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Welcome to Gimli Manitoba,
it was founded by settlers originally from Iceland in 1875 .
Gimli is a rural municipality in south-central Manitoba, Canada. It is
located on the western shore of Lake Winnipeg, about seventy-five kilometres
north of the provincial capital Winnipeg, and close to the small town
of Fraserwood. The town surrounding area constitute an Icelandic ethnic
block settlement, and are home to the largest Icelandic population outside
of Iceland.
In the summer months thousands of cottagers fill the town and areas. The large Viking statue, standing fifteen feet tall (4.6 m), along with the annual Icelandic Festival held there each summer during the Civic Holiday long weekend are the main attractions to the region.
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