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Lake Louise Banff Cochrane Stoney Morley Reserve Canmore REELSeebe ADVENTURES: Saddles and Side Trips Lethbridge to Fort Macleod, Cowley, and Milk River Lethbridge Spruce Meadows Let us take you from the area’s centre . Bassano – Lethbridge (once turned into a Kansas MillicentMillicent in Winter town in the movie Amber Waves) – on 1 three cinematic tours and three side trips LongviewLongview 40 through the camera’s lens to where scenery met celluloid in Brokeback Mountain, RV and Passchendaele. Brokeback Mountain (2005) stars Jake Gyllenhaal, the late Heath Ledger and Anne Hathaway. Beginning in 1963 in Wyoming, it follows the poignant love story of two cowboys over 17 years, and

Kainai the eff ect their hidden aff air had on them Nation Piikani Nation and their families. RV (2006) stars Robin Williams and Jeff Daniels. A dysfunctional family makes its way across the western U.S. as fi rst-time WatertonWaterton LakesLakes RVers. Williams, his wife and children slough off the bonds of the city to fi nd km 10 20 30 mi 10 20 themselves in the great outdoors, while encountering merry mayhem – and Jeff Southern Alberta’s own style of frontier Film Location Daniels – along the way. history, set amid unspoiled natural beauty, has made it a favourite backdrop for movies, Drive-by Film Location Passchendaele (2008) stars Paul Gross, from exacting period pieces to sweeping “big who also directed. Beginning in 1917 in country” dramas. Photo Opportunity Calgary, it tells the story of Canadians who Walk or Hike Experience fought in Belgium at the First World War’s bloodiest confrontation. . Museum

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Just before you leave Lethbridge, a couple of movie trivia notes:

Th e Ramada Inn at Mayor Magrath 1 Drive and Highway 4 has provided ac- commodation for a few stars, among them A Robin Williams, in the area to ﬁ lm RV, and rapper L.L. Cool J, who starred in the D Kainai remake of Rollerball. C Nation Piikani Nation In Henderson Park, walk the lake’s 2 B paved footpath, a favourite cycling spot for Williams during his stay in the city.

Grab a meal at the nearby El Comal 3 Mexican Restaurant where Robin Williams regularly chowed down; look for km 10 20 30 the autographed photo. mi F RD!VENUE3OUTH 10 20 Lethbridge Detail TH!VENUE3OUTH 1 Ramada Inn 0ARKSIDE$R Fort Macleod Downtown 2 Henderson Park TH!VENUE3OUTH 2 1 Photo Plus/Th e Source Apartment Building — Brokeback Mountain

3 El Comal TH!VENUE3OUTH 3OUTH0ARKSIDE$R 2 Fort Macleod & District Community Hall — Passchendaele Restaurant 3 3 Holy Cross Parish Hall — Brokeback Mountain TH!VENUE3OUTH Lethbridge to 4 Th e Fort — Museum of the North West Mounted Police Fort Macleod 5 Main Street 6 Queen’s Hotel — Brokeback Mountain As you scoot west 1 3CENIC$R 7 Hodnett´s Drug Store — Passchendaele down Highway 3 from 8 Andrews Hardware — Passchendaele Lethbridge, you’ll come to a fork that 9 Empress Th eatre 3 takes you either west to Fort 10 Town Offi ce — Brokeback Mountain 4 2 Macleod or north past Monarch. 11 Java Shop — Brokeback Mountain 12 Greyhound Bus Depot — Brokeback Mountain Jerry Potts Blvd. Th e RV crew had this section of 13 Union Bank Building— Passchendaele highway closed while it fi lmed the 14 Grier Block — Passchendaele 1 scene in which the Gornicke family’s bus, 15 Don´s Barber Shop — driven by Jeff Daniels, chases after the Passchendaele 6 8 9 Munros’ RV driven by Robin Williams. 5 7 Just 30 minutes west of Lethbridge 15 on Highway 3, you’ll fi nd a rich 14 12 vein of storefront movie legend. Th e 13 11 Chief Red Crow Blvd. historic Western Canadian town of Fort Macleod is a virtual movie set, 10 whether providing Ang Lee with a rough, 1960s “Wyoming” town for his Brokeback Mountain epic, or turning into 1917 Calgary for Paul Gross’ Passchendaele (to be released in late Interchange near 2008). Monarch - RV Courtesy Darryl Solly Th e town of 3,000 has painstakingly main- tained its historic Main Street, most of which dates back to the early 20th century to complement the replica of its name- Canadian Imperial Bank of sake, the 1880s-era North West Mounted Commerce Building, Main Street Police fort that shut down illegal whisky- Fort Macleod - Passchendaele trading in southern Alberta. Courtesy Gordon MacIvor

