Winter Living....Festivals

Edmonton is known as Festival City. We have festivals going on year round. At the moment it is the Flying Canoe Festival. This is a French Canadian First Nations and Metis Festival.
Tonight l took Melody out for her birthday. In the lobby of the Hotel MacDonald was this display that was put together for the festival

[Diana]

What a lovely display. Happy Birthday to Melody, I am sure you had lovely evening.

[winghong_ho]

Beautiful capture of the scene in black and white.

[Wylie]

that looks intrepid. I hope it was a lovely birthday dinner.

[Ian JB]

Wonderful image.

[Rob Z]

What a marvellous image with that display in that unexpected setting. :)

[Beryl Lloyd]

A wonderful capture of the display - would love to see it in colour !

[Valerie Chesney]

Wonderful display & festival...Happy Birthday Melody.

[Dione Giorgio]

Beautiful shot and display. Happy birthday to Melody.

[Maxine Lathbury]

Very interesting

[william wooderson]

How intriguing! Fav. But what does the flying canoe festival involve exactly?

[Chris]

Happy birthday to Melody and The display looks interesting especially in B&W.

[Bucktree]

Nice display. Looks like a beautiful hotel.

[KV]

Nice!

[Harry J Benson]

Nice historical display

[KWind]

Very nice display!

[Fisher Family]

An eye-catching shot. What a great idea for a festival!

Ian

[gloria jones]

Nice capture of this neat display

[~*~ Jo ~*~]

Lovely bw image fv!

[Jacqueline]

That is not something one sees everyday inside…….great capture!

[Ian George]

Fascinating scene.

[Margaret Brown]

A very interesting capture, super shot!

[Bill]

Looks very interesting.

[haskar]

Nice display. Great b&w capture.

[Daisy Miller]

Nice shot. Interesting festival. Happy birthday to Melody.

[Pyrrhula]

Great shot of the display and nice interior.

[Tunia McClure]

Are those furs to keep you warm?

[LManning (Laura)]

Terrific details.

[Phil Howcroft]

the Flying Canoe Festival sounds rather grand

[wendy frost]

Interesting display and a great capture.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Flying canoes sound very interesting- must be some interesting folklore behind that. Nice display and nice shot!

[eDorre]

Neat display and works so well in B&W

[Rick]

Now that's an interesting one. Nice capture.

[Heather]

An intriguing shot, Brian! (Like Beryl, I would be interested to see it in colour, but I know this is the month for b&w). (And thank you for the info about this festival- this is new information for me). Fav

[Susie]

Such an interesting capture

[bkb in the city]

@ludwigsdiana Yes Diana we had a great evening

[bkb in the city]

@wh2021 Thanks Winghong

[bkb in the city]

@pusspup Yes Wylie it was a beautiful evening

[bkb in the city]

@ianjb21 Ian glad you enjoyed this one

[bkb in the city]

@robz Thanks Rob. It was a pleasant surprise

[bkb in the city]

@beryl Beryl glad you enjoyed this one

[bkb in the city]

@happysnaps Thanks Valerie glad you liked this one

[bkb in the city]

@sangwann Thanks Dione glad you enjoyed this one

[bkb in the city]

@365projectmaxine Maxine I trust you enjoyed this one

[bkb in the city]

@will_wooderson William it has a number of outdoor activities and some music events as well. It is all done to teach about French Canadian culture

[bkb in the city]

@galactica Thanks Chris glad you enjoyed this one

[bkb in the city]

@dkellogg It really is a very nice hotel. Dates back to 1915

[bkb in the city]

@kvphoto Thank you

[bkb in the city]

@hjbenson Harry glad you enjoyed this one

[bkb in the city]

@kwind Kim glad you liked this one

[bkb in the city]

@fishers Ian it is a wonderful festival

[bkb in the city]

@seattlite Thanks Gloria

[bkb in the city]

@ziggy77 Thanks Jo for the comment and the fav

[bkb in the city]

@jacqbb Jacqueline it was a pleasant surprise

[bkb in the city]

@nodrognai Ian glad you enjoyed this one

[bkb in the city]

@craftymeg Thanks Margaret

[bkb in the city]

@bill_gk Bill l trust you enjoyed this one

[bkb in the city]

@haskar Thanks Haskar

[bkb in the city]

@daisymiller Thanks Daisy

[bkb in the city]

@pyrrhula Thanks Ferry

[bkb in the city]

@tunia Tunia they represent the fur trade which was a huge part of the lives of the First Nation and Metis people

[bkb in the city]

@ljmanning Laura glad you enjoyed this one

[bkb in the city]

@phil_howcroft Phil it is a great festival

[bkb in the city]

@wendyfrost Thanks Wendy l trust you enjoyed this one

[bkb in the city]

@olivetreeann Thanks Ann. The festival is a great way for people to learn about a very important aspect of our history

[bkb in the city]

@edorreandresen Glad you enjoyed this one

[bkb in the city]

@rickster549 Thanks Rick l trust you enjoyed this one

[bkb in the city]

@365projectorgheatherb Thanks Heather for the comment and the fav. Glad to share this with you

[bkb in the city]

@susie1205 Susie I trust you enjoyed this one