Montreal (Ice Palace and Carnival Sports)

In 1884 the first Ice Palace was erected in Dominion Square at a cost of many thousands of dollars. The scenes during the attendant Carnival, which finished with a night attack on the palace, were attractive and unique and were witnessed by throngs of visitors from all parts of Canada and the United States. The Ice Carnival has been discontinued but the various sports of snow shoeing, skating, tobogganing, etc., are every day features of Canadian winter life.