There are some events that you should go for, like the Folk Festival, or folklorama in the summer. There's also the usual places, museums, Assiniboine Park, the Forks, Exchange district etc.
Generally its a pretty good city. I have a lot of friends and family still there. On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 1:10 PM, Judah McAuley <ju...@wiredotter.com> wrote: > > My in-laws moved to Winnipeg 2 years ago. Really need to take a trip > up there to see them. Definitely looking forward to getting out and > about around the area once we do. > > Judah > > On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 10:08 AM, Larry C. Lyons <larrycly...@gmail.com> > wrote: >> >> what a drive. I think it would be easier to fly into Winnipeg, rent a >> car then drive the 7 hours or so. Or better yet fly from Winnipeg to >> either Sioux Lookout or Red Lake. Basic rule I find though in the >> area, don't go into the Sioux Lookout bars on the 2nd and last Friday >> of the month - the guys from the mining and lumber camps have just got >> paid and welfare cheques have been distributed. The bars go crazy. >> >> That said, sounds like a nice trip. having grown up in the Winnipeg >> and Kenora area, you always want to go back, for a visit. >> >> On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 12:55 PM, GMoney <gm0n3...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Bug spray for sure.....but i figure if a bear wants to eat me, he can have >>> me....it must be my time. >>> >>> We actually drive all the way from Kansas City to Sioux Lookout. From there >>> we fly in to here: >>> >>> http://www.uchilake.com/ >>> >>> It's the only cabin on the lake, and we fill it up....which means we have >>> the run of the place. Good times. >>> >>> On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 11:43 AM, Larry C. Lyons >>> <larrycly...@gmail.com>wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Which outfitter? And remember to bring the bug and the bear spray. >>>> Also do you fly in directly or go to Thunder Bay and drive up. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 12:35 PM, GMoney <gm0n3...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> > >>>> > On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 11:26 AM, Larry C. Lyons <larrycly...@gmail.com >>>> >wrote: >>>> > >>>> >> >>>> >> I know the area. The Sioux Lookout area basically has fishing lakes, >>>> >> tourists, reservations, fish and bears. >>>> >> >>>> >> It also depends on where in Canada you are. It was probably a younger >>>> >> bear just out of its first hibernation and real stupid. >>>> >> >>>> > >>>> > We fly out of Sioux Lookout. >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:351363 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
