WINNIPEG – Manitobans will be out and about, enjoying the outdoors this weekend now that the deep freeze is finally over.
Friday was the first time the mercury in Winnipeg reached a single digit since Dec. 2. The balmy temperatures came just in time for the opening of the Red River Mutual skating trail.
“It’s amazing,” said one skater. “It’s lots of fun! An excellent thing for anyone that’s sick of the -30 C weather.”
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More than 20,000 people were expected to visit The Forks this weekend and enjoy a skate along the Red and Assiniboine rivers.
The Assiniboine Park Zoo is also gearing up for an increase in visitors.
“We expect the park and the zoo to be very full this weekend,” said Laura Curtis of the Assiniboine Park Conservancy.
From the polar bear exhibit to skating on the duck pond and taking a ride down the toboggan hill, there is plenty do to at the zoo.
Fort Whyte Alive, meanwhile, was hosting its fifth annual Snowtrek on Sunday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Visitors can strap on snowshoes, cross-country skis, ice fish and skate all free of charge.
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