Enjoy Ottawa – Winterlude

Posted on February 8, 2008 
Filed Under Ottawa Today / Interesting People, Places and Things, Valerie Zinger

Strap on your skates. Ottawa is in the middle of Winterlude – February 1 – 17,2008. Now is the time to skate along the Rideau Canal Skateway. Thousands of people get out during the week and weekends to skate along the canal, stopping from time to time to sip hot drinks and maybe, if you are lucky, top up your calorie count with a Beaver Tail. This deep fried dough delicacy is part of being on the Canal. Skate a bit, eat a bit. For those who don’t skate, a walk along the edge of the Skateway is a refreshing alternative and puts you right in the middle of the action.

More than being on the Canal. There are events, snow kingdoms for the children and ice sculptures to see. The full schedule for Winterlude is available on the National Capital Commission site.

Make it your neighbourhood. When you are out celebrating winter, take a look at the neighbourhoods that surround the Winterlude sites – Dows Lake, Old Ottawa South, the Glebe and the Golden Triangle just to name a few.

Imagine not having to drive to the Canal to start your skate!

Photo credit:  Rideau and Laurier @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/63056612@N00/18442996/

Valerie Zinger ~ 613-723-5300 ~ vzinger@royallepage.ca

 

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