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The property’s Bison & Birch restaurant pioneers prairie-to-plate cuisine, serving dishes like honey-glazed walleye smoked over Manitoba maple and bison ribeye dry-aged in-house for 28 days.
A standout feature is the AquaSolarium – a glass-enclosed infinity pool heated geothermally from ancient glacial aquifers, offering panoramic views of the park’s elk herds grazing in the Asessippi Valley below.
As a premier manitoba spa resort getaway, the resort’s 14,000 sq ft Sōl Spa incorporates Indigenous healing traditions, offering treatments like Cree-inspired Four Directions Stone Therapy using heated granite from the Canadian Shield.
Adventure seekers access guided snowshoe expeditions to the Grey Owl Cabin replica, while history buffs explore the on-site Heritage Village showcasing restored Ukrainian pioneer homesteads.
The Dauphin & District Railway Museum, 12 minutes south, displays rare narrow-gauge locomotives used in early 20th-century grain transport.
This rustic lodge riding mountain alternative provides convenient access to regional transport – Dauphin Airport handles daily flights from Winnipeg (1h10m), while the Trans-Canada Highway 16 connects to Saskatoon in 4.5 hours via the Yellowhead Route.
Budget-conscious travelers opt for the Whispering Pines Cottages near Clear Lake’s south shore or the Rainbow Valley Motel in Dauphin proper, housed in a retrofitted 1950s motor court with vintage neon signage.
The resort’s electric shuttle vans navigate backcountry roads to hidden gems like the Moon Lake Caves, where guided tours reveal 10,000-year-old glacial striations.
Guest reviews consistently praise the Aurora Alcoves – private outdoor hot tubs equipped with heated changing cabins and star maps for northern lights viewing.
Many highlight the Fur Trade Feast evenings where local Métis elders demonstrate traditional bannock-making over open fires, while families rave about the Junior Ranger Program teaching wilderness first aid through interactive scavenger hunts.
Some note limited cellular reception in valley areas, mitigated by complimentary satellite Wi-Fi hubs and a curated library of Manitoba natural history archives.
For corporate retreats seeking a canada conference centre manitoba venue, the property’s 18,000 sq ft conference space features holographic projection mapping of the park’s ecosystems and a Silent Conference system using bone-conduction headphones.
The adjacent Dauphin Agricultural Heritage Museum offers team-building workshops in antique farm equipment restoration, while foodies join foraging tours with Red River College culinary instructors to harvest wild morels and Saskatoon berries.
The surrounding area teems with cultural crosscurrents – Ukrainian dance troupes perform weekly at the Selo Ukraina heritage site, while paleontologists lead fossil-hunting expeditions along the Vermillion River’s Cretaceous-era shale beds.
Winter enthusiasts access 40 km of groomed ski trails at the nearby Riding Mountain Biathlon Centre, home to Olympic-level training facilities.
A hidden gem is the National Doukhobor Heritage Village near Benito, where visitors participate in communal bread-baking rituals using century-old brick ovens.
Evening entertainment peaks with the Park Theatre Cinema in Dauphin, a 1930s art deco movie house screening archival films about prairie homesteading accompanied by live Wurlitzer organ performances.
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