Winter Activities to Enjoy at Canada’s Historic Places
Some choose to hibernate during the long Canadian winters, while others embrace the glistening ice and fluffy powdered snow. Canada’s historic places provide excellent opportunities for all to benefit from the best of the season.
While most historic places reduce programming from October to April, many still offer winter activities, allowing you to visit and appreciate their historic significance. No matter where you live in Canada, instead of hiding away from Old Man Winter, throw on your wool socks and knitted hat and get out and explore!
Ottawa, Ontario – For the Winterluders!
During winter’s coldest months, the Rideau Canal National Historic Site of Canada becomes an enchanting winter wonderland for people of all interests and ages. For the more active folks, there are several kilometres of groomed ice between the historic locks that are perfect for skating. Along the way, there are stunning ice and snow sculptures as well as warm, decadent beavertails and steaming hot chocolate to enjoy. Many choose to wander around on foot, while others challenge themselves to cover as much distance as possible along this skate-way recognized as the largest naturally frozen outdoor rink in the world!
Winnipeg, Manitoba – For the social butterflies
The Forks National Historic Site of Canada, located at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers in Winnipeg, has served as a meeting point for thousands of years. It remains a place where people can enjoy activities year round. Skaters and skiers can take advantage of the frozen rivers, while others can enjoy the concerts and MTS Snowjam under the Northern Lights! From mid-December until March, the Arctic Glacier Winter Park is open to all who wish to tear down the toboggan run, explore the Interactive Ice Castle or show off their moves in the professionally designed Snowboard Fun Park. New Years Eve offers a special celebration, complete with fireworks!
St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador – For the hardy
Imagine hiking your way up Cape Spear National Historic Site of Canada on a crisp Sunday in February – you are now at the most easterly point of North America! While catching your breath, cast your gaze across the deep-blue Atlantic waters with Newfoundland’s oldest surviving lighthouse at your back. Take shelter from the wintry gusts in the Second World War gun battery, installed at Cape Spear to defend the entrance to St. John’s Harbour.
These coming winter activities are just a taste of what is available at, and around, Canada’s historic places. Try something new this winter, and visit a nearby site!
Source : http://www.historicplaces.ca/en/pages/32_winter_hiver.aspx
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Visiting historic places such these are worth visiting. Imagine going to places which have a good and memorable history is like travelling in the past. I hope these kinds of places are well reserved so that the younger generations can have a glimpse of it.
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Those winter activities in Canada are all wonderful. Making historic places fun is definitely a great thing to enhance tourism in such place.. But I really think that visiting those places are worth it.. Just by looking at those photos you can already see that being there is amazing and I hope I can go there with my family sometime..
Roaming around our historic places, are really exciting. It will nurture my kids in learning how the past connects to our present life. I want them to see the path of time sculpture, which I have seen so many times when my Mom and Dad brought me there, during my student vacations. I already explore some natural wonders inside the Forks National Historic Site of Canada. I also want my kids to enjoy the same experience.
I just love wondering around these wonderful places! The way those lakes freezes at those time of months and we can enjoy skating around it! Just an exciting experience for sighting winter blues!
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There are truly lots of wonderful places in the world that we don’t know yet. Like those ones in the article. That’s why reading can really take you in different places in the world. And I’m really amazed on what Canada can offer. I hope I can have a step on those historic places.
I guess I better try these winter activities, I’m sure they are fun! But I think the one on Winnipeg is my first bet to go into! I really love the arch!
Actually finding these places is great for it really give you a enjoyable feeling to visit one of these places. I have lots of great moments and sentimental pictures in every places feature on this page. If I have a time and hectic schedules disappear i will surely want to go back to these places.
You forgot to mention Quebec’s Carnaval de Quebec. There are lots of winter and snow-related activities for people of all ages here. In the morning, you can enjoy eating pancakes served with a hot cup of chocolate or even a cup of hot alcoholic beverage “Caribou” to keep you warm. You can go snowboarding, canoe on ice, snowshoes, hockey and dog-sledding you choice.
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We spent a couple of hours here in John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador and would have spent more if we’d had the time. Most of the exhibit is built into the rock-walled cellar of the center, which adds its own interest. The display gave us a great impression of the geology of Newfoundland, which we later discovered for ourselves throughout our trip across the island. The geological staff at the center was very helpful, and answered our questions with enthusiasm.
There are lots of places to visit around the world but Canada is still the best place for me, I’m not a Canadian, but I’ve always visit Canada in any season at any time. The best place for me, and I call it paradise!
I always have a different feeling when i’m in an historic place . I’m always thinking what beautiful things happened there before… its like a beautiful feeling inside me that i cant explain LOL. i will definitely spend my vacation leave here.
It’s the season for winter festivities! Skiing, snowmobiling or snowshoeing through a blanket of fresh snow and enjoy ice sculpting, snow mazes and skating at magical winter festivals. Top it off with a stay at a warm and cozy accommodation. I’ve done the trail a couple times and have also wondered about doing it in the winter. Sure wouldn’t be crowded. It would be a tough slug in the winter with the biggest section of concern for me being the section between boundary and the top of three narrows. That could turn into a long hike, making the amount of food needed to almost double.
I’m so amazed on what Canada can offer.. I’ve read so many blogs here about the place and they are all remarkable and still more like this. Actually I want to visit Rideau Canal National and Niagara Falls for winter festivals.. They both look so pretty and reading the article makes it more interesting.
My friends already told me about those beautiful places. And I’m quite amazed of the posted pictures, they are all amazing. I hope I and my family can visit there if given a chance.
Actually the last time we visited Canada I enjoyed on the one they call the outdoor rink. Being there is the best part because it is the largest rink i ever saw. That’s what i call the perfect place to skate during the winter season, I even sweat skating back and forth even if its winter because i really enjoyed being there in Canada.
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