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Cultural Capital

Dept: Ye'll take the high road and I'll take the low road, and I'll be at The Forks afore ye, according to Winnipeg Free Press. Celtica Enlarge Image The Barge Festival began in 2010, above, as part of the city s Cultural Capital year. Last year, due to high water levels, the barge was parked on The Forks main plaza. If you've got a drop of Scottish blood in your veins, this weekend's free Barge Festival at the junction of the Red and Assiniboine rivers is sure to stir ancestral memories of heather, haggis and the Highlands. Enlarge Image (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.