As I wrote a few days ago, growing up in the USA, I learned many things about this country in school and by visiting 34 of the 50 States, but even though Canada was a close neighbor (I grew up in Michigan), I didn't know very much about Canada. When I learned about the new Canadian Bill C-3, and discovered over 1/3 of my ancestors were Canadians, I knew I needed to learn about Canada - especially since I will be able to receive citizenship once I gather all the necessary papers. Today I am very happy to share with you some of the things I've learned about the Canadian Province of Manitoba.
- The province of Manitoba consists of prairie grasslands, the rocky Canadian Shield, and Arctic tundra.
- Winnipeg Manitoba is the longitudinal center of North America.
- Churchill is famous for polar bear viewing - bears sometimes outnumber people!
- Manitoba can experience extreme weather, with temperatures in Winnipeg sometimes colder than the surface of Mars.
- The Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre in Morden holds the world's largest publicly displayed Mosasaur, a prehistoric marine reptile.
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