By Sarah Klein The year-long Manitoba Homecoming 2010 celebration to draw in former provincial residents and attract new ones appears to have exceeded its own expectations. Economic Development Winnipeg Inc. is contributing the seven percent increase in tourism to the...
By Brian Schultz A year-long campaign to attract former Manitobans back to the province will wind down today. Manitoba Homecoming lit a Safe Journeys fire in January 2010 as a symbolic blessing for safe travels for all family, friends and visitors as they arrived and...
By David Klassen A film following the works of a made-in-Manitoba musical legend will make its homecoming debut in Virden next Thursday. David C. Rockola was famous for manufacturing the iconic jukeboxes in 1935 that now bear his name. The Rock-Ola, along with the...
CLEAR LAKE, Man. -- Ghosts and goblins don't usually appear until late October, but in Clear Lake over the weekend, an exception was made. Children ran up and down the streets of Wasagaming, Manitoba on Saturday collecting candy as part of Manitoba Homecoming 2010's...
Riding Mountain National Park is the place to be this weekend, as the town of Wasagaming and Manitoba Homecoming 2010 present three days of family-oriented events. The highlight of the weekend will be a free outdoor concert featuring Manitoba acts Doc Walker and...
Manitoba Homecoming 2010 is holding a contest for one lucky Manitoban to bring their family back home for Thanksgiving. “Coming home is what Manitoba Homecoming is all about,” said Kevin Walters, Executive Director, Manitoba Homecoming 2010. “Thanksgiving is the...
A free outdoor concert this summer will have the normally quiet town of Clear Lake set into party mode. Manitoba Homecoming 2010 and Riding Mountain National Park are presenting Doc Walker and Sierra Noble on Saturday, August 21 in the Wasagaming town site. “There’s...
Manitoba Homecoming 2010 is pulling out all the stops for a big name concert lineup on Saturday, July 3 to coincide with Queen Elizabeth II's visit to Winnipeg. The Scotiabank stage at The Forks will host the free Concert for Human Rights, including a set of...
By Brian Schultz Manitoba Homecoming 2010 is welcoming back two great acts this summer as part of a concert series taking place at the McPhillips Station Casino. Graham Shaw & The Sincere Serenaders with guest Jennifer Hanson will perform Thursday, July 22. “The...
Manitobans from all over gathered Saturday in what was dubbed the "World's Largest Social" for Manitoba Homecoming 2010. Over 2,000 people turned out for the local social at the Winnipeg Convention Centre, as 62 other communities in the province celebrated at the same...
There's one day and counting until the World's Largest Social gets underway in 63 communities around Manitoba. The gang at Manitoba Homecoming 2010 have been feverishly working for months to pull off the province-wide party on Saturday -- which you know will include...
Organizers in Neepawa are working on last-minute preparations before the town celebrates Manitoba's 140th birthday on Wednesday. The town won the privilege to host the event in a “Celebrate Manitoba Day” contest held last year by Manitoba Homecoming 2010. “We were...
