The History Of Glenboro

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The History Of Glenboro

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One of the oldest Icelandic communities in Canada, Glenboro has a large camel to honour the only Manitoba desert, a very old Icelandic church, was the site of a grizzly murder and is the hometown of a Manitoba curling legend. Support: www.patreon.com/canadaehx Donate: www.canadaehx.com E-mail: craig@canadaehx.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/craigbaird Instagram: @Bairdo37 YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/canadianhistoryehx

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