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. There are picnic sites and shelters available for rent. In winter the park features a skating pond and two tobogganing slides.
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, including a perimeter path measuring 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi).
Rainbow Stage is Canada's longest-surviving outdoor theatre. The covered, open-air theatre seats 2,600 people.
The Peguis Pavilion building was built in the 1960s.
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.
The Witch's Hut is a small building designed to illustrate the Brothers Grimm fairy tale Hansel and Gretel.
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. The hut contains relief terracotta panels depicting the fairy tale in sequential scenes, along with full scale images of Hansel, Gretel and the witch.
Coordinates: 49°56′37″N 97°06′10″W / 49.94361°N 97.10278°W
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