Brandon (Manitoba) Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
city in Manitoba, Canada
About Brandon (Manitoba)
Prior to the influx of people from Eastern Canada, the area around Brandon was primarily used by the Sioux people, the Bungays, the Yellow Quills, and the Bird Tails. In the 1870s and early 1880s, the Plains Bison were nearly wiped out by over-hunting. With the destruction of their staff of life, the buffalo, the nomadic Sioux people began to agree to settle in reserves such as the Sioux Valley Dakota Nation, or left the area entirely. French Canadians also passed through the area on river boats on their way to the Hudson Bay Post, Fort Ellice near present-day St. Lazare, Manitoba. The city of Brandon gets its name from the Blue Hills south of the city, which got their name from a Hudson's Bay trading post known as Brandon House, which got its name from a hill on an island in James Bay whe
Top Attractions in Brandon (Manitoba)
Explore the best things to see and do in Brandon (Manitoba):
- ★26th Field Regiment Manitoba Dragoons Museum
- ★Ag Days
- ★Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba
- ★Brandon Jazz Festival
- ★BU Bobcat Games
- ★Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum
- ★Daly House Museum
- ★Deer Ridge Golf Course
Where to Eat in Brandon (Manitoba)
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Kam Lung Restaurant
- 🍴Marino's
- 🍴Twisters
- 🍴Velvet Dip
Where to Stay in Brandon (Manitoba)
- 🏨Brandon University Campus Housing
- 🏨Canad Inns
- 🏨Royal Oak Inn and Suites
- 🏨Victoria Inn
Brandon (Manitoba) Travel Guide Sections
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