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Strathcona Wilderness Centre

editor — Sat, 29 Oct 2016 13:57:07 +0000

Strathcona Wilderness Centre Location: Travel 16 km east of Sherwood Park on Baseline Road (Township Road 530), and turn south on Range Road 212. Info: Open daily from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. year-round. Extended weekend hours in February and March, and from Victoria Day to Labour Day weekend. The Information Centre is wheelchair accessible. Dogs, horses, bicycles, and off-road vehicles are not permitted. 780-922-3939; swcinfo@strathcona.ca; www.strathcona.ca/wildernesscentre. Encompassing 223 hectares of parkland, the Strathcona Wilderness Centre offers year-round nature exploration on the shores of Bennett Lake. Stop at the information centre to ask about picnic sites and current trail conditions.

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EAST OF EDMONTON MAP

editor — Fri, 28 Oct 2016 17:03:38 +0000

EAST OF EDMONTON East-central Alberta visitors enter the heritage district known as the Kalyna (pronounced kah-LEHN-ah) Country Ecomuseum, a multicultural area where visitors can see historical attractions in their original settings. Kalyna is a Ukrainian term for high bush cranberry. The Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village is one Kalyna Country destination that can easily take up the better part of a day. Interacting with the costumed interpreters at this open-air museum will make you feel like a time traveller. Just three kilometres from here is the entrance, via the highway, to the only national park within a short drive of Edmonton.

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Boyle Edmonton Map

editor — Fri, 28 Oct 2016 17:00:41 +0000

BOYLE Directions: Exit Edmonton on Hwy 28A east; turn left at Hwy 831. Distance: 149 km, or about 1 hour and 56 minutes, from Edmonton. Info: 780-689-3643; www.boylealberta.com. The village of Boyle was named to commemorate a man who gave much of his life to public service. John Robert Boyle wanted to become a lawyer but could not afford to further his education. He taught school until he had saved up enough to return to his studies and was admitted to the bar in 1899. Boyle went on to become Alberta’s minister of education in 1913 and a member of

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Fort Assiniboine Museum

editor — Thu, 27 Oct 2016 16:30:09 +0000

Location: On State Avenue in Fort Assiniboine, at the wagon wheel and pickaxe. Info: Open weekends in June from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., daily except Mondays in July and August from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and by appointment the rest of the year. 780584-3737. Fort Assiniboine’s history is commemorated in a museum constructed in the style of the Hudson’s Bay Company Fort that was located here during the Klondike Gold Rush. The museum portrays Klondike history and contains pioneer furniture, tools, traps, farm equipment, some of the nails from the original fort, wildlife exhibits, medical instruments, a schoolhouse,

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BARRHEAD Edmonton Map

editor — Thu, 27 Oct 2016 15:46:37 +0000

Directions: Exit Edmonton on Hwy 16 west, turn right onto Hwy 43 north, and right at Hwy 33. Distance: 121 km, or about 1 hour and 30 minutes, from Edmonton. Info: 780-674-3301; www.barrhead.ca. Nestled in the valley of the Paddle River, Barrhead is situated on the southern edge of the boreal forest. Settlers began coming to the valley in 1906, mostly from Britain and the United States. They set up sawmills to take advantage of the extensive timber and cleared land to grow cereal crops, but the community’s location near the now-historic Klondike Trail is what helped the town grow

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REDWATER Edmonton Map

editor — Wed, 26 Oct 2016 16:41:47 +0000

Directions: Exit Edmonton on Manning Drive (Hwy 15) and turn left at 17th Street NE onto Hwy 28A. Continue on Hwy 28 and turn right at Hwy 38. Distance: 62 km, or about 1 hour and 10 minutes, from Edmonton. Info: 780-942-3519; www.redwater.ca. Redwater is named for its proximity to the Redwater River, a North Saskatchewan River tributary that gets its distinctive colour from nearby beds of ochre. You’ll know you’re there when you spot the 45-metre Discovery Derrick. This historical landmark in the centre of Redwater is the tallest freestanding oil derrick in North America. Look for the Redwater

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THORHILD Edmonton

editor — Wed, 26 Oct 2016 16:30:45 +0000

Directions: Exit Edmonton on Manning Drive (Hwy 15) and turn left at 17th Street NE onto Hwy 28A. Continue on Hwy 28, turn left on Hwy 827, and turn left again to stay on Hwy 827 to Thorhild. Distance: 85 km, or about 1 hour and 35 minutes, from Edmonton. Info: 780-398-3741; www.thorhild.com. Thorhild is a farming community just 45 minutes northeast of Edmonton. Home to around 500 people, it is called Alberta’s Sunflower Village. Consider planning your trip for the last Saturday or Sunday in August so you can witness the highly competitive Thorhild Sunflower Festival. This annual competition

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Cardiff Park Edmonton Map

editor — Wed, 26 Oct 2016 16:27:53 +0000

Cardiff Park Edmonton Location: Exit Edmonton on 97th Street NW, which becomes Hwy 28. Turn left on Township Road 554 (Cardiff Road) and left onto RR 250A. Info: Day use only, from 5:00 a.m. to 30 minutes after sunset. 780-939-4321; 1-866-9399303. East of Morinville, 65-hectare Cardiff Park encompasses a number of historic coal mine sites. Cardiff Lake is home to rainbow trout and perch. Walk or cycle the five-kilometre trail system in spring and summer, or enjoy the well-groomed cross-country skiing trails in the winter. As well as family and group picnic sites with barbecues and firepits, you’ll find three

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Morinville Map

editor — Wed, 26 Oct 2016 16:23:45 +0000

MORINVILLE Directions: Travel north on St. Albert Trail, which becomes Hwy 2, and turn onto Hwy 642 east (Township Road 560). Distance: 39.4 km, or about 38 minutes, from downtown Edmonton. Info: The Morinville town office and information centre is located at 10125100th Avenue. 780-939-4361; www.morinville.ca. Morinville is named after Abbe Jean-Baptiste Morin (1852-1911). In 1890, Morin was asked to recruit Roman Catholic settlers from Quebec to the West. Under Monseigneur Grandin’s supervision, he brought the first French settlers to the area from Quebec along with German settlers from the United States. Morinville was founded in spring 1891 with the

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Travel to Edmonton

editor — Wed, 26 Oct 2016 16:18:00 +0000

Red Willow Park Location: Access along Sturgeon Drive in St. Albert. Travel north on St. Albert Drive (Hwy 2). Turn right at Sturgeon Road, then turn left into the parking lot behind the Red Willow Trail sign. Info: All dogs on trails must be leashed. Red Willow Park extends the full length of the Sturgeon River valley and contains 70 kilometres of walking trails. More than 34 kilometres are pavedperfect for inline skating, cycling, walking, or running. The trail system connects most of St. Albert’s neighbourhood parks and includes five major parksLacombe Lake Park, Lions Park, St. Albert Place Promenade,

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