elm street fort saskatchewan Archives - ToursMaps.com ® http://toursmaps.com/tag/elm-street-fort-saskatchewan Sat, 29 Oct 2016 14:07:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.9 FORT SASKATCHEWAN MAP http://toursmaps.com/fort-saskatchewan-map.html http://toursmaps.com/fort-saskatchewan-map.html#respond Sat, 29 Oct 2016 14:07:11 +0000 http://toursmaps.com/?p=223329 FORT SASKATCHEWAN Directions: Exit Edmonton on Hwy 16 east, and turn onto Hwy 21 north. Distance: 38.7 km, or about 35 minutes, from Edmonton. Info: Visitor Information Centre: Dow Centennial Centre, 8700-84th Street. 780-992-6261; www.fortsask.ca. More than 200 years ago, the Fort Saskatchewan area was known for canoe building, thanks to the raw materials found near the mouth of the Sturgeon River in the Birch Hills. Anthony Henday camped here in spring 1755 to prepare for his trip back to Hudson Bay. In 1795, the North West Company built Fort Augustus across the river from present-day Fort Saskatchewan. The rival

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