FortWhyte Alive — Attraction in Winnipeg

Had a great time recently at the Fort Whyte alive for an event.

On our agenda was a bison Safari, hatchet throwing, and a roasting of Bannock over the fire.

Our guide was very informative and funny. It was great listening to him talk about the bison as he drove the bus so that we could get up-close-and-personal with them. We were probably twelve feet away? He opened up the door so that we could get clear shots of the bison which seemed very friendly considering they have never been tamed.

Hatchet throwing is a lot harder than it looks. A few people did manage to get their hatchet into the wall.

The final activity was making Bannock. We were given dough that we had to roll and press then wrap around a stick so that we could cook it. They also had something for us to drink as well as Maple to dip the Bannock in.

Afterwards we were left on our own to take pictures and to walk the grounds.

It was a great time where we got to make new friends. I would highly recommend coming here especially for the ability to look at the Bisons up close and personal.

Parking is easy once you get there as they have a huge...

Fort Whyte is a beautiful nature preserve in the city with lots to offer.

After having not visited here since probably a field trip when I was in elementary school, I recently returned to spend a day exploring here.

I enjoyed wandering the various trails that led through forest, open grasslands and along boardwalks over the frozen lakes. The trails were peaceful and beautiful. I liked the one that led to the treehouse overlooking the bison paddock. There was a toboggan run that looked like lots of fun, gift shop with nature inspired and eco-friendly items, cafe, and interpretive centre. I also enjoyed sitting by the outdoor fire behind the interpretive centre which overlooked the lakes and winter landscape.

Fort Whyte also offers a variety of programs and activities. On the winter solstice, I participated in a lovely, relaxing and introspective yoga class that was held in a cozy cabin in the woods on the other side of one of the lakes, isolated from the rest of the facilities.

Definitely plan to return again soon and...

Horrible experience. Their gates closes at 4:30pm, but on their website it says they are open from 9:00am to 5pm which is a bit misleading.

The lady who worked there, riding a cart had closed the gate exiting to McGillivray around 4:30pm, but we were still riding our bikes at that time and about to exit into the gate to McGillivray just after 4:30pm. We saw her only a few minutes away from the gate and asked if she could kindly open the gate so we can exit out and go to our vehicle, but she declined to help us out when she was riding a cart that would've literarily taken her only a few minutes to do it. We had to call an Uber from the main entrance to get to our vehicle first, then drove back to Fort Whyte alive main entrance to put our bicycles into our vehicle. What a horrible customer service, it would've taken only a few minutes just to open the gate very quickly so we could exit out to where our vehicle is parked. I mean a little consideration is all we asked. Also, hours should be specific on...