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✦ Classic 48 Hours · Balanced pace · 3 days

A weekend escape to Gimli

The greatest hits — outdoors, food, culture and a night out.

Day 1
Friday
  1. Evening

    Seagull's Restaurant

    Diner / Seafood · $$ · Lakeshore

    Open the weekend here — Pickerel fillets with a lake view since 1972.

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Day 2
Saturday
  1. Morning
    Sandy Hook Beach
    Outdoors · 10 min north

    Quiet wide-open sand stretch loved by cottagers.

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  2. Lunch

    Brennivín Pizza Compania

    Wood-fired pizza · $$ · Centre St

    Icelandic-named pies and craft beer.

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  3. Afternoon
    Gimli Viking Statue
    Culture · Harbour Park

    Five-metre Norse warrior watching over the lake.

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  4. Evening
    Live Jazz Bar
    Nightlife · Old town

    Cocktails and a trio — solo at the bar or a date-night standby.

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Day 3
Sunday
  1. Morning
    Hecla Island Beaches
    Outdoors · Hecla / Grindstone PP — 1h north

    Wild Lake Winnipeg shoreline inside a provincial park.

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  2. Afternoon
    New Iceland Heritage Museum
    Culture · Waterfront Centre

    Story of the Icelandic settlers of Lake Winnipeg.

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