{"id":1874,"date":"2021-01-22T14:54:24","date_gmt":"2021-01-22T19:54:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/passionethistoire.ca\/?p=1874"},"modified":"2021-04-12T12:41:53","modified_gmt":"2021-04-12T16:41:53","slug":"passion-histoire-blog-enjoying-winter-in-st-boniface","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/passionethistoire.ca\/en\/passion-histoire-blog-enjoying-winter-in-st-boniface\/","title":{"rendered":"PASSION & HISTOIRE BLOG – Enjoying winter in St. Boniface"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Last weekend, I went for a walk while the snow was falling. I began on Osborne Street following the River Trail all the way to the Forks, after which I crossed the Provencher Bridge and I walked along the Red River up to Whittier Park.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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I saw a lot of people on skates, on foot, on cross-country skis, on bikes with big tires. All that was missing were snowshoers! I also got to see the ice-climbing wall under construction.<\/p>\n

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Walking in Saint-Boniface<\/h3>\n

Saint-Boniface has a variety of scenic trails to choose from – for all seasons – with rivers that are never far away.<\/p>\n

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My next challenge is to follow the Old St Boniface Route that makes a loop of 8.4 km starting at the Forks. It allows you to tour all these familiar attractions:\u00a0Fort Gibraltar<\/a>, the\u00a0House of Gabrielle Roy<\/a>, the\u00a0Saint-Boniface Cathedral<\/a>, and the\u00a0Saint-Boniface Museum<\/a>. I\u2019ve already walked the majority of this route, but never all at once. The following map can be found on the\u00a0Winnipeg Trails<\/a>\u00a0website.<\/p>\n

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Walking may not be the most popular activity in Winnipeg, but it does allow you to rediscover your surroundings, at your own pace. It\u2019s the perfect way to notice urban works of art, architectural details, a new caf\u00e9 or shop you didn\u2019t know existed and, best of all, it\u2019s free!<\/p>\n

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La Libert\u00e9 Trail is another nice walk between the city and water.<\/p>\n

Skating<\/h3>\n

I always smile when I see the skates and hockey sticks come out each winter. More than the snow or the cold, that\u2019s what really makes me feel like I\u2019m in Canada! If you want to skate in Saint-Boniface, head over to the Forks or the Seine River.<\/p>\n

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This is my fifth winter in Manitoba and I\u2019ve yet to lace up a pair of skates\u2026 I\u2019d need some lessons and tips!<\/p>\n

Cross-Country Skiing<\/h3>\n

If skating scares me a little bit, cross-country skiing is definitely on my bucket list of winter activities to try. The best place in Winnipeg for cross-country skiing seems to be the Windsor Park Golf Course, where skis replace golf clubs in winter. Because the equipment can seem a little overwhelming to the uninitiated, the club offers rentals (depending on the level of public health restrictions).<\/p>\n

What about you, what are your favourite winter activities to do in Saint-Boniface?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Last weekend, I went for a walk while the snow was falling. I began on Osborne Street following the River Trail all the way to the Forks, after which I crossed the Provencher Bridge and I walked along the Red River up to Whittier Park. I saw a lot of people on skates, on foot, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,19,8,16,17,10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1874","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adventure","category-outdoor-activities","category-parks-trails-and-beaches","category-st-boniface","category-urban","category-winter"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/passionethistoire.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1874","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/passionethistoire.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/passionethistoire.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/passionethistoire.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/passionethistoire.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1874"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/passionethistoire.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1874\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2315,"href":"https:\/\/passionethistoire.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1874\/revisions\/2315"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/passionethistoire.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1874"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/passionethistoire.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1874"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/passionethistoire.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1874"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}