Your unexpected adventure begins in Manitoba. Start in the north where the great polar bears gather along the shores of Hudson Bay. Spend some time on the tundra spotting rare ptarmigans and kayak amongst thousands of friendly singing beluga whales. Cast a line into those cool, clean inland lakes—all 110,000 of them—for hulking lake trout and feisty northern pike or visit cottage country around Lake Winnipeg, only an hour north of one of Canada’s “cultural capitals”. Let the Royal Winnipeg Ballet whirl you into a fantasy land. Groove at the Winnipeg Folk Festival and jig to a fiddle tune at Festival Du Voyageur.