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The Forks in Winnipeg is situated at the fork of the Red and Assiniboine  Rivers just at the edge of the downtown area.  This is a very popular spot with many things to see and do.  I’ll give you a quick tour of the outside area and let you know that there is lots inside the many buildings.

Canadian Museum for Human Rights

Preserved Railway Cars

City TV Building

Fort Garry Hotel

Manitoba Theatre for Young People

The Canadian Museum for Human Rights, City TV building, 2 old railway cars (Canadian Pacific and Temiskaming & Northern Ontario), Fort Garry Hotel and Manitoba Theatre for Young People.

Johnston Terminal

The Forks Market

The Forks Market

Warming Hut

Skating Rink

A couple of the buildings – the Johnston Terminal and the Forks Market (both have shops, restaurants and many unique stores), a warming hut and a skating rink.

Rules of the game

Crokicurl Rink

The new game on the block – Crokicurl.  Unfortunately no one was playing when I was there.

Walkway down to the river. The black pads are for skaters

Train going over the river

Cleaning the ice

Blocks of ice.

Steps down to the Assiniboine River, train going over the river, ice being cleaned and a pile of blocks of ice.

Ice Building

Inside the Ice Building

Discarded Ice Blocks

The Raw Almond – a restaurant on the river

The outside and inside of an ice building, some discarded ice blocks, and the Raw Almond – restaurant on the river.

Ice Cleaning Machine

Warming Hut (end)

Ice Sculpture

Ice Sculpture

Ice Sculpture

Warming Hut (side)

Closer look at ice clearing machine, couple of view of a reflective warming hut showing me taking the pictures and 3 ice sculptures (not sure what they represent or if they are finished or not).

Childrens Museum

Inn at the Forks

other side of Johnston Terminal building

Children’s playground with a skating trail in front

Another view of the Canadian Museum of Human Rights

The Children’s Museum, Inn at the Forks, another view of the Johnston Terminal building, the playground with a skating trail in front and another view of the Canadian Museum of Human Rights.

The temperature this morning was -6C under a very cloudy sky.

And that concludes today’s tour.  Hope you enjoyed it.