Winnipeg, it's always a cold day in hell.

"CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever" (carsoffortlangley)
10/12/2018 at 10:57 • Filed to: None

I just learned that I am being sent to Winnipeg.... November 6 to November 9 inclusive. I am pretty sure the answer is no, but any Oppos there? Anyone know of anything good?

I honestly would rather go to any other city in Canada and or almost any city in the US (hi Philly!)

DISCUSSION (27)

vicali > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
10/12/2018 at 11:06

CarsofWinnipeg sounds terrible..

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > vicali
10/12/2018 at 11:07

Kinja'd!!!

It would just be variations of this over and over.

vicali > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
10/12/2018 at 11:17

November?

Kinja'd!!!

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > vicali
10/12/2018 at 11:17

oh god no. I live in Metro Vancouver. I can’t handle that.

CaptDale - is secretly British > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
10/12/2018 at 11:18

Idk... looks like a pretty town

For Sweden > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
10/12/2018 at 11:19

But that lake though (which I just discovered is not by Winnipeg )

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > CaptDale - is secretly British
10/12/2018 at 11:20

I think that what you see above is the highlight of the City.

You know when you google a place and every nice picture has the same things in it? That’s a bad sign.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > For Sweden
10/12/2018 at 11:21

https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/neurotoxin-linked-to-dementia-found-in-lake-winnipegs-algae-blooms-460851793.html

mmmm sign me up for a nice November swim!

For Sweden > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
10/12/2018 at 11:23

Thanks Trudeau!

fintail > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
10/12/2018 at 11:27

Winterpeg

Pickup_man > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
10/12/2018 at 11:27

I’m in Winnipeg every year! But in June, and only for as long as it takes to get halfway around the never ending perimeter highway. I know they have a massive land fill, an outdoor sports park with climbing walls, and one of those wakeboard things that pulls you along on a cable, and a horse track. Those likely won’t be open in November though.

Have fun.

CaptDale - is secretly British > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
10/12/2018 at 11:28

Yeah that doesn’t reek good right off the bat

Their tourism site actually came up with 101 things to do

and Top 10 must see

gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
10/12/2018 at 12:07

Nah. It’s not Vancouver, for sure, but the divide between rural and urban Manitoba is much bigger than it is in say, Alberta.

gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee > Pickup_man
10/12/2018 at 12:09

You're going the wrong way around the perimeter. Go north to avoid all those things, except the horse track. Unless you're coming from the south, in which case... Well the only alternatives are city streets or the grid.

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
10/12/2018 at 12:21

I think Fort McMurray would be worse. So at least you’re not going to Fort McMurray.

And you could do a Mural walking tour:

https://www.tourismwinnipeg.com/play/tours/display,listing/06329/west-end-biz-mural-walking-tours

And go to a country night club:

https://www.tourismwinnipeg.com/play/nightlife/display,listing/05687/cowboys

And you could go to the FAME night club:

https://www.tourismwinnipeg.com/play/nightlife/display,listing/05745/fame-nightclub-winnipeg

And you can see MORE Dirty Dancing:

https://www.tourismwinnipeg.com/events/upcoming-events/display,event/8700/more-dirty-dancing

And go to a Royal Canadian Mint Coin Exchange

https://www.tourismwinnipeg.com/events/upcoming-events/display,event/8826/coin-exchange

I’ve actually never been to Winnipeg.

Pickup_man > gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee
10/12/2018 at 12:28

Coming from the south, towing a 21' boat, with no less than three trucks/boats in the convoy, and getting off on highway 6. The perimeter is the shortest route, but it just seems soooooo long. Funnily enough I’ve been going through Winnipeg for 18 years now but know very little of it. Other than what I mentioned above the only things I could probably find are the McDonalds on the south side, and the farmers market.

gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
10/12/2018 at 13:04

I know many people who live in Winnipeg who love it. Me? Meh. I’ll stay out of that overpopulated hell hole if I can.

The music scene isn't bad. I mean the place bred BTO, Bif Naked, The Guess Who. The arts scene in general is alright. Couple decent museums, etc. The big thing I would recommend is Festival du Voyageur, but if you can't hack November, you may struggle coming back for a largely outdoor event in February.

gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee > For Sweden
10/12/2018 at 14:11

It's really not all that far away. Like, about an hour north of the city?

For Sweden > gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee
10/12/2018 at 14:14

An hour away is not lakefront! >:(

gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee > Pickup_man
10/12/2018 at 15:04

And you’re probably thinking of the St Nobert farmer’s market. Not exactly Winnipeg, just may as well be.

Yeah for highway 6 you definitely don’t want to be going the other way. I like the perimeter in that it really does go around the city. The southern end there’s some holdup because the city kinda grew south, but otherwise, yeah. Around. If you’re headed east/west, then you go north, and don’t really come into contact with much city, apart from the bit near the Downs through Headingly. I’ve only been to the D owns a couple times, effectively auto crossing marked p71's as part of a driver’s ed program. But that's what driving through that part of southern MB is like. Not much out there with big spaces in the middle.

gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee > For Sweden
10/12/2018 at 15:12

Meh. It’s named after the other muddy water that runs smack down the middle of it. No one said anything about lakefront. But in southern Manitoba, only an hour’s drive is pretty friggen close together.

Pickup_man > gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee
10/12/2018 at 15:17

That’s the one.

gmctavish needs more space > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
10/12/2018 at 18:31

Downtown is pretty, there’s a Granville island public market style place called The Forks that I think was kinda cool. Louis Riel’s house is worth taking a look at. People are really friendly as long as you’re not in one of the sketchy/gangy neighbourhoods.

CB > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
10/12/2018 at 19:03

I think I may be the closest Oppo six hours away (I'll be in Regina those days). The Forks is a pretty spot down by the Red River, the Human Rights Museum is fascinating, and stay out of the north end unless you want to die. I could ask my girlfriend for things to do since she's from just north of there.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > CB
10/12/2018 at 19:05

Yeah... North end sounds... bad.

too bad you’re gonna be so far away, it’d be cool to meet

CB > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
10/12/2018 at 19:09

My girlfriend’s uncle was a police officer in Winnipeg. Some of the stories he’s told... Yeah, just avoid it.

T hat’s the problem with Canada being really really big. Maybe next spring/summer, if I can get time off.

The Compromiser > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
10/12/2018 at 20:36

I hear it gets cold at Portage and Main. 40 below even.