Kildonan Park

Volleyball at Kildonan Park

Kildonan Park is a park in north Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

Established in 1909, the park features the Peguis Pavilion, Rainbow Stage, the Witch's Hut, an Olympic-sized outdoor swimming pool, duck pond, and soccer field as well as picnic tables and barbecue pits.[1][2] There are picnic sites and shelters available for rent.[2] In winter the park features a skating pond and two tobogganing slides. [1]

Kildonan Park features 39 hectares (390,000 m2) of park area, 25 hectares (250,000 m2) of mowable turf and 27,000 square metres (2.7 ha) of pathways,[2] including a perimeter path measuring 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi).[1]

Rainbow Stage

Rainbow Stage

Rainbow Stage is Canada's longest-surviving outdoor theatre.[3] The covered, open-air theatre seats 2,600 people.[4]

Peguis Pavilion

The Peguis Pavilion building was built in the 1960s.[5]

In 2012, the pavilion underwent $2 million in renovations, including new heating and air conditioning, public washrooms on the main floor and basement, a new family washroom, a new elevator, refurbished kitchen and restaurant, and a new roof. In spring 2013, landscaping around the pavilion is expected to begin, including pond renovations.[5]

Witch's Hut

Witch's Hut

The Witch's Hut is a small building designed to illustrate the Brothers Grimm fairy tale Hansel and Gretel.[6]

Dedicated and opened in October 1970, the Witch's Hut was a Centennial Project of the German Community of Manitoba and a gift to the children of the Province. Also known as das Hexenhaus, the hut was designed by Manitoba architect Hans Peter Langes.[7][6] The hut contains relief terracotta panels depicting the fairy tale in sequential scenes, along with full scale images of Hansel, Gretel and the witch.[7]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Kildonan Park". City of Winnipeg. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Kildonan Park". City of Winnipeg. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  3. ↑ "AboutUs". Rainbow Stage. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  4. ↑ "Venues". City of Winnipeg. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Parsons, Lauren (2 August 2012). "Winnipeg’s Kildonan Park pavilion getting $2M facelift". Metro News. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Witch's Hut". City of Winnipeg. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "The History of the Witch’s Hut / das Hexenhaus". German-Canadian Congress Manitoba. June 2008. Retrieved 7 January 2013.

Coordinates: 49°56′37″N 97°06′10″W / 49.94361°N 97.10278°W