With its cabins, mansions, houseboats, floatplanes and stellar access to Great Slave Lake, Yellowknife’s funky, historic Old Town may be the most interesting neighbourhood in Canada.
The area throngs with visitors and locals all year ‘round, but to experience it at its most dynamic, hike or bike down the big hill for the annual Old Town Ramble & Ride, occurring every year over the August long weekend.
An “eco-friendly” three-day street fair, this offbeat festival showcases all that is weird and wonderful about Old Town. The neighbourhood’s winding, one-lane roads close to motorized traffic, the lake is a-splash with paddlers, the restaurants and craftshops are filled to the gills, and fun reigns supreme.
Here’s the six best things about Old Town Ramble & Ride (not including the rickshaw rides!)