2 Empress Theatre Courtesy Travel Alberta In fact, movies have been made here since of Th e Fort — Museum of the North 1920’s Cameron of the Royal Mounted. West Mounted Police, well worth an OTHER MOVIES FILMED investigation. Th e entrance to Th e Fort As you drive into town, follow the signs 4 AROUND LETHBRIDGE AND — Museum of the North West ALONG HIGHWAY 3: that lead you to Main Street. You will be Mounted Police is on Jerry Potts Badland (2007) – Fort Macleod turning left from the highway. Main Street . Boulevard which you will fi nd by Th e Secret of the Nutcracker is the location of many motels such as Fort turning right at the end of the gravel road. (2007) – Hillcrest Motel, Century II Motel, DJ Motel and the & Crowsnest Pass You will walk right past an antique shop. Red Coat Inn. Rollerball (2001) - Lethbridge Walking back along Jerry Potts Blvd Almost America (2001) Coleman Red Coat Inn, where the cast for and going up Second Avenue (Haultain Heart Full of Rain (1996) – Passchendaele and Brokeback Mountain Fort Macleod Avenue) will bring you back to Main stayed while in town, is located between Landslide (1990) – Blairmore, Street (Col. Macleod Boulevard) and the 3rd and 4th Avenue across from IGA. You Oldman River Dam town’s beautifully restored downtown. Getting Married in Buff alo Jump can park your vehicle 5 Walk along Main Street and (1988) – Pincher Creek anywhere along here as 6 step into the movies. On the Cowboys Don’t Cry (1987) – this is where we start north corner is the Queen’s Hotel, Pincher Creek the walking tour. Betrayed (1987) – Lethbridge/ built of sandstone in 1903. Inside is Carmangay So lace up the the dance-fl oor locale, Cassie’s Bar, Journey of Natty Gann (1984) – comfy shoes, from Brokeback. Crowsnest Pass load your camera Th e Wild Pony (1982) – Th e streetscape was used in and walk this way: Pincher Creek Passchendaele to represent down- Superman (1977) - Barons We might as well PhotoPlus town Calgary during the First World /The Source start at one of Building - Broke Apartment War, along which bustling street scenes back Mountain the high points: Courtesy Darryl Solly Passchendaele that controversial PASSCHENDAELE Brokeback backstairs smooch between Jack Twist and Ennis Del Mar. Walking down Main Street from the Red Coat Inn, turn right on Th ird Avenue (AKA Archie McLean Avenue), where you’ll fi nd the Photo Plus/Th e 1 Source Apartment Building. From the street, you’ll see the staircase leading to Ennis and Alma’s apartment. Th e kiss lasted seconds, the fi lming took three days. Th e owner has thoughtfully installed a poster commemorating the scene. Continuing north along Th ird, you’ll 2 cross the intersection and fi nd the Fort Macleod and District Community Hall Queen’s Hotel where the casting call for Passchendaele - Brokeback Mountain Courtesy Darryl Solly was held. Up the block and across 3 the street is the Holy Cross Parish Hall where Brokeback Mountain held its casting call. Several hundred of Macleod’s citizens were used as extras in the fi lms. Walk a few steps farther north and you’ll come to the bank of the Oldman River. At the end of the block, turn left down a gravel path and enjoy the views Inside Queen’s Hotel - of the Oldman River. Walking farther Photos by Chris Large Copyright Passchendaele Films Inc. Brokeback Mountain along the gravel path, you’ll fi nd the back 3 Courtesy Darryl Solly were fi lmed. Down south side of the 7 NON-MOVIE SITES TO SEE: street, the Hodnett’s Drug Store in the Anderson Block was turned into a clothing store. Across the street, Andrews . Hardware, empty at this writing, is the 8 building turned into a Canadian Army recruiting offi ce.

