Canada Day in YK
You might be wondering what Canada Day is like in the north? Or not. Regardless, we are going to share our Canada Day festivities with you.
First, we hit up the Yellowknife Canada Day parade hosted by the Rotary Club. You have to love the small town vibe that brings about Canada Day parades. They really do tend to only happen in smaller towns, right? Surprisingly, we were quite impressed with the length of the parade and the number of people decked out in red and white that came out for it. Our highlights were the mounties and Sparky.
Lots of Yellowknifers ready for the parade.
Mountie + flag.
Can't forget the NWT flag!
Mounties!
Sweet kicks.
No Canada Day parade would be complete without bagpipes.
Big wheel keep on turning... Thanks for the parade, Rotary Club!
It's an election year...
So all the politicians needed their own cars in the parade.
Old car.
Sparky, the fire safety dog!
Friendly ninjas.
Fighting ninjas!
Poor puppy.
YK fire truck.
Horned horses.
Little horse.
Coast Guard represent.
Giant airport fire truck.
We then headed down to Somba K’e Park for a special Yellowknife Farmer’s Market. We wandered around through the busiest market we have attended to date and had a delicious food truck lunch provided by One of a Thai. We then listened in on some music and speeches and watched the citizenship ceremony.
Festivities in the park.
After our morning surrounded by lots of people, we decided we wanted a quieter, serene afternoon to enjoy the mid-week holiday. We drove on out to Vee Lake - within city limits and only about a 15 minute drive from downtown. We paddled around the lake for awhile and enjoyed the calm waters of the day. We also stopped to take some photos, obviously.
Paddling alongside the rocks.
Time for a break.
Taking in the scenery.
Hanging out on the shore.
The water was very still.
That was it for our first Canada Day in the north! It was a nice and relaxing holiday. We hope you all enjoyed yours.
