Russell (Manitoba)

Russell is a small town of around 1,400 people (2016) in the Prairie Mountain region of Manitoba. Russell is a small agricultural community near the Saskatchewan border. It is close to Asessippi Provincial Park, the site of Asessippi Ski Area & Resort, and to the Lake of the Prairies, a 64 km-long lake.

Understand
Russell was a town prior to 2015 when it and the nearby village of Binscarth amalgamated with the Rural Municipality of Russell to form the Municipality of Russell – Binscarth.



Get in
Russell is located along the Provincial Trunk Highway 16 (Yellowhead Highway) and Provincial Trunk Highway 83, and is at the western terminus of Provincial Trunk Highway 45. Russell is approximately 15 km east of the Saskatchewan border and northwest of Winnipeg. In Saskatchewan, Provincial Trunk Highway 16 is renamed Highway 16.

Buy
There are some small shops located along Main Street.