Noodles, pants among 2014 Forks warming huts

Pool noodles, red blankets, a reflective box, a pair of oversizedinverted voyageur pants and a giant section of birch bark canoe will welcome visitors along Winnipeg'sRiver Trail this winter.

The Forks unveiled the winning designs for the 2014 warming huts on Tuesday.

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Chosen from among nearly 200 entries from around the the world, the six designs will be built over a few weeks in January then placed along the skating trail.

WinnipegarchitectEtienneGabourydesigned a hut that pays homage to the voyageurs and the45thseason of Winnipeg's iconic FestivalduVoyageur.

The piece is a pair of inverted pants with the voyageur sash.

"I thought of the voyageurs and how the voyageursthey walked miles and milescarry very little, other than their clothes. So it's their clothes that became the warming huts,"Gabourysaid.