Canada Travel Film “ Manitoba Festival Country ” Trout Festival Manitoba Stampede 56424 (1970)

Synopsis

Made in 1969 by the Manitoba Department of Tourism, this colorful film takes viewers on a tour through Manitoba, Canada. The province sits between Ontario and Saskatchewan and is known as the "Polar Bear Capitol of the World". It is also known for its world-renowned museums and unique festivals. Due to their Viking history, Icelanders named the first settlement of Manitoba after the home of the Gods in Norse mythology; Gimli (1:52). A view of the harbor with yachts and bikini clad women (2:24). The first festival shown is the Manitoba Festival in Gimli which is uniquely Canadian, though it features recipes from Iceland and Manitoba’s early heritage (3:09). There are so many lakes in the area that tabulators gave up the task of counting them after hitting 100,000 (3:51). Families and young couples are seen splashing in the waters and playing in the sands of Manitoba Beach (4:00). Next, the town of Flin Flon (4:32). The copper and gold of this area drew in prospectors (4:39). The traditional toe tapping Flin Flon dances are shown at the Trout Festival (4:41). Long boats race (5:38) and a triage is seen in a pyramid formation on water skis (6:20). Another Manitoba festival is the Sunflower Festival during which three women with sunflower hats compete in a sunflower seed eating contest (8:05). This festival also features a low German play specifically created for the festival (8:40), motorbike races, a parade and a pie throwing contest (8:47). The Sunflower Queen has a delicate…

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27 minutes

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Ephemeral Films

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