Road map Dauphin and Roblin city surrounding area (Manitoba, Canada)

North of Riding Mountain National Park, the Parkland region  mingles rectangles of farmland and rolling forested hills. Assiniboine  and Cree peoples have lived here for thousands of years. The heirs of  French, Ukrainian, Icelandic, Finnish and other settlers of European  stock still work the lands and the forests that their forebears opened  up in the late 1800s. In summer, Asessippi and Duck Mountain provincial  parks provide recreational opportunities for fishing, hiking, and  camping; in winter, the parks' snow-powdered slopes irresistibly draw  skiers.

Asessippi Provincial Park [El] At the junction of the  Assiniboine and Shell rivers, Asessippi is the smallest of Manitoba's  provincial parks. Three trails offer panoramic views of the park's  glacier-carved valleys. The notable man-made site is the mighty  earthfill Shellmouth Dam, built in 1968 to stem the Assiniboine. Behind  the dam lies the 67-km-long Lake of the Prairies, a popular spot for  sports fishing. Every year, the walleye catch in the lake is about five  times greater than the provincial average.     

Dauphin [D5] This thriving community boasts two major  attractions. Selo Ukraina (Ukrainian Village), 10 km southwest of town,  hosts Canada's National Ukrainian Festival at midsummer. The 58-hectare  site contains a 10,000-seat outdoor amphitheater and the Ukrainian  Heritage Village. In early July, the amphitheater showcases Countryfest,  a gathering of Canadian and American folk singers. Fort Dauphin Museum  brings to life an 18th-century.     

North West Company trading post, with a blacksmith shop and a  fur trapper's cabin. Parkland Regional Laboratory, part of the museum,  has displays and information on more than 1,000 archaeological sites in  this region.     

Duck Mountain Provincial Park [B2-B3]     

A famous feature of this park is Manitoba's highest point, 831  -m-high Baldy Mountain. Hiking trails lead to a lookout on the summit,  which provides panoramic views of Grandview Valley to the south, and  Winnipegosis and Dauphin lakes to the east. The park's forested hills,  valleys, lakes, and wetlands abound with species such as bald eagles,  pileated woodpeckers and, occasionally, golden-winged warblers or  American woodcocks. Anglers come here for arctic char and rainbow,  brook, and brown trout. East Blue Lake-arguably Manitoba's clearest-is a  top scuba-diving spot. At Swan Lake, you can arrange bear-viewing or  horseback trips in the park, or rent all-terrain vehicles for use there.  To orient yourself, first visit the Duck Mountain Forest Interpretive  Centre, near the junction of Provincial Roads 366 and 367.     

Roblin [D1] A 1906 CNR station, now Abigail's at the Station,  combines Roblin's tourist information center with a gift-and-tea shop.  The centerpiece of the village's Keystone Pioneer Museum is the restored  1910thatched-roof Elaschuk House. Just south of town, visitors can  explore a 3 km self-guiding trail at the nursery created by innovative  Canadian horticulturist Dr. Frank Leith Skinner (1882-1967), who  developed more than 100 new plant varieties to survive the prairie  winters.     

Trembowla [D5] A granite Cross of Freedom marks the spot where a  wooden cross was raised in 1897. It was the first time in Canada that  Ukrainian settlers enacted a tradition dating from the abolition of  serfdom in their homeland. The first Ukrainian Divine Liturgy in Canada  was also celebrated. The site's historic buildings include a pioneer  home, an early school, and St. Michael's, the first Ukrainian Catholic  church in Canada.     

ATTRACTIONS     

ASESSIPPI PROVINCIAL PARK     

Shellmouth Dam     

DAUPHIN     

Dr. Vernon L. Watson     

Arts Centre Fort Dauphin Museum Selo Ukraina     

GRANDVIEW     

Watson Crossley Community Museum     

ROBLIN     

Keystone Pioneer Museum Abigail's at the Station     

SWAN RIVER     

Swan River Museum     

TREMBOWLA     

Cross of Freedom Site and Museum