2008/10/07 Winnipeg: The Forks, Portage Avenue, Osbourne Street 1
I’ve flown over Winnipeg on the path from Toronto to Vancouver, but I’ve never actually been in the city. As our first stop on a western road trip, Stephen, Roy, John and I arrived in the morning, checked into the hotel, and then had some time to look around. One place that I had read about was The Forks. We drove over, parked, and, as we walked towards the river, found a skate park called the Plaza at the Forks.
As we got oriented, some skateboarders came to the park and warmed up.
On our way towards the river, we passed a large covered stage, with an open field where I could imagine the audience sprawled out in the summer.
The Forks is a National Historical Site of Parks Canada. A gate formally marks the entrance.
Just inside the gates is an orientation circle, with “The Path of Time” by Marcel Gosselin. I hadn’t recognize this sculpture as a sundial.
