Gimli is an unincorporated community in the Rural Municipality of Gimli on the west side of Lake Winnipeg in Manitoba, Canada.
The Gimli Harbour Master's building and lighthouse, constructed in 1910, rebuilt 1974.
H. P. Tergesen's & Sons in Gimli. The store was constructed in 1898 and still operates today.
Commercial fishing vessels in the Gimli Harbour.
Reenactment of a Norse battle during the Icelandic festival in Gimli.
Rural Municipality of Gimli
The Rural Municipality of Gimli is a rural municipality located in the Interlake Region of south-central Manitoba, Canada, on the western shore of Lake Winnipeg. It is about 75 kilometres (47 mi) north of the provincial capital Winnipeg. The rural municipality's population in the 2016 Canadian Census was 6,181, making it the 12th largest rural municipality by population. The RM of Gimli has an area of 318.75 km2 (123.07 sq mi), making it the sixth smallest rural municipality by area.
Gimli Public School Building, constructed in 1915, and now site of the RM of Gimli's offices.
Gimli Viking statue commemorating Icelandic heritage. The statue was built in 1967 and unveiled by the President of Iceland in the same year. The statue site was then upgraded in 2017, Canada's sesquicentennial year.
The community of Gimli in the rural municipality as seen from above.
