Under an hour from North Bow Lodge
Spruce Meadows - What was once a cattle feed lot on the prairies is now one of Canada's jewels. Visit one of the best Show Jumping facilites in the world. Touraments held during the summer months include:
Canada One, July 1-4, 2010
North American, July 7-11, 2010
July Classic, July 15-18, 2010
Masters, Sept. 8-12, 2010
Calgary Stampede - July 9-18, 2010. Simply put the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth! It's Rodeo's RICHEST, ROUGHEST RIDE. It's Chuckwagon Races, a HALF MILE OF HELL, and it's Grandstand Show, BROADWAY --WESTERN STYLE ending with FIREWORKS LIKE FIREWORKS NOT SEEN BEFORE.
Heritage Park Historical Village - Go back in time over 70 years. Discover "How the West was Once" at Canada's largest living history museum. Meet fur traders, railway workers and prairie town folk as you explore 127 scenic acres. Ride an authentic steam train, enjoy the thrills of an antique midway or set sail on Calgary's only paddlewheeler! Town Square and Gasoline Alley Museum are now open.
Calgary Zoo - The Calgary Zoo has fantastic exhibits from around the world and a great dinosaur park as well.
Glenbow Museum - At the Glenbow Museum, intriguing stories from Western Canada connect with extraordinary art and artifacts from around the world. Combining a museum, art gallery, library and archives all under one roof, Glenbow boasts over a million artifacts and some 28,000 works of art in its vast collections and is one of the largest museums in Canada. =
Fort Calgary - Today, Fort Calgary brings history to life by telling the stories of the Mounted Police site, the settlement and the people of Calgary through dynamic interpretation and exciting exhibits. Interactive and hands-on opportunities are found around every corner! The site includes the reconstructed 1875 Fort site, an Interpretive Centre with exhibits depicting Calgary from 1875 to the1940s, a replica 1888 Barracks where the Mounted Police story is expanded to1914, The Deane House Historic Site and Restaurant, and a 40 acre riverside park complete with interpretive pathways.
Strathmore Heritage Days - August long weekend. Rodeo, Chuckwagon Races and Running with the Bulls!
Pioneer Acres - Recreating memories of times gone by is what Pioneer Acres is all about. Conveniences that we take for grant today didn't exist in the early 1900's. Appliances like automatic washing machines and clothes dryers are the timesaving replacements for things like scrub boards and outdoor clotheslines. Horses were used to pull farm equipment - not tractors, and even when tractors first arrived in Alberta, they were nothing like the air-conditioned machines that we see today.
Calgary Stampeder Football - The Calgary Stampeders are a force to reckon with. Enjoy Canadian football at it's best.
Speargrass Golf Course - Only 15 minutes from North Bow Lodge, Speargrass Golf Course is an 18 hole champion length course located on the banks of the Bow River.
Within 1 1/2 hours of North Bow Lodge
Blackfoot Crossing Historical Park - Take a step back in time and enjoy an exciting, authentic Blackfoot experience.
Royal Tyrrell Museum of Paleontology - Whether you're interested in Dinosaurs or not this world class museum is a must see. With lots of participation and hands-on activities it will keep your interest for hours. Besides the Museum make sure to stop at Horseshoe Canyon.
2 hours+ of North Bow Lodge
Banff National Park - Cherished by Canadians, Banff National Park is renowned around the world as a protected paradise with 6641 square km of mountains, forests, and lakes to explore. But in the middle of this vast wilderness you will also discover Banff and Lake Louise, two small communities that literally open their doors to the world.
Spruce Meadows - What was once a cattle feed lot on the prairies is now one of Canada's jewels. Visit one of the best Show Jumping facilites in the world. Touraments held during the summer months include:
Canada One, July 1-4, 2010
North American, July 7-11, 2010
July Classic, July 15-18, 2010
Masters, Sept. 8-12, 2010
Calgary Stampede - July 9-18, 2010. Simply put the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth! It's Rodeo's RICHEST, ROUGHEST RIDE. It's Chuckwagon Races, a HALF MILE OF HELL, and it's Grandstand Show, BROADWAY --WESTERN STYLE ending with FIREWORKS LIKE FIREWORKS NOT SEEN BEFORE.
Heritage Park Historical Village - Go back in time over 70 years. Discover "How the West was Once" at Canada's largest living history museum. Meet fur traders, railway workers and prairie town folk as you explore 127 scenic acres. Ride an authentic steam train, enjoy the thrills of an antique midway or set sail on Calgary's only paddlewheeler! Town Square and Gasoline Alley Museum are now open.
Calgary Zoo - The Calgary Zoo has fantastic exhibits from around the world and a great dinosaur park as well.
Glenbow Museum - At the Glenbow Museum, intriguing stories from Western Canada connect with extraordinary art and artifacts from around the world. Combining a museum, art gallery, library and archives all under one roof, Glenbow boasts over a million artifacts and some 28,000 works of art in its vast collections and is one of the largest museums in Canada. =
Fort Calgary - Today, Fort Calgary brings history to life by telling the stories of the Mounted Police site, the settlement and the people of Calgary through dynamic interpretation and exciting exhibits. Interactive and hands-on opportunities are found around every corner! The site includes the reconstructed 1875 Fort site, an Interpretive Centre with exhibits depicting Calgary from 1875 to the1940s, a replica 1888 Barracks where the Mounted Police story is expanded to1914, The Deane House Historic Site and Restaurant, and a 40 acre riverside park complete with interpretive pathways.
Strathmore Heritage Days - August long weekend. Rodeo, Chuckwagon Races and Running with the Bulls!
Pioneer Acres - Recreating memories of times gone by is what Pioneer Acres is all about. Conveniences that we take for grant today didn't exist in the early 1900's. Appliances like automatic washing machines and clothes dryers are the timesaving replacements for things like scrub boards and outdoor clotheslines. Horses were used to pull farm equipment - not tractors, and even when tractors first arrived in Alberta, they were nothing like the air-conditioned machines that we see today.
Calgary Stampeder Football - The Calgary Stampeders are a force to reckon with. Enjoy Canadian football at it's best.
Speargrass Golf Course - Only 15 minutes from North Bow Lodge, Speargrass Golf Course is an 18 hole champion length course located on the banks of the Bow River.
Within 1 1/2 hours of North Bow Lodge
Blackfoot Crossing Historical Park - Take a step back in time and enjoy an exciting, authentic Blackfoot experience.
Royal Tyrrell Museum of Paleontology - Whether you're interested in Dinosaurs or not this world class museum is a must see. With lots of participation and hands-on activities it will keep your interest for hours. Besides the Museum make sure to stop at Horseshoe Canyon.
2 hours+ of North Bow Lodge
Banff National Park - Cherished by Canadians, Banff National Park is renowned around the world as a protected paradise with 6641 square km of mountains, forests, and lakes to explore. But in the middle of this vast wilderness you will also discover Banff and Lake Louise, two small communities that literally open their doors to the world.
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