A skate down the Rideau Canal from the point-of-view of a skater weaving through the crowd on a sunny Winter day.

A path leads down from the Viking Interpretation Centre to the re-created Viking Sod Houses where the World Famous and historic Viking Settlement was unearthed. Pic 2 of 2.

A small bridge across a stream brings visitors to the Viking Sod House Settlement at L'Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland. Pic 1 of 3.

No other Viking Settlement has been found in North America outside of L'Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland. Pic 2 of 3.

A panoramic view of what the Viking Settlement at L'Anse aux Meadows may have looked like in days of yore.

A sod grass roof helped protect Viking habitants from the cold, harse Winter climate found on the Northern Penninsula of Newfoundland. Pic 3 of 3.

In the settlement, both large and small Sod Houses were discovered, each with there own purposes, from living and cooking to working and storage.

The framed entrance with door to a Viking Sod House and view of vent in the roof where smoke could scape from the fires burning inside.

The very unique style of architecture utilizing grass sod was signature to earlier norse Vikings and a sure sign of their historic presence in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Smaller sod houses were used for storage and working in aside from the main lodge.