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Ruth Bonneville / Free Press Standup Monarch Butterfly Festival Alexis Bahuaud, technical assistant at the Living Prairie Museum and the City of Winnipeg, preps trays of plants of milkweed that the museum is giving away one to each family during their upcoiming Monarch Butterfly Festival. Milkweed is the essential and exclusive host plant for monarch butterfly caterpillars. Female monarchs lay their eggs only on milkweed plants, and the newly hatched caterpillars rely exclusively on its leaves for food. More info: The Living Prairie Museum is prepping for the annual Monarch Butterfly Festival this weekend, August 8 and 9, 2026, from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM. This free, all-ages event also marks the 50th anniversary of the museum's official opening in 1976. Aug 6h,, 2026