Gimli Manitoba; long weekend, July 28 2011

The Icelandic Festival starts tomorrow.

I prowled around looking for Skandahoovian influences.

Painted Icelandic Window.

 

A large bird has built a nest on the spire of the oldest church in Gimli

 

The Gimli Unitarian Church doubles as the A-Spire Theatre. (Shakespeare not Tarantino) To the right is the Movie theatre.

 

77 2nd Ave. A cute little house in Gimli

 

 

 

Kris' Fish and Chips is a favourite sundae stop.

 

Lake Winnipeg is very high this year. I have never seen it go over the Fisherman's pier. Notice the truck in the giant puddle.

 

Lake Winnipeg's water level, summer 2011

 

Dawson and Evan hold a big toothy fish. (Dawson on the left caught it.)

 

C-130 Hercules practicing take off and landings at the ex-Air Force base nearby Gimli.

 

Quite a good year for dragonflies this year. They are everywhere!
The vikings are setting up camp.

 

It's not a Seagull, it's just a Gull. A lake Gull. An Icelandic Gull?

 

A very old concrete trail that leads to the big Viking statue. Gimli

 

 

The Islendingadagurinn Gift Shop has all kinds of shirts; and also a photo of every Fjallkona going back to 1924 when the tradition started in Gimli.

 

The very first Fjallkona from 1924; Mrs. Sigrun Lindal

 

The oldest building in Gimli. The Tergesen General Store. (1898)

 

The Gimli Dollar store is proudly sort of Icelandic

The Gimli Deals for Dollars has all the Plastic Viking Helmets the tourists want!

 

 

One of the oldest houses in Gimli; 90 3rd Ave.

 

 

The Kaffe Haus came up with an Icelandic Summer drink.

 

 

In Hveragerði Iceland there is so much geothermal steam naturally coming out of the earth they cook bread and other foods with it. In Gimli the Reykjavik Bakery has their own version.

 

The Reykjavik Bakery in Gimli

 

Tasty Kleiner!

 

 

 

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