village in Manitoba, Canada
Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes is a hamlet of about 700 people (2016) in the Pembina Valley of Central Manitoba. Established in 1891, the people have preserved their French culture.
Understand edit
The first European settlers, from present-day Quebec, arrived in the 1880s. The post office was established in 1892. A Canadian National Railway point was established in 1912.
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By car edit
The hamlet is 100 km southwest of Winnipeg: take Highway 2 west and take a left at Provincial Road 244 South.
If coming from the Pembina Canada-U.S.A. border, stay on Highway 75 and turn at Highway 23 West and take Provincial Road 244 North.
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- By car
- On foot
See edit
- Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes Grotto, Main Street. Between the Elementary School and the Notre Dame convent. The grotto was made in 1954 by Sister Thérèse-de-l'Enfant Jésus, Elementary School Principal and Father Dacquay to show thanks for the Virgin Mary for protecting them from the epidimic.
- Statue of Dom Paul Benoît, Notre-Dame Avenue (In front of the church). A bronze statue made by Réal Bérard. For the founder of Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes. You can find more information about him in the church.
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- Spring events: ice fishing fun day, the family curling bonspiel, the family hockey tournament and the fishing derby weekend.
- Summer events: the .22 shoot, the muzzle shoot, and the Howdy Neighbour weekend celebration.
- Fall events:the Moving Target shoot, the Turkey shoot, the Notre Dame Craft Sale.
- Winter events,: ice skating show, the snowmobile derby, hockey tournaments, the Notre Dame Hawks hockey season, and the Annual Sportsmen Night.
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Eat edit
- Le Londrain, Avenue du Pic Saint Loup.
- Big Al's Burgers, 164 Notre Dame Ave W, ☏ +1 204-248-2354. Summer: M-Th 11AM-9PM, F-Su 11AM-10PM. Winter (at Notre Dame Hotel): M-F 11AM-2PM. Burgers, chicken, fish, homemade soup, daily sandwich specials, pizza.
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- 1 Terrain de jeu Notre-Dame Campground, ☏ +1 204-248-7290. Full hookups, electric, electric-water hookups, 30 amp, tables, grill, water, toilets, showers, dump, firewood, playground, store. May-Oct.
- Capricorn Motel and Café, 20 Notre Dame Ave W, ☏ +1 204-248-2012.
- Notre Dame Hotel, 156 Notre-Dame West, ☏ +1 204-248-2354, angelo@notredamebar.com.
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Routes through Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes |
Ends at W E ← | N S | → Jct → Ends at W E |