July 8th is Canada Historic Places Day, a new initiative of the National Trust of Canada to celebrate more than 12,000 historic places across the country. Each place tells a unique story and more than twenty historic places in Alberta are participating this year.
Visiting these amazing places is reward enough, but you also have a chance to win $1,500! Post a photo of yourself at a participating site on Instagram with the hashtag #HISTORICPLACESDAY, tag the photo’s location, and follow National Trust for Canada on Instagram.
- Atlas Coal Mine, Drumheller: http://www.historicplacesday.ca/listing/atlas-coal-mine-national-historic-site/
- Memorial Park Library, Calgary: http://www.historicplacesday.ca/listing/memorial-park-library/
- Lougheed House, Calgary: http://www.historicplacesday.ca/listing/lougheed-house/
- Bar U Ranch, Longview: http://www.historicplacesday.ca/listing/bar-u-ranch/
- Raymond Pioneer Museum, Raymond: http://www.historicplacesday.ca/listing/raymond-pioneer-musem/
- Cave and Basin, Banff: http://www.historicplacesday.ca/listing/cave-and-basin/
- The Banff Park Museum, Banff: http://www.historicplacesday.ca/event/national-historic-sites-100/
- Sulphur Mountain Cosmic Ray Station, Banff: http://www.historicplacesday.ca/listing/sulphur-mountain-cosmic-ray-station/
- Skoki Ski Lodge, Banff: http://www.historicplacesday.ca/listing/skoki-ski-lodge/
- Howse Pass, Banff: http://www.historicplacesday.ca/listing/howse-pass/
- Abbot Pass Refuge Cabin, Banff: http://www.historicplacesday.ca/listing/abbot-pass-refuge-cabin/
- First Oil Well in Western Canada, Waterton: http://www.historicplacesday.ca/listing/first-oil-well-in-western-canada/
- Frog Lake National Historic Site: http://www.historicplacesday.ca/listing/frog-lake/
- Fort Heritage Precinct, Fort Saskatchewan: http://www.historicplacesday.ca/listing/fort-heritage-precinct-fort-saskatchewan/
- Alberta Aviation Museum, Edmonton: http://www.historicplacesday.ca/listing/alberta-aviation-museum/
- Camrose & District Centennial Museum: http://www.historicplacesday.ca/listing/camrose-district-centennial-museum/
- Jasper House, Jasper: http://www.historicplacesday.ca/listing/jasper-pass/
- Athabasca Pass, Jasper: http://www.historicplacesday.ca/listing/athabasca-pass/
- Yellowhead Pass, Jasper: http://www.historicplacesday.ca/listing/yellowhead-pass/
- Rocky Mountain House National Historic Site: http://www.historicplacesday.ca/listing/rocky-mountain-house/
For more information on these and other historic sites, visit the Canadian Register of Historic Places at www.historicplaces.ca.
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Fort Vermilion is Alberta oldest community. Apparently not that historic.
Hi Ray, thanks for reading! You’re right, Fort Vermilion is historic. This list just includes places that registered to participate in Historic Places Day. Cheers.