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LAKE LOUISE

EAT One of Banff National Park’s views of the glacier and the
major draws, the beauty of
lake. In winter, the area
Lake Louise is an enduring attracts large numbers of
Juniper Bistro image of the Rockies. Famed skiers and snowboarders.
Perched on a hill for the blueness of its water
overlooking the town of and the snowy peaks that
EXPERIENCE Canadian Rockies Try the game duo, which which stretches almost to the
Banff, this bistro has a
surround it, Lake Louise also
fantastic patio with
boasts the Victoria Glacier,
cozy fireplaces and
outstanding views.
water’s edge. Trails around
the lake are dotted with
includes succulent
information points that
bison short ribs, braised
explain the lake’s formation
rabbit, and truffle
some 10,000 years ago, at the
mashed potatoes.
end of the last Ice Age. The
⌂ 1 Juniper Way, Banff
amazing color of the water of
∑ thejuniper.com
this and other lakes in the
park comes from deposits of
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glacial silt, known as rock
Lake Agnes flour, suspended just beneath
Tea House the surface.
Supplies are flown in Dominating the landscape
via helicopter to this at one end of the lake is the
historic 1905 teahouse imposing hotel Château Lake
at the peak of a popular Louise, built in 1894. Nearby
2-mile (3-km) trail. Lake Louise village makes a
You can also continue great base for exploring the
on to the Plain of Six area. During the summer, a Canoeists paddling the
Glaciers Tea House gondola carries visitors up to turquoise waters of
farther along. Mount Whitehorn for stunning Lake Louise
⌂ Lake Agnes # Jun–Oct
∑ lakeagnestea
house.com
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Rocky Mountain Did you Know?
Flatbread
If you just want a quick Peyto Lake is named
and tasty bite, head after Bill Peyto, an
to this take-out counter early guide and
inside the Cascade Mall warden in Banff
food court. Organic, National Park.
locally sourced
ingredients are used in
their thin-crust pizzas,
pastas, and salads.
⌂ 317 Banff Ave, Banff
∑ rockymountain
flatbread.com
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View over Peyto Lake in
winter, from Bow Summit
on the Icefields Parkway
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