The people of Hawkes Bay have a number of recreational activities The people of Hawkes Bay have a number of recreational activities. Some adults and children go skating on ice-covered ponds in the winter time. Toboggan sliding on the small hills around town are a favourite pastime in winter as well. The most popular thing to do in winter is to go snowmobile riding on the many trails around town and in the woods. Many kids our age drive snowmobiles around town on the trails and in the forest woods roads behind our town.
Many people make all day trips on the mountains behind Hawkes Bay.
Click HERE to see some pictures of these trips. In summer kids can visit the playground or play baseball on the baseball field. The indoor rink was once a storage shed for the zink mines at Daniel's Harbour. This ski hill is where the winter activities of the 1999 Canada Winter Games took place. In the nearby town of Port Aux Choix, there is a new two million dollar indoor hockey arena with artificial ice,called the Twin Town Arena.