All-weather synthetic rink welcomes skaters to ByWard Market
A new attraction opened in the ByWard Market Friday that holds the promise of winter recreation regardless of weather conditions. For the first time, a synthetic ice rink welcomed skaters to a public square in the historic downtown business district. Located on a portion of William Street closed to vehicular traffic, the grand opening of the rink coincided with the...
Famed ‘Beaver Map’ sells at auction just as Beaver Moon rises over North America
A print of a famous map depicting 18th century British territories in North America sold Friday at a Sotheby’s auction in New York for more than $3,700. The 300-year-old cartographic treasure is widely known as the “Beaver Map” because of the distinctive inset depiction of a colony of Castor Canadensis busily constructing a dam near Niagara Falls. Bidding closed just...