Snaking its way through the center of Ottawa, the Rideau Canal is one of the city's most historic attractions. This 125-mile waterway was originally constructed between 1826 and 1832 to create a ...

Why You Need To Go: Did you know that Ottawa is home to the longest skating rink on Earth? It's true! The Rideau Canal truly is one of the most quintessential tourist spots in the city.

OTTAWA - David Wilson and Jackie Eckholm dreamt of attending Winterlude and skating on the Rideau Canal after their last visit to Ottawa nine years ago. When the Chicago couple saw on the news in ...

The Rideau Canal Skateway is closed for the season, the National Capital Commission (NCC) announced Monday. The NCC closed the skateway as a precaution last Tuesday night ahead of a warm ...

And if you're in town for the winter and wish to look like a local, consider getting around by skates; many Ottawa residents use the frozen Rideau Canal like a sidewalk. You can rely on the Ottawa ...

Bear with us for a moment for a little background. The Rideau Canal Skateway in Ottawa is the world’s largest natural skating rink, providing nearly 8 km of pristine ice surface during the winter.

But in Ottawa, the capital city of Canada, they skate down the Rideau Canal. Depending on the weather, each year there’s a period of time during which the frozen Rideau Canal is solid enough ...

The Rideau Canal, a monumental early 19th-century construction covering 202 km of the Rideau and Cataraqui rivers from Ottawa south to Kingston Harbour on Lake Ontario, was built primarily for ...