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The season ’ s harvest of festivals , family fun and spooky sights
FestivaL : emiLy Christie ; FiddLer : manitoba FiddLe assoCiation ; CoCktaiLs : Liven studios
Local pickles and performers in Clearwater
EVENTS
Harvest Heyday Fall means fresh produce , crisp air and time with family and friends . Enjoy all of those things at one event : Clearwater ’ s Harvest Moon Festival . The annual outdoor food and music fest celebrates local crops with foodie workshops and a farmers ’ market , plus
fair-trade craft sellers and , of course , musical talent from across the province and country . Sept . 16-18 , harvestmoonsociety . org
Fiddleheads in Portage la Prairie
Fiddle Faddle Fiddling is nearly as old as Manitoba itself : Métisstyle
fiddling is a regional “ dialect ” combining the traditions of French- Canadian explorers ,
First Nations tribes and Scottish fur traders .
Celebrate this and many other styles at the Manitoba Fiddle Association ’ s 48th-annual Old Time Fiddle Championships in Portage la Prairie . Sept . 17 , fiddling . ca
EATiNg & DRiNKiNg
Dining at the Marion Street Eatery feels like pulling up a chair at your mom ’ s kitchen table . Nestled in St . Boniface ’ s Marion Hotel , the space once housed an old-school Polish restaurant . Under new management since 2014 , a major renovation added south-facing windows , whitewashed walls and chalkboard menus to offer cozy quarters along with some of the friendliest service in the province . Chef Melissa Hryb serves
up delicious fare morning , noon and night , but her brunch is truly memorable . Try apple whisky pancakes or “ The Treehugger ”— a savoury mix of potato hash , spinach , mushrooms , falafel and eggs — all washed down with a classic Caesar . 393 Marion St ., Winnipeg »
Libations at Marion Street Eatery
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