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Exceptional entertainment, exquisite food and drink, rare behind-the-scene tours of modern farms and historical buildings in picturesque Camrose County! YOUR CHOICE OF TWO TOURS SATURDAY, AUGUST 18 Variety Tour Agricultural Tour Visit eight locations Visit six locations BLUE GOLD VARIETY TOURS SUNDAY, AUGUST 19 TICKETS ARE LIMITED! One-day adventure only $35 Double your fun – two days just $65 Includes lunch each day, snacks, beverages, comfortable seat on our deluxe coach, tours, entertainment and much more! Tickets Available from Tourism Camrose Call 780.672.4255 or email [email protected] 833 Joseph LINDBROOK SECOND Lake ARY 11 km (7 mi) Sunday, August 19 EDMONTON 41 km (26 mi) ) 1 i 2 m Y 4 Miquelon A ( VARIETY TOUR W m 623 Lake H k G 2 SECO I NDARY . 7 21 H 2 There will be only one bus on Sunday including a variety of stops. 623 4 SECONDARY 6 TOFIELD 19 km (12 mi) Kingman Hay Lakes 834 RR195 Prairie SECONDARY FUN DAYS 21 617 617 20 5 SECONDARY SECONDARY 18 833 Big SECONDARY Round Hill Hay Lake 1 7 1 ) The Prairie Cruiseline will be leaving at 9 a.m. i A 2 m Irvings Farm Fresh Y 2 2 A ( 1 sharp each day from Starbucks Camrose, W 616 616 H m k 18469 TWP 484, Round Hill G SECONDARY I SECONDARY 5 H 6800-48 Avenue, 130 Cornerstone. 3 Armena Demay 4 ake RYLEY Irvings Farm is a small family farm located near L 21 km (13 mi) Site Destinations open each day from 854 Round Hill. We are a specialty pork producer and SECONDARY 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. unless otherwise noted. processor, with a meat shop and retail store located 21 834 on the farm. We raise a small herd of free range TWP 474 SECONDARY 3 heritage Berkshire pigs and grow about 40 acres of Saturday, August 18 crop to feed our animals. We produce a wide range 833 AGRICULTURAL TOUR SECONDARY of pork products and source additional pork from Bittern other Alberta farms to keep up with demand for Lake Explore what our local producers have to offer! your favourite sausage, bacon and ham products. ) i m We specialize in British and allergen-free products. G 7 2 Lazuli Farms N ( I 13 26 26 26 K I m k 1 V In addition to our full line of pork products, we also Camrose 3 North of Camrose on Hwy. 833, at 4 13 834 Bittern Lake sell a nice selection of other locally-made gourmet approximately 16 km, turn left on TWP 484 SECONDARY W 1 E 13 9 food items in our retail store. For information, call T k Kylie and Scott Bartman welcome you to Lazuli A m S ( K 1 I 2 W 6 780-672-2787 or visit www.irvingsfarmfresh.com. 21 m I Farms! It is a new, small, family farm offering N Ohaton i ) 854 u-pick strawberries and pumpkins. They offer SECONDARY many farm fresh chicken, pork and beef options. Come for a farm tour to meet the pigs and pastured chickens. Bring a 56 lunch and relax on the picnic tables and enjoy the sights and sounds 7 2 of the farm after picking. For information, call 780-878-4049 or visit 13 Duhamel www.lazulifarms.ca. 3 Bawlf RR183 Miquelon Lake Provincial Park D r 2 ie d Marshall Eco Farm m TWP 454 Interpreters will share the many activities and e 2 a t 21118 TWP 461 L events, such as a Friday Farmers' Market that takes a 1 k e 854 13 D ) TWP 452 SECONDARY i New Norway place at MiquelonN Lake. There will be a chance to (East of St. Thomas Church) A m L 2 S ( 2 Y m A Tillicum Beach k take a look at the yurts in their Comfort Camping Natural-raised, grass-fed Scottish Highland D 3 Cattle, chickens, turkeys, pork and Mangalitsa 56 Kelsey Area. A yurt is the traditional dwelling of Central pork. They also grow a chemical-free market Asia nomads. Made to resist extreme climates, garden through the summer. For information, 21 this circular-shaped abode has five basic elements: ) i N I m lattice walls, roof beams, a roof ring, a door and call 780-608-1549 or visit www.facebook.com/marshallecofarm. W 3 I 2 S ( A 611 611 m 609 T k a felt and hide covering. Since the 13th century, E SECOND ARY SECONDARY SECOND 7 ARY W Scheilke Farm 3 yurts have been used by nomadic horse herders 3 609 RR 21174 TWP 455, Duhamel Edberg SECONDARY as