Down from Andrews Hardware, 9 you will ﬁ nd the Empress Th eatre,

A Alberta Courtesy Travel Alberta’s oldest theatre at the age of 96. Head-Smashed-in Buff alo Jump: Enjoy the entire block and imagine the 18 kilometres (15 minutes) north scene as it would and west of Fort Macleod; a have appeared Brokeback UNESCO World Heritage Site and almost 100 years Mountain Interpretive Centre. ago, as you con- BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN tinue up the street. “Brokeback Mountain” Courtesy of Focus Features, At the corner of All Rights Reserved. Main Street and Photo by Kimberly French Th ird Avenue you can turn right Courtesy Travel Alberta Courtesy Travel at the Salvation Army and Th rift Store and walk to the . end of the block. At Macleod’s Restaurant and Lounge, turn right and stroll halfway B up the block. To the left is the Town 10 Pincher Creek Museum and the Offi ce, which was the courthouse Kootenai Brown Historical Park: (on the second fl oor) in which the Del Pincher Creek Mars’ divorce was granted in Brokeback Mountain. Continue down the street and turn 12

Courtesy Gordon MacIvor Gordon Courtesy right at the Greyound Depot. During 11 fi lming, the Java Shop, next to it, was where Ennis had apple pie and coff ee at Hodnett’s Drug Store and Table 25 and was told by an old fl ame: Main Street -Passchendaele “Girls don’t fall in love with fun.” . C Bellevue Mine Tour: At Bellevue in the Crowsnest Pass

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Th e Union Bank Building across the 13 street doubled as a rooming house for NON-MOVIE SITES TO SEE: Paul Gross’ character’s girlfriend in Passchendaele. Th e adjacent 14 Grier Block also appears in the ﬁ lm. . Moving down the street from the Java Shop is Don’s Barbershop, used in 15 Passchendaele. From Don’s Barbershop, if you turn

right at the end of the corner, you are E Courtesy Judy Wright back on Main Street. From here, you are a block and a half to where MacIvor Gordon Courtesy Devil’s Coulee Dinosaur you parked your car at the start of the Heritage Museum: walking tour. Main Street - Passchendaele In Warner, between Lethbridge and Milk River

F Alberta Courtesy Travel Union Bank Building and Waterton-Glacier International Grier Block – Passchendaele Peace Park: On the Alberta-Montana border

Courtesy Gordon MacIvor southwest of Cardston

5 Fort Macleod to Cowley Another 60 minutes west and you can fi nd SIDE TRIP IN THE AREA: a rich vein of history in the Crowsnest Fort Macleod to Claresholm Pass, all wrapped in world-class views. About 20 minutes north of Fort Photograph the Cowley Ridge and its Macleod on Highway 2 is the town of wind turbines. Visit an underground mine Claresholm. in Bellevue. Wind through the aftermath • From Claresholm, follow 43rd of the Frank Slide and check out the slide’s Avenue (Hwy 520) west about visitors centre across from the mountain 14 km. Courtesy Darryl Solly that buried a village more than a century • Turn left on Range Road 283 and Lonesome Ranch House ago. go south 1.3 km. Th ere’s a little more Brokeback down the • Turn left again and follow the highway at Cowley (about 30 minutes), driveway 0.6 km. where some of the scenes featuring Jack’s Th is is a large tract of land which 1950 GMC were fi lmed outside the town’s has been in the same Alberta fam- fi re hall. In the movie’s opening sequence, ily for generations (John and Kerry Ennis gets out of the truck (Carseland) Hart’s farm) and is the place of both and walks down the street (Cowley). Jack the Lonesome Ranch, where Alma Courtesy Darryl Solly then drives up and parks (Cowley). Th ey and Ennis fi rst moved into after getting Divorce Cabin notice each other (Cowley). Joe drives up married, and the Divorce Cabin in (Cowley). After Ennis and Jack leave the Brokeback Mountain. Th e Cabin, where Ennis moved after his divorce, JohnJohn HHartart trailer (Cowley) they introduce them- RanchRanch selves (Cowley) before walking into a is located on the same property and

