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Imagine my surprise when, scanning the New York Times list of 31 closer-to-home places to visit this summer, I spotted a familiar name: Manitoba.
If you’re not from Canada, chances are you don’t know much about Manitoba.
You might have heard about the polar bear-spotting opportunities in far-northern Churchill.
Or you might know that rockers The Guess Who hail from Winnipeg.
But you probably didn’t know it was one of this summer’s must-see destinations, did you?
(I didn’t, either.)
Turns out, the Times has come across a pretty cool outfit in Manitoba: Northern Soul Wilderness Adventures, which offers three-day canoeing/yoga combo trips, complete with vegetarian organic meals.
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Better than the Guess Who?! Rock'n'roll heresy!
I read somewhere that Robert Plant once called Burton Cummings one of the greatest rock vocalists of all time…
Truthfully, though, I was going to mention the Weakerthans instead, but wasn't sure how well known they are outside of Canada. Tim, if you can get your hands on Da Capo Best Music Writing 2003, it has a fantastic piece on the band and their connection with the city – could even be described as travel writing, at a stretch. It's called "City Still Breathing" and was originally published in Geist, but it's not in their online archive. I think you'd like it!
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Better than the Guess Who? The Weakerthans. Winnipeg natives, one of my all-time favorite bands.
http://www.theweakerthans.org/
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Better than the Guess Who?! Rock’n'roll heresy!
I read somewhere that Robert Plant once called Burton Cummings one of the greatest rock vocalists of all time…
Truthfully, though, I was going to mention the Weakerthans instead, but wasn’t sure how well known they are outside of Canada. Tim, if you can get your hands on Da Capo Best Music Writing 2003, it has a fantastic piece on the band and their connection with the city – could even be described as travel writing, at a stretch. It’s called “City Still Breathing” and was originally published in Geist, but it’s not in their online archive. I think you’d like it!
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