Come Celebrate Our 50Th Anniversary!
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Prairie Fun Days 2011 participants remarked: Celebrating “A very enjoyable day visiting interesting places off the main trail.” History in – Lesley Stoddart, Camrose “Visiting the stops along the Prairie Fun Days tour Camrose County Come celebrate our is like finding historical gems in your backyard. The stops were a fun way to learn about local history 50th Anniversary! and an excuse to go on a road trip.” There is something for everyone to enjoy! – Mary MacArthur, The Western Producer “My wife and I participated in the first Prairie Fun Days (2011) Friday, August 24 and sponsored by the County of Camrose. We enjoyed all of our Saturday, August 25, 2012 visits, but were absolutely fascinated with the conservation area that was a reclaimed gravel pit. A stunning project FUN DAY Golf Tournament the County should be proud of, and one everyone should Friday, August 24, Silver Creek Golf Course experience. Thank you for giving us the opportunity to visit A fun, scramble-style 18-hole tournament places of interest within the County of Camrose.” Saturday, August 25, 2012 – Wayne and Linda Sampson, Proud Camrose County residents designed for all ages and skill levels. $90/person includes golf, cart, steak supper and prizes. Camrose County 50th Contact Public Works for information – 780-672-4449 Thank you to the 2012 Banquet Anniversary Celebration Saturday, August 25, Prairie Fun Day Sponsors Explore glorious Camrose County as you never Camrose Regional Exhibition have before during this self-guided driving excursion Featuring Danny Hooper filled with special events all weekend! Tickets: $25 • Discover the Beauty For additional ticket • Experience the History information, contact • Join in THE Fun! Camrose County 780-672-4446 Get in the loop! Join in the fun at any Heritage Harvest Showcase point on the map. Maps Saturday, August 25, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. are available at most Local producers and individuals will show off Central Alberta Visitor Information Centres, Site their grains, flowers, produce and Destinations, Sponsors historic photographs at the CRE and Camrose Railway Station and Park. Schnell & Barrie Geocachers! (2011) Ltd. Grab your GPS for some great treasure hunting along the way. (See www.geocaching.com CAMROSE for coordinates.) For more information, go to LOUGHEED www.county.camrose.ab.ca STONY PLAIN Meeting Creek Railway Station 833 8 Joseph S OND Y Heritage Harvest Showcase LINDBROOK EC AR and Elevator 1 Lake 11 km (7 mi) Camrose Regional Exhibition Take a step back in time to the 1940s as Miquelon Lake Enjoy displays of amazing historical EDMONTON you tour this fascinating Canadian Northern 41 m (26 mi) k ) 1 i 2 m Y 4 ( A Railway Station (original construction 1913). photography and some of the finest W m 623 k H FUN DAY G 2 SECONDARY I . 7 local grains, flowers and garden produce. 21 H The cozy interior features the station agent Celebrating 50 years, Camrose County has Saturday, August 25, 2012 residence, station office, waiting room and 623 exciting events for you to attend all weekend. TOFIELD Site Destinations open each day freight shed. The Meeting Creek elevator SECONDARY 3 19 km (12 mi) Kingman 834 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. displays fascinating examples of early grain-handling practices. akes RR195 Hay Lakes Telegraph Park Hay L SECONDARY 617 2 21 617 SECONDARY Bashaw Fire Hall Museum Follow the signs on Hwy. 617 southeast of SECONDARY 2 833 9 SECONDARY The only restored fire hall in the Village of Hay Lakes to Telegraph Park. The Big Round Hill Park Committee, Hay Lakes Historical Society, Hay Alberta is located on Main Street, Lake proud businesses and area residents invite you Bashaw. This 1911 building has ) i A 2 m 2 Y housed a barber shop, police station, 2 to discover our hidden gem! Come fly your A ( 616 W 616 4 H m k SECONDARY SEC DAR y G ON Y Dema I RYLEY 5 H town council chambers, town office, kites, or craft something to catch the wind. Kids 3 Lake 21 km (13 mi) 854 court house and a jailhouse, featuring the cell that once held of all ages love to play our hobo code game SECONDARY as the people mover shuttles you to discover the notorious convicted murderer, Robert Raymond Cook. 21 834 Scrutinize the evidence and make your own judgment! Before historical displays and sites, the solar-powered scouting SECONDARY cabin and attractions throughout the park. Take a hike along winding you leave, pick up a Historical Walking Tour guide of the town trails