In the fall of 1883, three Canadian Pacific Railway construction workers stumbled across a cave containing hot springs on the eastern slopes of Alberta's Rocky Mountains. From that humble beginning was born Banff National Park, Canada's first national park and the...

First Nations people visited the river valley as part of their seasonal round of hunting, and later to barter with the new Europeans who came to trade and settle. HBC first explored the area in the mid-1700s and settlements started to appear shortly after. The...

The Mennonite Heritage Village was founded in 1992 to establish a historical Mennonite Village depicting the life and times of early settlers in the Swift Current area, and to develop appreciation for the contributions made to this country by Mennonite immigrants.To...

Doc’s Town is a unique opportunity to experience life on the prairies 100 years ago. The town includes a house, church, school, blacksmith, general store, professionals building, grain elevator, and Gift Shop & Tea Room.

Fort Carlton Provincial Park takes you back in time to the rugged, adventurous days of the fur trade before Canada was a country. This is the original site of a Hudson’s Bay Company fur-trading post that operated between 1810 and 1885. Today, you will see a...

Seager Wheeler's Maple Grove Farm is a National Historic Site of Canada. Seager Wheeler's Maple Grove Farm was a farm owned and operated by agronomist Seager Wheeler (1868–1961) "Wheat King of the prairies or "The Wheat Wizard of Rosthern who developed dry land...

Heritage Day is held on the third Saturday in August every year. August 20th, 2011 will be the 25th annual celebration. Events include a pancake breakfast, parade, pie baking contest, old time country music, food booth, bread baking in clay oven, train and wagon...

Last Mountain House Provincial Historic Park is built on the site of a fur -trading post constructed in 1869. The post burned down in the early 1870s, and remained untouched for almost 100 years. The Regina Archaeological Society spent 5 summers at the site...

Heritage Village is a replica of a village community from the turn of the century right up to about the 1940's. Buildings and artifacts make up a collection that will take you back in time. The Village offers a bit of everything from household items to machinery....

The National Doukhobor Heritage Village was officially opened June 29, 1980, the day which the Doukhobors celebrate annually as Peter’s Day. It is the day which commemorates the burning of the arms and which led to the Doukhobor emigration from Russia. Cement...