enjoyed watching this well done video about my home town, I love the city of Winnipeg, there is nothing like a winter day when all the trees are covered with horror frost and the most beautiful summer days and and long summer nights, and a large portion of the best people in the world live in Winnipeg.

[@m.6343]

The Bear man certainly knows how to dance.:)

[@Bemytravelmuse]

I know I should have taken notes

[@herecomesthesun66]

Great video, glad you liked our province. Glad you made it here before our lockdown or you would be stuck inside watching tv or watching some other KZbinr enjoying a vacation. Come back in the summer and swim at some of our beautiful lakes. If things are SORT of back to normal. 😊

[@Bemytravelmuse]

I did visit in the summer and I loved it then too!

[@martythedingodog189]

Awesome video! I’m from Manitoba and didn’t know we had a Nordic Spa! I will be going there if I can get home when the provinces open their borders! I miss my home province and the people there! No other place like it!

[@Bemytravelmuse]

Aww I hope you get to go there soon!

[@marcrobitaille4159]

That was Super Cool !!! Thanks a Lot ! What about Doing a Summer Thingy in Manitoba !?? More More More !!!

[@Bemytravelmuse]

Glad you like it! I was there in the summer years ago but I didn't shoot a video :( It's on the blog though www.bemytravelmuse.com/nopiming-provincial-park/

[@nicolerichards5769]

I’m so proud to see a Cali girl come embrace our winters! Next time see the Zoo lights around Xmas. Too bad you didn’t skate on the rivers at The Forks, always next time! Manitoba is truly a hidden gem to the rest of the country. Riding Mtn, Duck Mtn, Spirit Sands, the river valleys, our huge Lakes, Hecla Island just a few thing you need to come see in the summer next time. The endless walking trails in the city too. And glad you came once in the summer, I hope it was humid n hot to show you we aren’t just cold snow n ice. Awesome vid loved it! dont forget to get a Beaver Tail to eat

[@Bemytravelmuse]

OMG what an extensive list, love it! Thanks so much for sharing - I can't wait to come back.

[@MormorMb]

Try Northern Manitoba, from Piscew Falls to polar bears in Churchill.

[@DarkstOfficial]

ahhh yes, home... hope you had a lot of fun!

[@Bemytravelmuse]

I did! I love Manitoba!

[@readergirl234]

What an amazing location for a hot tub! The picture with the water is great also- I’m pretty confident I would just dump hot water on my face. This must have been such a fun trip

[@Bemytravelmuse]

It was!!

[@Ripeoldage]

Thank you for showing us the highlights.

[@Bemytravelmuse]

Thanks for watching!

[@SchneiderClassics]

Manitoba winter is a winter wonderland with so much to do. its nice that summer or winter there is just so much to do you will not be able to do it all

[@FuryfistX]

That AMG track better still be there when I move there, It's my absolute dream to do drifting on a frozen lake. damn

[@Bemytravelmuse]

They seem to do it every year!

[@chrissangany8106]

That was beautiful !

[@Bemytravelmuse]

Thank you!

[@yuriinazaruk7474]

Cool 😎😘

[@drewjames-hyperkiddstudios7826]

hey there from your neighbor down in wisconsin! this looks like tons of fun, and i was particularly thrilled to see the polar bears and the hockey. go jets go!!

[@Bemytravelmuse]

Hello!

[@franklinbolander1916]

WHAT A HUNNY BABEE!!

[@jamiew4851]

Oh! I love your video!! I am considering to study in Winnipeg but I am afraid of the cold! It’s always minus 30 degree isn’t it bad :(

[@Bemytravelmuse]

Honestly if you're wearing the right clothes it's fine! We were outside at night for hours watching the aurora in -30 and I was fine.

[@sand0decker]

The saying that the dry cold isn't as bad is true if you are dressed properly. I recommend asking around online for information on what clothes would be best. What is in your malls will not suit

[@DexRobinson]

I know this comment is 6 months old but I just want to mention this for the record. Winnipeg is city of delightfully extreme temperatures. Yeah, minus 30 in the winter is not uncommon but usually not for more than a few days at a stretch. What people don't talk about is the PLUS 30 and higher temperatures in the summer. We usually get a few plus 35 days. The serious cold generally runs about 3 months from mid December to mid March. Winnipeg is one of the sunniest cities in Canada and I drive a convertible in the summer. It certainly isn't always minus 30.

[@RedRiverWilds]

Should've tried ice fishing, true Manitoba winter activity.

[@Bemytravelmuse]

I've never tried it but I'd like to!

[@jessicalt4121]

Minus 30! Whoa!

[@Bemytravelmuse]

yup!