using our self-guided tour map or seek out a geo-cache or 833 or hike the Centennial Nature Trail. SECONDARY two. A refreshment and barbecue lunch menu will be available, too! Bittern Ferintosh Manor B&B Lake 10 Telegraph Park also offers picnic, playground, camping and group ) Burt welcomesi you to his m G 7 2 N ( I 26 K areas, amphitheatre and a stocked trout pond. For details, visit I 26 charming 1930sm heritage home. Enjoy k V 26 13 3 5 4 www.villageofhaylakes.com or call the Village office at 780-878-3200. Camrose the beautiful décor and stunning 1 13 834 Kingman Museum Bittern Lake SECONDARY gardens. Located on the corner of W 1 13 E 3 9 T k A m Adam Avenue and McGill Street, this Kingman history, tea and S ( K 1 I Ohaton 2 W 21 854 m I N i SECONDARY refreshments are served with ) historical building overlooks the serene Little Beaver Lake. For exceptional hospitality in the 1938 information/booking contact www.bbcanada.com/ferinbb. Farmington country school. See and 12 56 Verdun School Verdun Road 13 14 11 learn of the many artifacts including Inuit 13 Built in 1902, this is one of the 11 carvings, kitchen and quilt displays. Can you figure out the lock TWP 460 oldest one-room schoolhouses in rural Duhamel Bawlf system of the original post office boxes? D TWP 454 RR183 Alberta (attached teacherage was r ie d 6 m e a St. Stanislaus Church t built in 1915). Originally named the L a 854 D k 13 ) 4 N i e SECONDARY A m TWP 452 New Berlin School, the school serviced L This extraordinary church overlooks 2 S ( New Norway Y m A D k Demay Lake in the Round Hill area and is Tillicum Beach 7 a German settlement3 west of Duhamel and is an excellent evidence of a powerful religious heritage of 56 Kelsey representation of the one-room schoolhouses of rural Alberta. the area. Built by settlers from memories of Peter Fidler Monument churches in their homeland, the beautifully 21 12 Point of interest along the route ) i N I m W 3 I ornate interior has white and gold trim, original 2 609 RR 215 ( S TWP 461A 611 A 611 S COND RY m E A T k E SECONDARY SECONDARY 7 W alter and intricate, colorful statues. Many of the 3 609 Step into the exact location where Peter Fidler Edberg SECONDARY cemetery’s headstones date back to the early 1900s. 609 crossed the historic Battle River in 1792; 609 609 SECONDARY Rosalind 5 Hampton School SECONDARY SECONDARY envision the land as he did 220 years ago. 10 Ferintosh Learn about the travels of this early Canadian Visit the charming historical TWP 440 Hampton School. Hampton is one of explorer, fur trader, surveyor and cartographer and his attempts the few, one-room, rural schoolhouses Red to trade with the Peigans on behalf of the Hudson Bay Company. that is still on its original site. Built Deer Duhamel Camp Site Lake in 1904, it remained an educational 854 13 Point of interest along the SECONDARY facility until 1952 and is still used today for community functions. 195 RR 56 route TWP 461 Hwy. 21 Meeting Alberta’s Littlest Airport Creek 8 See the site where the magnificent Grand 6 Explore a variety of radio-controlled Trunk Pacific Trestle once spanned 1 km 53 21 airplanes and in-flight manoeuvres PONOKA in length and 32 meters in height, making it one of the longest 35 km (22 mi) km (22 35 Legend during the Annual Fun Fly. Modellers wooden rail bridges in the world. Discover how it changed the love to share their knowledge of this PRIMARY HIGHWAY community of Old Duhamel forever. SECONDARY HIGHWAY exciting hobby and would happily answer St. Thomas Catholic Church LOCAL ROAD 14 questions. Corn Roast begins at 11:30 a.m. RAILWAY Turn into Ross’ Flats campground Hobby shop on site. MUNICIPAL BOUNDARY and take St. Thomas Road 2137 TWP 461 ) i A m D L .5 4 nature 9 A The Catholic Church of St. Thomas is the ( Camrose County 53 53 N m 605 O k 605 D 56 7 7 SECONDARY SECONDARY Bashaw PONOKA e mi) km (22 5 sole remaining Metis mission church on Conservation Centr 3 Whether you are just starting or almost STETTLER its original site in Alberta. Unique in its longevity, the building 19 km (12 mi) finished the tour, this is a wondrous site 21 features a style and construction typical of its time and place. to stretch your legs and get some fresh Constructed in 1883, the old church houses countless remarkable Buffalo MI RRO 11 k R Lake m ( artifacts such as hand-hewn pews. Discover the remarkable story air. Observe a variety of local water 7 m i) Pelican fowl and be serenaded by delightful Point of Father Beillevaire and wander the historic cemetery grounds. songbirds as you stroll the walking trails around the lake..