Boissevain

Boissevain is a small town of around 1,500 people (2016) in the Prairie Mountain region of Manitoba.

Understand
Boissevain is an unincorporated urban community in Manitoba near the North Dakota border that held town status prior to 2015. It is located within the Municipality of Boissevain – Morton. It is notable for its proximity to the International Peace Garden, a short drive south on Highway 10. The community also displays a number of wall murals as a tourist attraction. The community was named after Adolphe Boissevain who helped finance the Canadian Pacific Railway. Boissevain, not far from Turtle Mountain and Turtle Mountain Provincial Park, also formerly hosted the "International Turtle Derby", a turtle race, each summer.

Get in
Boissevain is less than an hour south for Brandon and 3 hours southwest of Winnipeg. It is 20 minutes north of the International Peace Garden Border Crossing, a 24-hour port of entry which connects to the United States and becomes U.S. Route 281.

Get around
Walk or drive.