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| - I highly recommend going up to Mont Royale if you visit Montreal. You can skate, inner tube, snow shoe, cross country ski, or just plain walk (bring snow pants and waterproof boots).
"Inaugurated in 1876, the Mount Royal Park was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, the highly skilled designer behind New York's Central Park. (His sons helped design Grant Park in Chicago). It is an ideal site for admiring a wide variety of plants and birds or for enjoying outdoor activities. Les amis de la montagne offer a variety of services and activities that provide wonderful opportunities to discover the beauty and wealth of resources that the park has to offer, including the new permanent exhibition at the Maison Smith and interactive terminals and map. Take Bus 11 up the mountain and get off after at Maison Smith and make your way to the pavillion by the lake. You can rent inner tubes, skates, snowshoes, and I think cross-country skis there.
My friend and I rented snowshoes for an hour ($9CAD) and walked around the trail. You can store all your things in a wooden bin (they rent out locks), or if you don't mind lugging your things around, I would suggest using a backpack.
There's a trail that leads to the Chateau, and you'll have an amazing view of Montreal and its surrounding areas. If you get cold, you can go into the Chateau and warm up near the fireplace, or just rest in one of the wooden Adirondack chairs and get a refreshment (hot or cold) from the vending machines.
It's really a great place for families and an awesome way to enjoy the great outdoors.
* http://www.tourisme-montreal.org/What-To-Do/Attractions/mount-royal-park
http://www.lemontroyal.qc.ca/en/learn-about-mount-royal/homepage.sn
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