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Experience Alberta History.Com M Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology N Royal Tyrrell Museum Field Station/ O Lougheed House P Okotoks Erratic alberta’alberta’s hhistoryDinosauristor Provincial Park y alberta’aNATIONALlb ANDerta’ PROVINCIAL HISTORIC SITE s historyhPROVINCIAListor HISTORIC SITE y Uncover ancient mysteries and celebrate the diversity of Only two hours southeast of the Royal Tyrrell Museum, the This magnificent restored Victorian sandstone mansion Transported by glacial ice far from its place of origin, life on Earth, billions of years in the making. The world- Field Station is located in beautiful Dinosaur Provincial was the home of Sir James and Lady Isabella Lougheed. “The Big Rock” is part of the Foothills Erratics Train, renowned Royal Tyrrell Museum, in the spectacular Alberta Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the best Treat yourself to a delightful culinary experience and a group of rocks carried along the front of the Rocky badlands, features Canada’s largest collection of dinosaurs. places in the world for fossil discoveries. The Station is an marvel at the rich décor of the original dining room. Mountains and dropped as the ice melted some 10,000 Explore the fascinating science of palaeontology and see outpost for researchers to work at while in the field, and During a tour, hear fascinating stories about the Lougheed years ago. This is a significant spiritual site to the what’s new with the prehistoric past… because just like the associated Visitor Centre allows visitors to experience family’s influence on the development of western Canada. Blackfoot people, and the name of the erratic is derived the history of life, the Museum is constantly evolving. the world of palaeontology. For more information, visit Stop by the elegant Treasures Gift Shop and then stroll from the Blackfoot word for rock, okatok. www.dinosaurpark.ca. through the beautiful estate gardens. Location: 6 km northwest of Drumheller on Hwy 838 Location: 50 km northeast of Brooks, off Hwy 1 Phone: 403-823-7707 Phone: 403-378-4344 Location: 707 13th Avenue, SW Calgary Location: Hwy 7, 10 km west of Okotoks OPEN YEAR-ROUND May 15 to Aug. 31: daily 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., OPEN YEAR-ROUND Camping and self-guiding opportunities; Phone: 403-244-6333 Phone: 403-297-4049 Sept. 1 to 30: daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Oct. 1 to May 14: Tuesday to Public programs and Visitor Centre/Field Station open daily mid-May OPEN YEAR-ROUND (closed on Good Friday) OPEN YEAR-ROUND Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (closed Mondays except holiday Mondays) to mid-October Open Wednesday to Sunday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Q Brooks Aqueduct SOUTHERN ALBERTA R Frank Slide Interpretive Centre alberta’aNATIONALlb AND PROVINCIALerta’ HISTORIC SITE s hhistoryistory alberta’alberta’s historyhistory Discover the fascinating story of how a century ago the On April 29th in 1903, 90 million tons of rock thundered Canadian Pacific Railway built the Brooks Aqueduct within from Turtle Mountain and buried part of a town. Immerse their expansive irrigation network. Like a giant centipede yourself in survivor accounts – who lived and who died? stretching 3.2 kilometres across the parched prairie, See the awesome power of North America’s deadliest Brooks Aqueduct was the largest concrete structure of rockslide. Find yourself emotionally connected with its kind when built, suspending its flume up to 20 metres Crowsnest Pass history as you view the award-winning above the ground. Walk along the interpretive trail and features in the theatre. Hike the trail through the rock appreciate the significance of wetland habitats. avalanche debris or listen to the stories told by our guides. Location: 1.5 km off Hwy 3, Crowsnest Pass Location: 8 km southeast of Brooks, off Trans-Canada Hwy 1 Phone: 403-562-7388 Phone: 403-653-5139 OPEN YEAR-ROUND (closed Dec. 24, 25, Jan. 1 & Easter Sunday) OPEN SEASONALLY July 1 to Labour Day: daily 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Open daily May 15 to Labour Day Labour Day to June 30: daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. S Leitch Collieries alberta’aPROVINCIALlb HISTORICerta’ SITE s hhistoryistory alberta’alberta’s historyhALBERistorTAy EXPERIENCE HISTORY.com Explore the graceful ruins of the only Canadian owned and operated coal mine in the Crowsnest Pass. Enjoy beautiful scenery, the scents of wildflowers, and the music of a fast-flowing mountain stream. Take a guided tour, talk with a knowledgeable storyteller, read the interpretive panels, and hear the listening post’s voices from the past. Investigate the power house, mine manager’s residence, tipple, washery and coke ovens at the “bad luck mine.” Location: Hwy 3, Crowsnest Pass FOR INFORMATION VISIT Phone: 403-562-7388 ExperienceAlbertaHistory.com OPEN SEASONALLY May 15 to Labour Day: open daily T Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump U Remington Carriage Museum ANNUAL PASS