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You
will find the central location of Walkinshaw Place ideal for visiting the area
tourist attractions in and around Boissevain and the Turtle Mountains of
Southwestern Manitoba. Discover the splendor of the Turtle Mountains and the
quiet solitude of the prairie land and marshes.
The Turtle Mountain Provincial Park
Walkinshaw Place is located adjacent to the Turtle Mountain Provincial
Park, an all four seasons playground. The Winter Park includes a skating
pond, tobogganing hill and outdoor hockey arena with warming huts
scattered throughout the park. There are several kilometers of excellent
double-tracked groomed cross-country ski trails. Click here to check on
the
cross country ski trail conditions. The groomed snowmobile trails
wind throughout the Provincial Park. Click here to check on the
snowmobile trail conditions. Seasonal facilities are offered for
hiking, mountain biking, trail riding, swimming, boating, water skiing,
picnics and fishing. Max Lake, Bower Lake, Adam Lake and William Lake
are noted for their excellent fishing opportunities. The Oscar Lake
canoe route is a favourite with paddlers in canoes or kayaks.
Opportunities for bird watching, wildlife and wildflower viewing are
abundant. Geocaching is also becoming a popular activity in the Turtle
Mountains. Visit
www.geocaching.com
to discover the geocaches hidden in the
Turtle Mountains.
 
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Golf in the Turtle Mountain Area of Southwest Manitoba
Experience the challenging and beautiful golf
courses of Southwestern Manitoba; the 18-hole
championship course at Killarney Lakeside Golf Club (one of the top 10 golf
courses in Manitoba), the beautiful 18-hole Pleasant Valley Golf Club located on
the south end of Pelican Lake, and the challenging 9-hole
courses at the Boissevain Golf Club and the Deloraine Golf Club. You won't want
to miss out on the challenging hole "7", "The Wall", at the Deloraine Golf Club!
Walkinshaw Place offers two day golf packages. Please phone 1-888-739-2579 to reserve your relaxing golf vacation.
The Town of Boissevain
Spend a leisurely day visiting the Town of Boissevain which houses a Manitoba Star
Attraction, the large Outdoor Art Gallery of over 20 historic murals. An
International Communities in Bloom Winner, this friendly prairie town welcomes
visitors year-round. The Moncur Gallery of pre-European artifacts, the Beckoning
Hills Museum, an Arts Park, the Chokecherry Junction model railway exhibit, and
unique gift and antique shops are some of it's many amenities. A visit to
The Station brings back
the nostalgia of yesteryear as you browse through all the "Shabby Chic"
furniture displays. Just 5 minutes outside of Boissevain are the beautiful and
thought-provoking
Anchorage Gardens, open to the public only on select dates in July and
August.
Anchorage Gardens - a Journey in Life
Located only 10 minutes from Walkinshaw Place, the Anchorage Gardens are a
beautiful collection of gardens, developed on this rural property over the past
40 years. The Anchorage Gardens are open to the public only on select dates in
July and August. Please visit their website for more details.
The International Peace Garden
Walkinshaw
Place is ideally located as the closest accommodation to the International Peace
Garden. Only five minutes away, the International Peace Garden stands as one of
the greatest symbols of peace in the world today. Visit the World Trade Center
memorial that commemorates the events of September 11, 2001 and pays tribute to
the peaceful relationship between Canada and the United States. Ablaze with colour in late summer, the International Peace Garden is home to the
International Music Camp in June and July and features musical concerts most
weekends. Spend an afternoon wandering through the colourful gardens, landscapes
and wilderness areas of this Manitoba Star Attraction.
 
The Whitewater Lake Waterfowl Habitat
Designated an Important Bird Area of Canada,
Whitewater Lake is becoming known worldwide as a birding hotspot in southwestern
Manitoba. Shorebirds are plentiful and Whitewater Lake provides a natural
viewing area for waterfowl and prairie wildlife. Rare bird sightings occur such
as the appearance of a Curlew Sandpiper in 2001. Whitewater Lake is a quiet,
peaceful marsh area for all birdwatchers as they tour this area to view the
Southwestern Manitoba prairie species. Plan to attend the 2010 "Waders to
Warblers" Birding weekend when
you can visit the Whitewater lake and Southwestern Manitoba grasslands
with birding expert Cal Cuthbert May 14 - 16. Contact Walkinshaw
Place at 1-888-739-2579 for more
information and to reserve your spot on this birding tour.
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Geocaching in the Boissevain and Turtle Mountain Area
Experience the challenge of searching for easy and difficult hidden geocaches in
this area of Manitoba. Visit
www.geocaching.com
and search using
Boissevain's postal code R0K 0E0 to find geocaches hidden in the Boissevain
area. Walkinshaw Place offers two-day geocaching packages that include the use
of a hand-held GPS unit as well as private geocaches available only to
registered guests of Walkinshaw Place. Please phone 1-888-739-2579 to reserve
your geocaching vacation.
Newcomb's Hollow
To walk down the Boundary Commission Trail is
to experience a piece of history. The original wagon tracks are still visible
today at Newcomb's Hollow where the first pioneers to the Turtle Mountain area
registered to obtain their homesteads. In 1880 Mr. John Renton Jr. arrived as
one of those early settlers and homesteaded 1/4 mile from Newcomb's Hollow. In
1907 Mr. John Renton built the Victorian farmhouse that today is known as
Walkinshaw Place. Revisit history at Newcomb's Hollow.
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