Check out the many ways to enjoy the fall colours in the Capital
It’s unbe-leaf-able how gorgeous Ottawa is in the fall. For those hankering to get out there and bask in the gorgeous technicolour foliage, Apt613 has got you covered.
Central Experimental Farm
Weekend Roundup: Quoi faire?
We are under stay-at-home orders for yet another weekend here in Ottawa and, while we are not able to go out on the town like we once were, there are still ways to make the most of the weekend while staying safely indoors or adventuring in the outdoors while remaining close to home.
Long Weekend Roundup: Quoi faire?
It’s time for a long weekend roundup! The weather is all over the map but that’s never stopped us before.
Weekend Roundup: Quoi faire?
We have made it into summer’s wind down and it is time to soak up all we can of these remaining summer weekends. Make it a priority to get outside and enjoy the sunshine while we can. There are plenty of reasons to get out and about this weekend, if the fleeting warmth of the season’s sunny skies isn’t enough to draw you from your living room. Here are just a few of them.
Ottawa’s best public gardens: Ornamental Gardens at the Central Experimental Farm
Ottawa photographer Kelly McDonald takes us on a tour of the Ornamental Gardens at the Central Experimental Farm.
Weekend Roundup: Quoi faire ?
There are some new outdoor activities to enjoy this weekend. We are now able to kick a soccer ball around, play a round of disc golf, shoot some hoops, or pop an ollie at the skate parks. Picnics are also now a thing. While we agree that this is very exciting news, please make sure that you enjoy these newfound freedoms safely and respectfully, while keeping your distance from others.
Weekend Roundup: Quoi faire ?
Welcome to another beautiful summer weekend in the city.
Field Trip! Dominion Day at the Experimental Farm—07.01.18
A local brewery’s July 1st party at the Experimental Farm is also serving food from 20 or so restaurants. Jim Bryson and Amanda Rheaume headline the all-Canadian music lineup.
A tour inside the historic Dominion Observatory
A grand structure, the Dominion Observatory, commands high ground at the Central Experimental Farm near Carling Avenue. Sharon Odell explains why this building was constructed (1902-5) and how one of the astronomers, Mary Grey, saved the heritage architecture of the building and the scientific instruments it contained.
