Great way to enjoy a nice evening in Edmonton! Be warned the sailing distance is subject to water…read morelevels - which were too low during our sailing so we moved a fairly short distance. They issued cruise vouchers to use for future sailing due to the situation, which I thought was fair. The dinner is buffet style - plenty of food and decently good - drinks are not included (other than water, coffee, tea). Dinner and cruise is $75; there is a cheaper cruise only option where you can buy food (hot dogs, burgers) onboard for about $15. Overall we enjoyed it and had a good time. The boarding process was annoyingly inefficient and took nearly an hour! They should streamline this - for example they can process dinner people while in line m. Once on board, it was pretty smooth and service was very friendly. Parking is pretty close to the dock and is free.

There is a lot to not like about the riverboat. It is really expensive for what you get, and really…read morethere is no staff to be seen. We happened to stumble onto a deal. That being said, the views are great and it is a nice family activity. Both older and younger people can enjoy this. We did not do the buffet, just the cruise. Our daughter loved it so much, that probably we will do this again and look for a deal for next year.

I've always liked coming to Hawrelak Park. One year I was taking a summer class at UofA and I…read morewould walk here after class to enjoy the greenery and quiet space. Over the years, we've enjoyed the sites to have BBQs and gatherings. It's a spacious park and even with crowds, it never seems that busy (except during Heritage Days). Most recently I was here for the Rock Festival at the Amphitheatre. It's easy to find the white top and the walking from parking isn't far as it's central. Inside there was plenty of seating with a good view of the stage and those who brought their own lawn chairs could enjoy it from the outside where it was a bit warmer when the sun was out. There's a water fountain near the washrooms and lots of women stalls, although with this crowd, there was always a line up that moved fast. They also had porta potties. There were tents set up with vendors on one site, and food trucks on the other, and sometimes the walkway got crowded but I could walk around them. I enjoyed the event, and it got a bit chilly so I'm glad we also brought a blanket to keep warm!

William Hawrelak Park is one of Edmonton's most used parks, and used by me and my family on a…read moreregular basis. The park is named after a former mayor of Edmonton and the site used to be an old gravel pit. My, much has changed over time! The park is situated just off Groat Road with the North Saskatchewan River running by it's side. The park has many amenities available from picnic areas, public washrooms, amphitheater, playground, and of course the lake. Regardless of the time of year you go to Hawrelak Park there is always something to do - skating, cross country skiing and snow shoeing in the winter to flying kites, paddle boats, wildlife watching and chilling out in the summer. Some of the larger picnic areas need to be booked in advance and to do so you need to call the City's Parks and Rec division. Regardless of the time of year you'll see people running through the park as part of the trail system goes through it. It's also a hot spot for wedding pictures. Hawrelak Park has been the location of many events from the annual Heritage Days Festival, Edmonton marathon route, the now defunct Bright Nights Festival, Terry Fox Run, Symphony Under The Stars, sporting events and Silver Skate Festival, to name a few.

I went into this store to look for marine grease. I was pleased to find shelves full of useful…read moremarine supplies. The staff was helpful, and I even got a phone call back from a message that I had left for them regarding engine service! a nice selection of boats and boat toys including wakeboards, waterskis, wakesurf boards, tow ropes, tower accessories, and marine audio. The staff was attentive and smiles all around. A great store.

From the owner: Western Canada's largest selection of boats, boat accessories and watersports all under one roof…read more Barry Jay's & Rainbow Marine and BJM Watersports provides a one stop shop for all your boating and watersport needs.

Monster Marine did an awesome job repairing the gelcoat on my boat!…read more It was ready when promised and within the quote that was given. Staff & owner were nothing but polite & respectful, and my boat looks next to new again!

Avoid avoid avoid there is nothing good about this place at all . The guys repairing boats have no…read moreboat experience at all there just guessing on how to repair

We enjoyed our Friday evening paddle with Edmonton Canoe. Our bus driver was over half an hour late…read more(not the end of the world) and although we were given a short safety talk, it would have been nice to have been shown a few basic strokes. We saw a few people in the river that did not even know how to hold a paddle and looked like they were really struggling. Everyone in our group agreed that the price was a bit dear for the experience. Might end up buying our own kayaks or canoe and shuttling ourselves. If you're brand new to the sport and want to try it out, they do outfit you with everything you need. Overall we had a nice evening, but nothing to write home about.

I had a blast on the half day trip with Edmonton Canoe! What a great way to spend a hot day in the…read morecity! We were picked up at Caplino park at 2pm and taken to Emily Murphy Park where we launched off in the canoe. We were given everything we needed for the trip including canoe (duh), paddles (duh again), PDFs and even a little water tight storage container for our cell phones. We booked the sunday half day trip (total of $80) and it took us about 1.5 to do our entire canoe. The full day is about 5 hours and its $100 but you have to be ready to rock at 9am. My only complaint was that we went with a large group so we felt we had to keep up with the group even though there were a few times we wanted to float, or stop on the shore and hang out - it would have been nice to be able to go at our own pace