Heritage Markers in Alberta

Heritage markers in Alberta are interpretive signs that highlight the significant people, places, events and themes that have shaped and defined the province’s history. This new section in RETROactive features new heritage markers. As installation of these new markers is completed, this page will be updated with additional information and images that expand on these stories.

Desjarlais Ferry

Ferries have long played an important role in the history of transportation in Alberta. Learn more about Alberta’s ferry system.

Euphemia McNaught

Euphemia McNaught’s art reflected a deeply felt connection to place that was born out of her family’s experience homesteading in the Beaverlodge area in the early 1910s.