Hi Jim, and welcome to APUG from a former mostly-Manitoban! Nine years up in the Interlake, plus 4 in Winnipeg - not much, but more than every other place I lived in Canada, including Calgary, Toronto, and Kamloops. I'll be breaking that record soon, as this summer will mark the 13th year I've lived here in Japan.
I'm a huge fan of the Nikon FE (my first love) and still shoot with it regularly. I look forward to seeing some of your work someday.
Tell me about it! My students think I'm crazy when I tell them how much I like the cold and shovelling (fresh, soft) snow. You can take the girl out of Manitoba, but can you really take Manitoba out of the girl?