was originally built in 1927 for a GranumGranum bar (Carseland). Considering Cowley is 519 roughly 200 kilometres from Carseland, “bachelor” uncle. Th e place features you get a sense of the lengths directors a rustic Windcharger tower, outhouse will go to create the “perfect” sequence of and root cellar. Looking out, you shots, even for a minute or two of the fi lm. might just be able to picture Alma Pikani saying “I’m tired of these lonesome Nation After you’ve checked out the movie locales, old ranches”. grab a bite at the Savory Suite Café on Th is is private property, so permission Railway Avenue in the post offi ce building. must be obtained before entering the Look for the “Brokeback Mountain was driveway. fi lmed here” plaque in the dining room. Courtesy FindingBrokeback.com Railway Avenue – Cowley

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Ennis’ Alley in Cowley – Brokeback Mountain

6 formations that doubled for the fi ctional Munro family on its journey through Utah. It’s near here the family camped while on its way to Colorado (actually southern Alberta). Part of the area containing pre- historic petroglyphs and pictographs in the archaeological preserve is protected, but a guide will gladly take you through the area. Back in Milk River, a drive down Main Courtesy Travel Alberta Courtesy Travel Street will take you past the locale where Writing-On-Stone Provincial Park RV director Barry Sonnenfeld and crew Lethbridge to Milk River parked production trailers. Williams’ Within a 90-minute drive south out of dressing room was in one of them. Th e Lethbridge on Highway 4, you can scope aff able comedian spent considerable time out some of the most beautiful grassland meeting Milk River’s townsfolk, and was prairie in Canada, walk where dinosaurs named an honorary mayor by Mayor Terry once held sway near Warner, spend hours Michaelis. Th e crew sometimes ordered photographing the unique hoodoos of pizza from the Milk River Inn and ate at Writing-On-Stone Provincial Park east the Milk River Golf Course. of Milk River, and wonder at the grandeur What do you do RV of the Rockies to the west (that big one when your RV RV with the fl at top is Chief Mountain and it’s is full of rac- actually in Montana). coons? Hit the “RV” ©2006 IMF Internationale Medien und Film GmbH Should you travel this route in a recre- Milk River Inn & Co. 3 Produktions KG. All Rights Reserved. for some family Courtesy of Columbia Pictures Lake ational vehicle, we hope you escape the Louise Banff Cochrane reconnect time. catastrophesSton eythatMorley befell Robin Williams Reserve in theCan mfio rlme S eRV.ebe Wide swaths of the route Th at’s what the MOVIES FILMED IN THE WATERTON ⁄CARDSTON AREA: you’ll be taking were used for the movie’s Munros did in RV. Excess Baggage (1996) – Waterton settings, including Writing-On-StoneSpruce It’s a great place to Meadows Lakes National Park and its cliff -side acres of sandstone rock eat, shoot some pool or just kick back and let the road dust settle.Bassano Samurai Cowboy (1992) – Millicent Waterton Lakes National Park 1 Showdown at Williams Creek Longview (1991) – Waterton Lakes National Park Wild Horse Hank (1978) – Waterton Lakes National Park Days of Heaven (1976) – Courtesy Brian Dunne Brian Courtesy Waterton Lakes National Park Locusts (1974) – Spring Coulee Milk River – RV Slipstream (1973) – Spring Coulee