alberta’aUNESCOlb WORLDerta’ HERITAGE SITE s hhistoryistory alberta’alberta’s historyhistory Alberta’s history comes alive! Purchase an Experience Alberta’s History Pass and receive unlimited admission to a network of provincial historic sites, museums and interpretive centres in Alberta for one full year. Passes are available at all major facilities and at all Alberta Motor Association (AMA) offices. Admission is charged at all provincial historic sites and museums. Call toll-free in Alberta through 310-0000 followed by the phone number of the heritage facility you would like to reach. Discover one of North America’s oldest and best preserved Canada was transformed by horsepower, from wagons buffalo jumps. Immerse yourself in Blackfoot culture. carrying farm families to fine coaches carrying royalty. Note: hours and special events subject to change. Connect with the landscape where plains people thrived Hear stories from the Old West while touring the largest Find information online at ExperienceAlbertaHistory.com for thousands of years. Learn how the buffalo provided collection of horse-drawn vehicles in North America. Visit all that was needed for a joyful life. Explore the award- the craftsmen in the restoration shop, see horses being winning Interpretive Centre and nature trails. Participate in groomed and harnessed in the stable, and then enjoy a Drumming & Dancing every Wednesday in July and August. carriage ride you will never forget. Location: 90 minutes south of Calgary, on Secondary Hwy 785 Location: Main Street, Cardston Phone: 403-553-2731 Phone: 403-653-5139 OPEN YEAR-ROUND (closed Dec. 24, 25, Jan. 1 & Easter Sunday) OPEN YEAR-ROUND (closed Dec. 24, 25, Jan. 1 & Easter Sunday) May 15 to Labour Day: daily 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. July 1 to Aug. 31: daily 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Labour Day to May 14: daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 1 to June 30: daily 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. alberta’alberta’s Printed in Canada for free distribution 2015 historyhistory alberta’alberta’s historyhistory A Oil Sands Discovery Centre B Historic Dunvegan C Victoria Settlement D Fort George & Buckingham House alberta’salberta’serta’ hhistoryNATIONAListor AND PROVINCIAL HISTORIC ySITE alberta’salbPROVINCIAL HISTORICerta’serta’ SITE historyhPROVINCIAListor HISTORIC SITE y Discover what the oil sands are all about. Feel what Connect with the fur trade and mission history within Connect with the fur trade story within the 1864 Clerk’s At this Provincial Historic Site follow in the footsteps of fur bitumen is really like and find out how the oil is extracted Historic Dunvegan Provincial Park on the banks of the Quarters of the Hudson’s Bay Company. Run your fingers traders, explorers, surveyors and the cartographers Peter from the sand using different technologies. Take a selfie mighty Peace River. Sign up for a tour of the restored log through fox or beaver pelts and try the bitter-sweet taste Fiddler and David Thompson. Hike along the bank of the while standing beside the “Big Truck” with 3.6 metre buildings. Relive stories about the Dunne-za First Nation of licorice made over a wood stove. Learn about the North Saskatchewan River to the archaeological sites of (12 foot) tall tires, then climb up into the driver’s seat to and barter for goods at the Revillon Frères store as you founding of the Methodist Mission by Reverend George Fort George and Buckingham House, both constructed in experience what it would be like to work in the mine. run your fingers through fur pelts. Marvel at the stunning McDougall. Hear stories of how the Métis suffered small 1792 as competing fur trading forts. Interpreters will teach paintings within the 1867 St. Charles Church. pox, faced economic upheaval, and were impacted by the you traditional wilderness survival skills like igniting 1885 North West Rebellion. a fire using flint and steel. Location: 515 Mackenzie Blvd, Fort McMurray Phone: 780-743-7167 Location: 26 km south of Fairview, on Highway 2 Location: off Hwy 855, near Smoky Lake Location: 13 km southeast of Elk Point, off Hwy 646 OPEN YEAR-ROUND (closed Dec. 24, 25, Jan. 1, Easter Sunday) Phone: 780-835-7150 Phone: 780-656-2333 Phone: 780-724-2611 May 15 to Labour Day: daily 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Labour Day to OPEN SEASONALLY OPEN SEASONALLY OPEN SEASONALLY May 14: Tuesday to Sunday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., closed Mondays May 15 to Labour Day: daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 15 to Labour Day: daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 15 to Labour Day: daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. E Frog Lake Historic Site NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ALBERTA F Father Lacombe Chapel alberta’saNATIONALlb AND PROVINCIALerta’serta’ HISTORIC SITE hhistoryistory alberta’salberta’s historyhPROVINCIAListor HISTORIC SITE y The relationship between government and First Nations At the core of St.
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