We are here in St-Pierre-Jolys, Manitoba and we can hardly wait to explore this beautiful
little village. We chose this for our first winter getaway because we want to take in all
of the wonderful food, amazing cultural experiences, great things to do outside
in this lovely winter weather, and also there is an amazing community spirit here.
For our adventure here we are staying at The house That Love Built
B&B and I think the best way to describe this place is like a really welcoming relative's house.
Everything here is super comfy and cozy and it's just lovely and warm here. It really makes
you want to sort of... sink into the season. It's all decked out for the holidays right now and you
just really want to relax and enjoy yourself and just be in the moment here and it is beautiful.
Of course breakfast is an important part of any bed and breakfast and our host Fawn went above
and beyond. A definite improvement on our usual piece of toast on a Saturday morning. Everything
is local or at least a lot of this has been really local homemade, just totally delicious and such a
special treat. We've had like the widest variety of breakfast foods ever. Can't really beat it.
We headed over to the museum, a totally cool experience that goes beyond the
120-year-old main building. There are multiple stops and things to see on
the museum grounds making it a must-do for visitors. To start our tour Rolly,
the village's historian, took us to Maison Goulet which dates from the late 1800s.
We got to step inside and take a look around the house which was awesome. And believe it
or not you can actually camp there overnight to get a taste of life on the Crow Wing Trail.
We then experienced the tastiest part of the tour when Rolly took us to the sugar shack where they
make maple syrup. This is all my equipment that I use. I've got 650 buckets. So we drill a hole
and then after that we we hammer the spiles into the tree. Then you wait for the magic
to happen. We even got to sample some yummy local syrup and compare it to one from Quebec.
Fantastic! You're gonna see that there's a definitely a different taste to it.
Oh yeah, that is different. Definitely my preference is that
it has to be the local one because of the uniqueness, that's it.
Finally we made our way into the renovated old convent building where we learned about the
town's original cathedral and saw some restored rooms from the former school.
It was time to get back outside so we headed to Sayzoons in Otterburne
for some fun outdoor experiences and Métis hospitality. Yeah,
the start point for that's up there but we could play after. Okay come on in, you must be cold.
Season was our guide and one of the best parts of the experience was getting to know our host.
Our first activity was making bannock on the fire which was so much fun
and so rewarding. Cooking on fire here is like, it's yeah there's nothing like it.
While we were busy cooking we also enjoyed listening to Season share a
lot of knowledge about local history and culture.
Yeah just pop it right on top.
This is some dandelion jam made locally.
Bellies full it was time to dive into some wintry recreational fun: First up, archery!
Whoa you got it. Okay do that again. Yeah right through the hoop,
that was really good.
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After a day of outdoor fun we bee-lined for Lucky Luc's in the St-Pierre Hotel and dove
into one of their signature burgers. The burger was big and beautiful and a great way to warm up.
Another option, one that we were also fortunate to experience,
is to head back to Love Built for a charcuterie board.
As we saw with breakfast, Fawn goes all out with her food
offering a wonderful mix of local meats and cheeses with her board.
There is such a great community vibe in St-Pierre and we were lucky enough to meet a few locals
at a community barbecue that happened to be going on while we were there. We were
warmly invited to help ourselves to hot dogs, hot chocolate, and marshmallows by the fire.
Okay here we go!
Beautiful day in St-Pierre. Very snowy.
J'em
Bistro is in the main floor I think of the museum.
This place is awesome. I think it's delicious
and is there anything better than coffee out of a super cute cup.
Oh my god that is so good. Good choice. This is very good. Lindsay's my official taster.
I don't taste anything before she does.
Now the hot food.
Homemade quiche.
I love it. So good.
J'em Bistro also has a small market with house-made sauces, soups, jams and more. I love it
thank you! Where are we off to? We are heading to the thrift shop now. See if
we can find some treasures. Apparently it's quite the awesome thrift store.
We also couldn't miss a visit to the famous St-Pierre Bakery.
We've heard great things about these donuts,
apparently they're supposed to be quite delightful.
It's a little cold because we're outside and it's winter, but otherwise it's delicious. Nothing
like eating a donut in the winter. In
Manitoba. Our last experience was back at Love Built where we learned how to make
soap. Fawn is a soaper extraordinaire and taught us all about how to make fragrant, boutique soap
from scratch. It's basically like an amazing science experiment with a beautiful outcome.
We were lucky enough to make two different kinds of soap during our experience.
Each batch is unique and requires mixing and measuring a bunch of different ingredients
blending them together until everything is just right.
Making soap truly is a mix of science and art and it was lovely.
Also, putting the finishing touches on and cutting the bars is very Zen-like.
And of course the final treat was getting to bring some home. We loved it.