Nation Pioneer Woman (1973) – Waterton Lakes National Park

km 10 20 30 mi 10 20 Courtesy Brian Dunne Milk River Inn – RV Courtsey Travel Alberta Courtsey Travel Waterton Lake 7 SIDE TRIP IN THE AREA: SIDE TRIP IN THE AREA: Cardston/Waterton Rainier and Brooks If you’re up for dinosaur hunt- An hour southwest of Lethbridge is Th e better campers take a page from the ing, Brooks is slightly southwest of the town of Cardston, home of the Munro-Gornicke RV guidebook and stop Dinosaur Provincial Park. North on largest Mormon temple outside of Salt for fuel at the Prairie Oasis in Rainier Highway 873 is the recommended route Lake City. Th e town is the gateway on the left hand side at the intersection to this breathtaking land of hoodoos set to Waterton Glacier International of Highway 36 and Highway 535 between amid prairie grasses in what truly is the Peace Park which straddles the Taber (30 minutes east of Lethbridge on Alberta badlands. Enjoy interpretive Canada-U.S. border, and home Highway 3) and Brooks (one hour north bus tours and hikes as you scope out to spectacular sweeping views of of Taber on Highway 36). the spectacular badlands scenery, fossils and wildlife. On your way to Dinosaur Waterton Lake and the surrounding 1 In Brooks, you can stay at the Rocky Mountains. Heritage Inn and Convention Provincial Park, you may want to stop Centre, which had a room specifi cally re- in Patricia at the Patrica Hotel for a While in Waterton Lakes National beverage. Park, head up to pristine Cameron designed for Clint Eastwood during the Lake, or take a boat trip to the end of fi lming of Unforgiven (1994). Morgan From Brooks, a nudge south of the Waterton Lake, a journey that crosses Freeman, Eastwood’s co-star, also stayed Trans Canada Highway, you’ll fi nd Lake here. Next door at the Heritage Inn the international boundary. 2 Newell, featuring Kinbrook Island and Suites, Robin Williams took a Provincial Park on Highway 873 south. room while fi lming RV; there is an auto- If you’ve got time to cast about, the lake graphed picture of Williams in the lobby. is full of trout and is a haven for migrat- At 119 – 15th Avenue West, you’ll fi nd ing birds, watchable from three sanctu- another favourite eating stop for Robin aries. Williams, O’Sheas (once called Egan’s 3 Brooks Detail Restaurant & Irish Ale House). 1 Heritage Inn & Convention 4 Brooks Hospital lays claim to having Centre had Clint Eastwood as a patient. Th e !VENUE7EST 2 Heritage Inn 3 actor had a minor injury while fi lming !VENUE7EST & Suites 2 Unforgiven; he was treated by Dr. Lyle 1 3TREETWEST Courtesy Travel Alberta Courtesy Travel 3 O’Shea’s 1 Cameron Lake Oberg, who later went on to serve as 4 Brooks Hospital

542 Alberta ﬁ nance minister. Oberg was later #ASSILS2OAD%AST invited to the Unforgiven set. 873

ND!VENUE% Texas Rangers (2001), with star power AST MOVIES FILMED IN THE 4 that included Dylan McDermott, Randy 873 BROOKS AREA: 4O,AKE.EWELL Travis, Ashton Kutcher, Tom Skeritt, AND+INBROOK)SLAND RV (2006) 0ROVINCIAL0ARK Texas Rangers (2001) Robert Patrick and Alfred Molina was ASimple Wish ⁄ Fairy Godmother also ﬁ lmed in the area. Th e Brooks area (1997) ﬁ lled in for 1875 Texas in this 2001 story Two Brothers, A Girl and A Gun of the origins of the famous lawmen. (1992) Unforgiven (1991) Prairie Oasis – RV Courtesy Jackie Motokado-Bryant

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