Top 12 Places to Visit in Flin Flon

Region: Northern Manitoba
Known For: Mining town | Flin Flon Station Museum | Josiah Flintabbatey Flonatin origin | Lake country | Outdoor recreation | Unique name
Best For: Northern Adventures | Fishing | Outdoor Activities | Remote Travel

1. “Flinty” Statue

Category: Kids & Family, Selfie Spot
Address: Flintabbatey Flonatin, Flin Flon, MB, Canada
Phone: (204) 687-4433

The town is named after a science fiction character, Josiah Flintabbatey Flonatin, from the 1905 book The Sunless City by E. Preston Muddock. His large statue on the Station museum grounds was erected in 1962 on a design by cartoonist Al Capp.
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2. Home Town of Bobby Clarke

Category: Famous Canadians, Selfie Spot
Address: 20 Third Ave, Flin Flon, MB R8A 0T7
Phone: (204) 681-7529
Website: cityofflinflon.ca

A copper-mining town on the Manitoba–Saskatchewan border, five thousand people strong, and the ice that raised one of the greatest Canadian hockey players who ever lived. Flin Flon straddles the Manitoba–Saskatchewan border in the shield country north of Winnipeg.
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3. The Hundred Stairs

Category: Kids & Family, Selfie Spot
Address: 5 3 Ave E, Flin Flon, MB R8A 1H8

In 1935, a large flight of stairs was built for pedestrians as a shortcut to get to Main Street from Third Avenue. In 1947, local politicians conceived of the 140-metre tunnel to get pedestrians between the two locations instead of having to walk up the hundred stairs.
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4. Flinty’s Boardwalk Hike

Category: Outdoor
Address: Q4GM+JH Flin Flon, Manitoba

Bring your hiking boots and water bottle to Flinty’s Boardwalk. The 4.2-kilometre hike will bring you around the perimeter of Ross Lake for some spectacular views. Allow for 1 hour to complete the hike.
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5. Flin Flon Station Museum

Category: History
Address: Q5C5+6X Flin Flon, Manitoba
Phone: (204) 687-4433
Website: travelmanitoba.com

A good place to see into Flin Flon's past. This museum is based in a former Canadian National Railway station built in 1934. It contains artifacts relating to the mining history, a diving suit and helmet, a Linn tractor used in early freight hauls.
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6. Duck Pond

Category: Outdoor
Address: 4 Ross St, Flin Flon, MB R8A 0X8
Website: flinflonheritageproject.com

Wildlife Sanctuary on the Hapnot Lake is the duck pond home for hundreds of indigenous birds and ducks that return annually to nest in the town in the summer.
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7. Bakers Narrows Provincial Park

Category: Outdoor
Address: 19 km south of Flin Flon on PTH 10
Phone: (204) 687-16519
Website: gov.mb.ca

Located just south of Flin Flon, Bakers Narrows Provincial Park consists of 145 hectares of Precambrian boreal forest. An angler’s retreat, the park is hidden in the vast mixed forest of coniferous and deciduous trees of the Canadian Shield.
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8. Cranberry Portage Heritage Museum

Category: History
Address: 20 Portage Rd W, Cranberry Portage, MB
Phone: (204) 681-3250
Website: cpmuseum.ca

Take the drive into Cranberry Portage and stop into the Cranberry Portage Heritage Museum. Since small-town museums don’t have the most regular hours, be sure to check open times before you visit. Museum in restored CNR station building declared a heritage site.
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9. Northern Visual Art Centre

Category: Art
Address: 177 Green Street, Flin Flon, Manitoba, R8A 0G5
Phone: (204) 687-4237
Website: norvacentre.com

The Northern Visual Arts Centre in Flin Flon, Manitoba is a non-profit arts centre, gallery, and studio cooperative. Our mission is to provide a creative, dynamic, welcoming space where visual artists can develop, educate, exhibit and grow.
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10. Metal Flower Artwork on the Border

Category: Art, Selfie Spot
Address: 2 Main St, Flin Flon, MB R8A 1J4

A beautiful Metal Flower Artwork is based on the Manitoba and Saskatchewan Border. Special thanks to the artist(s). Enjoyed the creativity. Also, nearby, is the local mine (the big stack) & a mining monument.
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11. Chicken Chef Restaurant

Category: Food
Address: 130 Hwy #10 A South, Flin Flon, MB R8A 0C6
Phone: (204) 687-3779
Website: chickenchef.com

Best restaurant in town. Breakfast is very quick and they keep the coffee coming. Founded in 1978, Chicken Chef is one of Western Canada’s fastest-growing family restaurants. It offers a famous pressure-fried chicken and fresh-dough pizza.
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12. Bakers Narrows Lodge Fishing

Category: Outdoor
Address: M8HQ+4H Flin Flon, Manitoba
Phone: (204) 681-3250
Website: bakersnarrowslodge.com

Fishing is best done bright and early, so head out on the water to reel in a big one! If you didn’t bring your own boat, you can take an excursion with a fishing guide through Bakers Narrows Lodge.
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