[@herxen82]

Amazing video and very well edited. I love winter and there's no better place to enjoy it than Canada but I have a question. You're American, right? So if you wanted to experience winter time why didn't you go to Alaska? Don't get me wrong, I love Canada and Manitoba especially. I'm just curious.

[@Bemytravelmuse]

Thanks for the compliments! So glad you liked it. As much as I love Alaska, it's very different to Manitoba, and I really like Canada, so I want to experience as much of it as I can. I love places like this that aren't as popular and that have that special something people might not have realized it has.

[@herxen82]

@@Bemytravelmuse I thought about it and you're right! Alaska is great, but I think it's too obvious choice for spending winter time. It's becoming too popular with too many tourists and so many administrated parks, especially in Anchorage and Denali areas. I got a friend who traveled "in the north" and he told me "Don't go to Alaska, go to the Yukon Territory. Same as Alaska, but less people and more wild nature."

[@kylemorris395]

I appreciate when others go to wpg and have fun! Easy to take it for granted as a local, I guess that happens to locals from anywhere eh? You don't realize what you're missing until you leave

[@Bemytravelmuse]

So true. I've found Manitobans are really proud of their province, though, even though most people from other parts of Canada totally underrate it!

[@WheresTheSauce]

Should've tried some ice fishing and snowmobiling too LOL ice fishing is a HUGH deal in south MB and the network of snowmobile trails is so expansive you can travel with just as many options as a car. Every little town in MB has a snowtrail that goes through it

[@Bemytravelmuse]

We did snowmobile in Churchill! That video's on here too :)

[@felix121984]

Hi never been to Manitoba. Was your neighbor (Minnesota) for many years.

[@Bemytravelmuse]

You should check it out!

[@shenolgamage4098]

How is manitoba Winnipeg is it so good like Toronto and Vancouver how is the weather condition there

[@Hi.there..]

Is extremely cold compared to the others. But very low cost of living

[@marc2812]

Pretty sure this is the first time I've ever heard/seen anybody mention Manitoba as a worthy tourist destination for something other than Churchill. But I love me some outdoor hot water, so the Thermea Spa by itself makes me consider it. Throw in the AMG track and the Festival de Voyageur, and I'm now sold. Looks like the festival is only 10 days away. Checking my calendar now. Hmmm.....

[@Bemytravelmuse]

I’ve gone in the summer and did a big canoe trip and there were no other tourists around, now that I’ve gone in the winter too, I honestly think it’s a very well-kept secret!

[@GreaterWinnipegRailfan]

Dam right but I’m from Winnipeg

[@seap9570]

-30 WTF i'm from Manitoba and that temp even scares me! Hard to believe that at Falcon Lake in July will be +30 and sunburn.

[@Bemytravelmuse]

I thought that too! It's so hot in the summer and so cold in the winter! hard to believe it's the same place.

[@seap9570]

You needed to keep heading east into Kenora. Lake of the Woods is unprecedented in beauty. I've lived here all my life. We purposely tell people it sucks, cold, brutal winters, bugs, and no summer. This is how we protect our secrets. But in reality, we have the best backyard nature has to offer. All the best.

[@carmenbrown3437]

-21 isn't that cold, especially when it isn't windy.

[@GareebTourist]

Neer from India

[@jasetrack7829]

Was that falcon lake

[@Bemytravelmuse]

It was

[@caveman3021]

@@Bemytravelmuse Great video! There was a famous case of a Manitoba man being burned by a UFO in that area in the 60s. Believe the story or not, it was even on Unsolved Mysteries.

[@bobmanp8653]

go Bombers

[@SuperYankis]

no ice swimming...?))

[@Bemytravelmuse]

call me crazy, I didn't think I'd enjoy that in -20 lol

[@SuperYankis]

@@Bemytravelmuse greetings from Northern Europe. I enjoy ice swimming at -10)). We trust in you!))

[@Bemytravelmuse]

@@SuperYankis Ok I diiiiid try it in Finland but I can't say I 'swam' so much as dunked real quick!

[@pascalsookloll6676]

may i please have permission to post ur video on my facebook page , ill will credit you as the creator and author of the video

[@Bemytravelmuse]

No thank you, but I appreciate you asking first

[@666mathew]

I fell off my chair when I found out a CA girl would travel to Winterpeg.

[@Bemytravelmuse]

Haha, I actually enjoyed the cold!

[@4149stonepony]

This chick has like 5k dollars in winter gear on, freshly bought too.

[@Bemytravelmuse]

It's mostly rentals ;)

[@4149stonepony]

@@Bemytravelmuse It looked great! I know and old knit hat and a triple fat goose would not have translated well on screen, lol!

[@theredcat6678]

Oh man You are beautyful