Boissevain: Tommy the Turtle Welcomes You to Boissevain

Boissevain is a town of 2,300 located south of Brandon on Hwy 10 and 443 (just north of Highway 3). Located near the Turtle Mountains (Manitoba-sized mountains, not B.C. Rocky Mountains), it is best known for its summer Turtle Derby and the talking Tommy the Turtle statue. Boissevain’s Tommy the Turtle is a feature for young and old.

While Tommy the Turtle welcomes you to Boissevain, the International Peace Gardens, normally a hot spot for tourists, is less busy and welcoming in today’s political environment. Just south of Boissevain, the Peace gardens are a jointly maintained project by Canada and the USA.

One family, a few years ago, saw the nearby hamlet of Ninga and Tommy the Turtle as somehow connected to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Not true, of course, but a great prompt to draw people in!

Boissevain

3:28 AM Oct 27, 2026

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L: -3 ° H: 3 °

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Humidity 93 %

Pressure 1025 hPa

Wind 11 Km/h ESE

Wind Gust 20 Km/h

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Clouds 100%

Rain Chance 0%

Visibility 10 km

Sunrise 8:19 AM

Sunset 6:28 PM

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-3 ° 3 ° 0 mm 0% 17 Km/h 95 % 1025 hPa 0 mm/h

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-0 ° 10 ° 0.34 mm 34% 25 Km/h 95 % 1012 hPa 0 mm/h

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2 ° 5 ° 0.15 mm 15% 24 Km/h 89 % 1024 hPa 0 mm/h

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-2 ° 3 ° 0 mm 0% 10 Km/h 98 % 1030 hPa 0 mm/h

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-3 ° 8 ° 0.25 mm 25% 14 Km/h 98 % 1028 hPa 0 mm/h

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Uniquely Boissevain

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While Tommy and the Peace Gardens draw lots of visitors, Boissevain also holds the annual summer Turtle Derby, has four museums and a large outdoor art gallery. It also has a great aquatic centre. Several restaurants, including two or three ethnic diners, offer visitors and residents a pleasant dining experience.

While not boasting a lot of affordabl housing like apartments and condominius, Boissevain has great free-standing homes available.

https://www.travelmanitoba.com/directory/boissevain

Visit the community website for information https://boissevain.ca/

Visit Tommy the Turtle!