Ethelbert is a village that is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Ethelbert

Ethelbert, Manitoba (rural municipality)

Ethelbert is a rural municipality in the province of Manitoba in Western Canada. The separately administered village of Ethelbert lies just east of its centre.-External links:*...

 in the Canadian province of Manitoba

Manitoba

Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...

. It is 370 kilometres northwest of Winnipeg

Winnipeg

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 and 60 kilometres north of Dauphin, Manitoba

Dauphin, Manitoba

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. The village is located not far from Duck Mountain Provincial Park

Duck Mountain Provincial Park (Manitoba)

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 on PTH 10. The village itself was officially incorporated in 1950.

The primary industries of Ethelbert are agriculture, logging and tourism.

Major attractions

The Ethelbert and District Museum is open in the summer and museum features a rich collection of many local artifacts as well as a gift shop.

External links

• Map of Ethelbert at Statcan