Whittier Park — Attraction in Winnipeg

I’ve been to Whittier Park mostly to attend Festival du Voyageur. The festival occurs yearly in winter and it’s a lot of fun with various snow sculptures, performers, French Canadian food (e.g., spit pea soup, sugar pie, tourtière, etc.), and live music to listen and dance to. During the day, the Festival has more family friendly activities often with an appreciation of earlier pioneer living and other activities. Definitely worth checking out. It’s often very cold out … they do have heated small venues and fire pits, but dress warmly...

Nice place for a wintertime walk. Pathways could use a bit of grooming. Would like to see a few warm-up shacks around the area especially when you have to walk against that North wind that blows off the Red River. Can be very raw on the cheeks. The walk along the tracks is nice and there is lots of sites to see. I eould advise against wearing ear buds with the Tunes going off in your ears....this is an active track and yrans can 'sneak up' on...

A park in the heart of the downtown right across from the Forks but far less crowded. Parking is easy and walks along the Red are pleasant. Consider it for a bicycle destination or a picnic. With a little work you can connect to city-wide bicycle paths

Facilities include historic Fort Gibraltar and high-end baseball and soccer fields. In the winter a toboggan slide and ice climbing tower. Strictly, dogs must be leashed but most aren't. It's...