St. Claude
The community of St. Claude is so proud of its French roots that area residents have been celebrating France’s Bastille Day (July 14) for more than a century. You may well wonder a massive pipe graces the town entrance. This landmark was constructed in recognition of the area’s first settlers, who were from a town also called St. Claude, located in the Jura region of France and internationally renowned for its pipe manufacturing!
French immigrants began arriving in the area in 1892. In time, immigrants from Switzerland, Belgium, England, Ukraine and the Netherlands also settled there.
Today, St. Claude is a bustling community with many tourist attractions, including the Manitoba Dairy Museum and the Gaol Museum. You can see what a typical country lock-up looked like at the turn of the last century and have your picture taken behind bars! When you “get out of jail,” visit the town church, an unusual structure designed by renowned Franco-Manitoban architect Étienne Gaboury, who was born in the La Montagne region.
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St. Claude Gaol Museum
Spend time in a jail and get out free.
Manitoba Dairy Museum
Learn how the dairy industry has evolved over the years and see how cream and butter were made at the turn of the century.
Bastille Day
The community of St. Claude is proud of its French roots. It should therefore come as no surprise that area residents have been celebrating the French national holiday for more than a century.
St. Claude Winter Carnival
Knowing how to make the best of winter is so much fun!
Poutine Trail
Calling all poutine lovers (and there are many of you out there). Manitoba's bilingual communities serve up the best poutine you've ever seen. That's right, they are a feast for these eyes as well as the palate. You can't call yourself a true poutine connoisseur until you've tried them all.
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Rural Manitoba's Take on a Tasty Treat
Manitoba's bilingual communities serve poutines that are as tasty as they are original. Try them out along the Poutine Trail and discover the French flavour of the region!
