For newcomers to Ottawa and visitors ready to skate on the largest skating rink in the world, here’s a quick guide to the Rideau Canal and its entrances. ❄️⛸️ Key things to know: 📌The Canal passes through several neighborhoods and is flanked by two main drives: Colonel By Drive and Queen Elizabeth Drive. 📌 Queen Elizabeth Drive runs along Downtown, Centretown, and The Glebe. 📌 Colonel By Drive runs along Downtown, Old Ottawa East, and Old Ottawa South. 🍕Rest areas with food vendors, heated changing rooms and washrooms: 1. Rideau – The first entrance on Colonel By Drive downtown, facing the Rogers Centre. Skate rentals available here. 2. Concord – On Colonel By Drive at Concord St, in Old Ottawa East. Features a BeaverTail stand and a bar for alcoholic drinks. 3. Fifth – The largest rest area, on Queen Elizabeth Drive at Fifth Avenue in The Glebe. Many food vendors, washrooms, and skate rentals. 4. Bronson – On Dow’s Lake facing Bronson Avenue. Food vendors, alcoholic drink...