Herbs and vegetables grown here also appear in innovative dishes such as the Northern Waters char over mushroom and wild rice, with black garlic mousse. Both the pool and hot tub are filled with salt water to detoxify the skin.Īfter a relaxing soak, move on to the VG Lounge and Restaurant for meals made using Manitoban ingredients, including honey produced on the hotel’s very own rooftop garden. When you’re not rubbing shoulders with world-famous musicians-from Louis Armstrong to Justin Bieber-float in the pool while looking out of the glass atrium ceiling. Many renowned names from royalty, rock and politics have stayed at the Fairmont Winnipeg. Suites add spacious living rooms with plush sofas to lounge on and bathrooms featuring indulgent soaker tubs and signature custom-blown glass vanities. Make a cup of Java brew, using your own Keurig coffee maker, to drink while looking out over the downtown bustle of Winnipeg. The modern decor-think sleek blonde woods, low grey seating and pops of primary colour-creates a hip backdrop for the contemporary jazz and folk acts that regularly play here.Ĭozy rooms help maintain your spa-induced afterglow, with exclusive locally made Riverstone Spa toiletries. Comfort food such as buttermilk-soaked fried chicken and curried shrimp makes up the menu at this chic establishment. Linger over a meal in your plush robe post-treatment at SMITH Restaurant. If you’re in a group of five or more, you’ll receive complimentary mimosas-ideal if you’re away with the girls. The hot and cold Jade Stone Experience aims to re-energize, increase your circulation and boost your immune system. Round out the day with a treatment, from detoxifying Himalayan salt scrubs to tandem massages where your muscles will be treated by two expert therapists. Breathe in the scents of its aromatherapy steam room, balance your body’s energy in the colour-therapy sauna, then revive yourself in the rain-therapy showers. Giden and Houda, both members of the Canadian-based Society for International Hockey Research, have posted their latest findings at the group’s website.The Inn at the Forks‘ Riverstone Spa is an oasis of calm. Meanwhile, the woodcut image of five field hockey players is described as “the first known illustration of the game.” The book’s references to the word “hockey” - to name the game as well as the object of pursuit, a small ball - represent “the first known contemporary use of the word ‘hockey’ - predating later records by about 25 years,” the researchers note. The 1776 publication, titled Juvenile Sports and Pastimes, contains a “very careful description” of field hockey, said Giden, providing an unprecedented account of a traditional recreational activity that was, by this time, coalescing into a more formalized sport. These objects were known to have been used by shinny players in the 19th century until rubber hockey pucks were introduced in Canada in the late 1800s. Giden told Postmedia News that the image is a “very important discovery,” not only because it’s “the first engraving of hockey on skates” but because it shows a puck - “or as it was called at this time, a ‘bung,’ probably made of cork or wood.”īungs are stoppers or plugs used to cover the circular openings in barrels of rum or other liquids. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.
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