Tobogganing down Richardson’s Run.
Several cross-country ski trails can be explored.
Go snowshoeing with the family!
Café as well as the Nature Shop. Te Buffalo Stone Café is perfect for those who’ve worked up an appetite out on the trails and want a light meal, or are just looking to sip some hot coffee to help them warm up. If you’re looking for a unique gift idea, some crafts or even bird-feeding supplies, the Nature Shop has you covered. A short walk outside will bring you to the Interpretive Centre, where there’s 10,000-square-feet of stuff to see, do and touch. Te touching part comes into play at the Kiwanis Touch Museum, where people of all ages can in- teract with taxidermic beasts and birds, including a bison bull.
Te Prairie Soil Diorama and Planet H2O provide insight into how the natural soil and watershed of the prairies have evolved over time, and what can be done to restore them to their former state. Emphasis is put on how agriculture has changed things – not just on land, but
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Confront the winter chill with a marshmallow roast.
through water runoff as well, the results of which have been felt by even the young lakes of FortWhyte. Te Interpretive Centre also features two exhibits that
show some of the wildlife you can see in Manitoba. Te Aquarium of the Prairies shows what creatures live below the surfaces of the province’s waterways, including pickerel and turtles. Tere’s also the Prairie Partners Live Exhibit, featuring the endangered burrowing owl and black-tailed prairie dogs. Te two have coexisted for thousands of years, with the burrowing owls nesting in the burrows that the prairie dogs build. Visiting FortWhyte Alive
FortWhyte Alive is open 364 days a year, with Christmas
Day standing as the only day the gates stay closed. Located at 1961 McCreary Road in Winnipeg, its hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on week- ends and holidays, with extended hours over summer.
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