Murder, Mystery & Mayhem Historical Tour, led by an unsavoury guide wearing a noose, who has been known to frighten guests with his antics and stories while telling tales of Winnipeg's darker past, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday to Friday; Boom & Bust of Winnipeg Tour, 10 a.m. to noon Thursday and Friday, experience the people, places and events that shaped the rise and fall of the "Chicago of the North" from 1870 to 1920 by walking through downtown Winnipeg; Pestilence, Shamans & Doctors Tour, learn from Dr. Charlotte Ross, a Victorian doctor, about the sacred medicines of the First Nations people, the legacy left by the Grey Nuns and diseases that plagued early Manitoba, Saturday by appointment only; all tours start at 123 Main St., Via Rail Station; $8 seniors/post secondary students $6, children $4 at 997-TOUR (8687).

Films are projected on a 35-foot-wide screen rising out of Lake Winnipeg and feature C.R.A.Z.Y. directed by Jean-Marc Vallée (winner of 33 international awards) depicting the relationship between a father and his sons, along with Sturla Gunnarsson's Beowulf & Grendel, Sean Garrity's Lucid, Gary Yates' Niagara Motel, Robert Douglas' Eleven Men Out, Julia Kwan's Eve & The Firehorse and Guy Maddin's My Dad is 100 Years Old, Tuesday until Saturday, Aug. 5; visit www.gimlifilmfestival.com