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Escape to Altona
6 minute read Saturday, Mar. 9, 2024I told family, “This winter, it’s not Barcelona, Verona, even Daytona. Nope. It’s Altona!”
A Funky Menno lured me back. That’s the pizza from Altona’s Pizza Haven featuring — get this: schmaunt fat cream gravy, farmer sausage crumbles, ham, cheeses, and jalapenos with salsa.
But weekending 60 minutes outside Winnipeg wasn’t just for pizza. Altona’s Winter Carnival and exploring beckoned.
A buzzer in the Altona Hotel summons someone who staffs the office, vendor, bar, and maybe the arena. Time-zone wall clocks indicate roughly 8, 10 and 5 o’clock. They’re for Grand Forks, Altona, and Winnipeg. Cheerful help soon arrived and explained the inexplicable, “It’s a conversation piece.”
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