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Originally Posted by dennis
People from the upper mid west make up the bulk of our tourists. Even after our dollar increases in value relative to the US dollar, of course their numbers will drop, but they just might be up even a little bit more than before when we were at par knowing we have a few more attractions including the CMHR, Assiniboine Park upgrades etc. Some may say Winnipeg is a pretty good city. Let's go there again for the weekend. Or just maybe recommend it to friends. I am not saying that we will get people in say Germany saying lets go to Winnipeg to see the museum, but people closer to us. Going to Fargo and The Twin Cities I popular for us Manitobans, why not have the opposite. Even Tourism Winnipeg (or is it Tourism Manitoba) is now focusing on our culture as a selling point, more so than our natural attractions.
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As a born and raised Winnipegger, who has lived elsewhere, I can give an impartial view of what people outside of Southern Manitoba would visit the area surrounding Winnipeg (in order of preference):
-family/friends
-beaches and lakes of Manitoba
-fishing on lakes close to Winnipeg
-Assiniboine Park and Zoo
-drinking age of 18
-The Forks (not including CMHR)
-Wpg Folk Festival
-The Villages (Corydon and Osborne)
-Folklorama
-WSO and RWB
-Festival du Voyageur
-CMHR
I may have forgotten a couple but that CMHR is not bringing anyone from outside Manitoba, that would come just to see the museum. If we built a Holocaust Museum, an Museum of First Nations people/culture, or even a Rock and Roll museum, I have no doubt that would have happened.