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Manitoba North
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Manitoba North

Where wilderness and culture collide.

This vast region of Manitoba is mostly still wild. Waterways carved through the rocks and forests provide refuge to an abundance of wildlife. But for those who seek a deeper connection, you’ll find the land holds the stories of Indigenous peoples and the communities here shine with the legends of the past and the potential of the future.

Illustration of a grey wolf with pine trees.

Thompson showcases the elusive wolf in murals and statues along its Spirit Way self-guided trail.

North of the 53rd parallel is a vast region of Manitoba, where the landscape shifts from the forests of the Canadian Shield, to boggy muskeg to the sparsely treed tundra.

Going back thousands of years, Indigenous peoples thrived off this land, and they also played an important role in the development of the fur trade. Today, Indigenous culture is shared through festivals and events, art and museum exhibits.

Communities in the north welcome you to experience incredible parks and other outdoor destinations for experiences like paddling, fishing and snowmobiling.

Northern Manitoba is located on Treaty 5 territory.

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Great White Bear

Meet the King of the Arctic!

Each fall, the world's largest concentration of polar bears gathers along Hudson Bay, waiting for the ice to form and seal hunting season to begin. Guided by expert naturalists, our small group adventures get you closer to polar bears, in greater comfort.

A fishing shack on the ice at sunset, near The Pas OCN.
The Pas OCN

The Beauty of the Untouched North

Located 6.5 hours North of Winnipeg, Manitoba is the hidden jewel of Canada; The Pas & Opaskwayak Cree Nation (OCN). Experience the beauty and adventure that awaits in this untouched northern wilderness.

A wolf lying down in the green tundra howling.
Jerry Lang
Churchill Wild

Walking with Polar Bears

Churchill Wild’s rustic-luxiourous ecolodges are located within a rich wildlife corridor. The blending of three distinct ecosystems, and a coastal climate creates an ideal environment for polar bears and other iconic wildlife.

Aerial view high above a road cutting through the forest near Cranberry Portage.

Explore Thompson

Thompson is known as the hub of the north - a industrious mining town with proud Indigenous identity and deep roots in the fur trade. It's where the highway ends - a city that evokes images of waterfalls, clear lakes, forests and mystical howling wolves.

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Water. Rock. Art. Adventure. These are the words that should come to mind when you think of Flin Flon, Manitoba.

Mist rising at sunset over magical frozen Pisew Falls.

Natural Attractions

If you're thinking about Manitoba waterfalls and Pisew Falls isn’t on your radar, we highly suggest adding it right now.

A young child fishing off the end of a dock in The Pas at sunset.

The Saskatchewan River flows between the town of The Pas and Opaskwayak Cree Nation, two neighbours that come together to show off their culture, history and sparkling natural attractions to visitors.

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