Top 6 Historical Sites in Alberta
03-Dec-2019
Take a moment and shift back to a time when triceratops roamed the earth. Touch sites older than Stonehenge itself and watch as the first railroad begins to boom. Alberta heritage is really old but always interesting. There is no end to the historical sites in Alberta that can be uncovered. There is more than anyone can…
History of the Métis — Our Culture and Heritage
26-Jul-2019
Alberta is a wild country, even today. In the 1700s, it was even more so, but it was not empty or unoccupied: Indigenous peoples lived on and managed the land. In the 1800s, European trappers and fur traders arrived into Alberta, seeking the bounty of the land. Many of these early European settlers started to…
The Top 6 Historical Sites in Alberta
02-Apr-2019
Take a moment and shift back to a time when triceratops roamed the earth. Touch sites older than Stonehenge itself and watch as the first railroad begins to boom. Alberta heritage is really old but always interesting. There is no end to the historical sites in Alberta that can be uncovered. There is probably more there…
Alberta’s Heritage Trees: The Lonely, Leaning Jack Pine
04-Jun-2017
There’s a strange piece of Alberta’s heritage awaiting travellers on Highway 55: a tree growing at what should be an impossible angle, totally alone in the middle of a pasture. The ‘Leaning Tree’ or ‘Lonely Tree’ is a true survivor, bent at a 45-degree angle during a ferocious wildfire and still standing nearly a hundred…
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