portable homes. It takes less than a day to Scheilke Farm is a third-generation mixed 609 609 609 SECONDARY SECONDARY Rosalind farm. They raise grass-fed Angus cattle and SECONDARY deconstruct or set-up a yurt. For information, call 780-672-7274 or visit https://www.albertaparks.ca/ Berkshire hogs. They also have an open Ferintosh 6 TWP 440 door policy, so if you`d like to come visit the 3 parks/central/miquelon-lake-pp. animals, they`d love to show you around. Red For information, call 780-855-3763 or visit Deer www.schielkefarm.ca. Lake 854 SECONDARY Banack Farm, Round Hill RR 195 4 56 Terry and Humphrey Banack from Banack's Homestead operate Meeting a conventional grain farm. Learn more about grains, oilseeds and pulse Creek 4 ) 2 mi crops. See their huge machinery and learn how these crops are turned into KA (2 NO 53 21 km PO the food we purchase. 35 Buckskins Emporium Ltd. Legend 3 Bashaw Seed Cleaning Plant 19453 TWP 474 5 PRIMARY HIGHWAY 5111-48 Street, Bashaw Just a short 10-minute drive northeast of Camrose, The original Bashaw seed cleaning plant was built in SECONDARY HIGHWAY this hidden gem carries adult and kids’ clothing, 1959 and has served the community and surrounding LOCAL ROAD home décor, seasonal decorations, jewellery, area for 59 years. The growth of farms and farm RAILWAY body pampering products, kitchen and bath, MUNICIPAL BOUNDARY ) specialty snack, steel farm toys and so much more! ) businesses has grown exponentially in the last 20 i A m 2 mi KA D 5 5 5 L . (2 4 A NO 605 53 ( For more info, call 780-672-0953 or find them on 605 53 years.Serving large farms in a timely manner and N km m O PO SECONDARY SECONDARY k 5 Bashaw 56 D 3 meeting their expectations is sometimes a difficult task. 7 Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ Buckskins-Emporium. Our new facility is equipped with new machines and STETTLER 19 km (12 mi) technology and will insure that our customers receive 21 the service they have come to expect. For information, MI RRO Buffalo call 780-372-3868 or visit www.bashawseeds.com. 11 k R m (7 Lake mi) Pelican 6 Vermeer's Dairy Ltd. Point RR #1, Ohaton Vermeer's Dairy is located 20 minutes south of Camrose. Here, they raise 500 milk cows and 4 Meeting Creek Railway Station 4 Glenview Organic Farm & Greenhouse farm 2500 acres of land. Join us and Elevator 20456 TWP 491 as we take a firsthand look at their Another fabulous day is planned for you! Take a This stop is a gardener’s must! Esther is happy to teach you her secrets of dairy operation. For information, speeder ride down the original tracks. Tour the Alberta growing melons and peppers on the prairies. Her informative tour will cover call 780-781-5113 or visit www.facebook.com/Vermeerdairy. Pacific elevator or tour the 1913 Canadian Northern topics such as sustainable organic greenhouse production, open pollination station. There will be horse-drawn wagon rides. and saving seeds. She grows over 90 varieties of tomatoes. For information, Enjoy home-made pie, cookies and beverages at the call 780-672-6726 or visit https://www.facebook.com/GlenViewGreenhouse. community centre. Take a “History Walk” (easy walk) Saturday, August 18 5 Hay Lakes Telegraph Park guided or on your own through the grasslands and Discover a hidden gem! A tranquil backdrop VARIETY TOUR Labyrinth. Using Discovery Packs, take an adventure to Hay Lakes, Telegraph Park boasts superb picnic, hike down the Linear Park trails. Observe flowers, birds, animals, flora and medicinal plants. This tour will explore campgrounds, lakes, historical attractions playground and camping facilities; amphitheatre, It’s ideal for families and bird-watchers. There will be children/families crafts and you can and Alberta’s Littlest Airport. stocked trout pond and newest addition – a build a scarecrow. Story time and sing-along is at 2:00 pm. handmade dog wheel. Join proud community 1 Alberta’s Littlest Airport members for their Prairie Fun Days soirée: kite 45378 RR 183 Bashaw Fire Hall Museum 5 5020-50 Street, Bashaw flying, children’s crafts, refreshments and BBQ Aviators, check out this amazing lunch.