Experience First Nations Canada’s Deadliest Rockslide Frank Slide Interpretive Centre Drumming and Dance STEP CAREFULLY: Open Daily Year Round Summer hours: July and August, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Demonstrations September through June, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump On the fateful day of April 29, 1903, 90 million tons World Heritage Site of limestone came crashing down Turtle Mountain, First Nations Drumming and Dancing burying part of the town of Frank and killing at least Every Wednesday in August 90 people. Visit Frank Slide Interpretive Centre and Performances at 11:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. DINOSAURS explore the geology of Canada’s deadliest rockslide. Experience authentic First Nations culture Discover the people who depended on the coal mines every Wednesday in August on the plaza at of the Crowsnest Pass and see how they dealt with Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump. Watch some this and other disasters. of Western Canada’s best First Nations dancers NEARBY. 1.5 km off Hwy #3, Crowsnest Pass ~ T. 403-562-7388 perform to the beat of Blackfoot drumming and singing. Hear stories of how drumming and dancing connect with the ancient buffalo hunting culture. 90 minutes south of Calgary on Secondary Hwy #785 T. 403-553-2731 (OR AT LEAST EVIDENCE OF WHEN THEY WERE ONCE NEARBY.)
Hike Through the Badlands Horse Power at its Royal Tyrrell Museum Most Graceful Guided Hike: Seven Wonders of Remington Carriage Museum Get your Hands Dirty at the the Badlands September 1 to 26, Daily 2:00 p.m. Open Daily Year Round Royal Tyrrell Museum September through June, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Royal Tyrrell Museum Rocks that tell stories, ancient giants and the mysterious popcorn Not so many years ago, horses were fundamental Fossil Casting rock are just a few of the wonders to everyday life. Reconnect with those days through September 1 to 26: weekends only, noon and 2:30 p.m. that you will discover on this Remington’s spectacular collection of horse-drawn Make your own fossil replica. Learn the differences 60-minute guided hike through vehicles—the largest on the continent. Marvel at the between fossils and casts and discover why casts the badlands. $5 per person. skill of expert technicians in the carriage restoration are important to the Museum during this 45-minute For all ages. shop. Visit the horses in the working stable. Live the past with an antique carriage ride. program. $8 per person. www.tyrrellmuseum.com/programs www.tyrrellmuseum.com/programs Drumheller ~ T. 403-823-7707 Main Street, Cardston ~ T. 403-653-5139 Drumheller ~ T. 403-823-7707
Buy an Experience Alberta’s History Pass. This annual pass provides unlimited admission to all Alberta’s Engineering Marvel 18 provincial historic sites, interpretive centres and museums If the Walls Could Tell Stories Brooks Aqueduct National and for one full year—available at all AMA offices or upon arrival Lougheed House National and at major Government of Alberta historic sites and museums. Provincial Historic Site Provincial Historic Site For more information go to: Open May 15 through Labour Day Weekend Open Wednesday to Friday, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ExperienceAlbertaHistory.com and Saturday and Sunday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. When it was built, the Brooks Aqueduct was the From 1891 to 1936, Lougheed House, then called largest concrete structure of its kind in the world. Call any Government of Alberta museum, historic site or Beaulieu, was a political and social hub in downtown interpretive centre toll-free in Alberta by first dialing 310-0000 Uncover the fascinating story of this marvelous Calgary. This stunning 2.8 acre property, now a followed by the phone number for the facility. innovation that stretched across the parched Alberta National Historic site, was also home to Sir James and landscape as part of the Canadian Pacific Railway’s Historic Sites and Museums, Alberta Culture Lady Lougheed and their six children. Join a guided vast irrigation network. tour, explore the gorgeous gardens and enjoy an 8 km southeast of Brooks off Trans-Canada Hwy elegant lunch or brunch in the restaurant. T. 403-362-4451 707–13 Avenue SW Calgary ~ T. 403-244-6333