 Ice sculpture museum carved out of snow at the annual Winterlude
 Sculptures in Confederation Park are illuminated nightly Winterlude is an annual festival in Ottawa, Ontario and Gatineau, Quebec that celebrates winter. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (888x980, 302 KB) From English wikipedia, originally uploaded by en:User:AlainV on March 8, 2005 writing: Ice sculpture museum at the annual Winterlude in Gatineau, Québec, Canada I have taken this picture with my camera and I am placing...
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Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Official languages English (de facto) Flower White Trillium Tree Eastern White Pine Bird Common Loon Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Parliamentary representation - House seats - Senate seats 106 24...
Map of Quebec with Gatineau highlighted in red. ...
Motto: Je me souviens (French: I remember) Official languages French Flower Blue Flag Iris (Iris versicolor Linné) Tree Yellow Birch Bird Snowy Owl Capital Quebec City Largest city Montreal Lieutenant-Governor Lise Thibault Premier Jean Charest (PLQ) Parliamentary representation - House seats - Senate seats 75 24 Area Total - Land - Water (% of...
Winter is one of the four seasons of temperate zones. ...
Winterlude is run by Canada's National Capital Commission and was started in 1979. The event is one of Ottawa's most important tourist draws, attracting hundreds of thousands of visitors each year. The National Capital Commission (NCC) is a federal commission that administers the federally owned lands and buildings in Canadas National Capital Region, including Ottawa, Ontario and Gatineau, Quebec. ...
For the Smashing Pumpkins song, see 1979 (song). ...
Activities
Winterlude is a very large festival of outdoor activities including public skating and skating displays, snow and ice sculpture competitions, musical concerts at the Winterlude Snowbowl, children's play areas, an 'ice lounge', bed and waiter races and numerous off-site events. Snow sculpture is a sculpture form comparable to ice sculpture in that most of it is now practiced outdoors, and often in full view of spectators, thus giving it kinship to performance art in the eyes of some. ...
Ice sculpting on the streets of Gamla Stan, Stockholm Ice sculpture is a form of sculpture that uses ice as the raw material. ...
Winterlude is most famous for the Rideau Canal, which is cleared to become the world's largest skating rink for the time of the festival and hosts numerous events, such as skating displays and musical concerts. The Locks in Summer The Rideau Canal, also known as the Rideau Waterway, connects the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on the Ottawa River to the city of Kingston, Ontario on Lake Ontario. ...
Other primary sites include Jacques Cartier Park in Gatineau which is turned into a massive snow park with slides and structures, events and activities for children and the snow sculpture competition. Confederation Park is the site for the ice sculpture competition, the ice lounge and musical concerts. Dow's Lake has a large skating area and hosts the various bed and waiter races. Jacques Cartier Park is a park in Gatineau, Quebec, across the river from the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa. ...
Dows Lake in Ottawa Canada is a tiny man-made lake on the Rideau Canal, situated two kilometers north of Hogs Back Falls in the middle of Ottawa, near many of the citys attractions. ...
Related activities include special exhibits at the Ottawa museums, special events at the Byward Market and a 'loppet' type race is held in Gatineau Park.
The Byward Market provides fresh produce throughout the warm months The location of the market Byward Market (named for John By and sometimes called By Ward Market, ByWard Market or simply The Market) is a neighbourhood in Ottawa, Ontario located just east and north of downtown. ...
Image File history File links Snowbowl. ...
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Foods The traditional food for Winterlude is called the "Beaver Tail", a fried dough type pastry. It is sold from several stands at Winterlude event sites and along the Canal. Other food-related activities include a Chili Cook-Off held at the Byward Market and several restaurants act as 'official restaurants,' usually serving special Winterlude foods and drinks. Fried dough Fried dough stand Dough being deep-fat fried Fried dough is a North American food associated with outdoor food stands in carnivals, fairs, and seaside resorts (though it can be made at home). ...
Duration The event lasts for three weekends, usually the first three weekends in February. Very few events take place from Monday to Thursday in between weekends 1 and 2, and weekends 2 and 3. This means that the skating rink is much less crowded and that the ice stays in a near pristine condition for much of the day, with only a thousand or so skaters sharing it instead of the greater numbers during the weekend. The skate changing shacks and food catering kiosks scattered along the length of the skateway, at the same level as the ice, are open day long during the week.
Weather The weather in Ottawa is notoriously unpredictable, and Winterlude often is hampered by mild weather. Mild weather is the bane of the Canal, as proper ice conditions require -10 degrees Celsius for proper freezing. The length of the skating season, (which extends longer than the Winterlude weekends) is therefore unpredictable. However, most events are usually not affected other than premature melting of ice and snow sculptures. Image File history File links DowsLakeSkating. ...
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21st century Ottawa winters have been on average milder than in the past, likely due to global warming. As of early January, the 2006/7 winter has so far been the mildest on record. [1] Adapting to this will challenge Winterlude, along with all endeavors that rely on cold winters. [2]
World's Largest Skating Rink In February 2003, a controversy [citation needed] erupted about the length of the skating rink. Eventually, the National Capital Commission was vindicated when the Guinness Book of Records recognized the Rideau Canal as the largest skating rink in the world. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Suresh Joachim, minutes away from breaking the ironing world record at 55 hours and 5 minutes, at Shoppers World, Brampton. ...
The Locks in Summer The Rideau Canal, also known as the Rideau Waterway, connects the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on the Ottawa River to the city of Kingston, Ontario on Lake Ontario. ...
External links - Official Winterlude festival Website
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