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The reconstructed fort offers
8 "\ an Interpretive Centre, which
Hunt House and tells of Calgary’s colorful past
Deane House through exhibits such as a
re-created quartermaster’s
⌂ 806 9th Ave SE § (403)
269 7747; restaurant: (403) store and carpenter’s work-
264 0595 # Deane House: shop. There are also delightful
daily walks along the river.
EXPERIENCE The Prairies of the few buildings left from 0 "\-=
The Hunt House, a small,
restored log house, is one
Calgary Zoo
the original settlement of
Calgary in the early 1880s.
⌂ 210 St. George’s Drive NE
Nearby Deane House,
& 1300 Zoo Rd NE # 9am–
also restored, was built for
6pm daily (last adm: 5pm)
the Superintendent of Fort
Calgary, Captain Richard
Calgary Zoo prides itself on
Burton Deane, in 1906. Today,
the presentation of its
the house is a restaurant, ∑ calgaryzoo.com
where visitors can enjoy a meal animals, which can be seen
in a delightful period setting. in their appropriate habitats.
Canadian Wilds is a series of
environ ments that highlights
the diversity of the Canadian
9 "-= landscape and its wildlife,
Fort Calgary including black bears, elk,
Historic Park golden eagles, snowy owls, q "
and river otters. There are Stampede Park
⌂ 750 9th Ave SE # Daily aspen woodlands where it is
∑ fortcalgary.com ⌂ 1410 Olympic Way SE
possible to see the endangered # Daily ∑ calgary
Fort Calgary was built by the woodland caribou, and visitors stampede.com
North West Mounted Police can wander the boreal forest
in 1875 at the confluence of environment, maybe spotting Famous as the site of the
the Bow and Elbow rivers. The the rare whooping crane. Other Calgary Stampede, the park
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway areas of the zoo are dedicated has a horse racetrack, as well as
arrived in 1883, and the tiny to Africa and Eurasia, while two ice-hockey stadiums, one
fort town grew to over 400 the Dorothy Harvie Gardens of which is housed inside the
residents in a year. In 1914, the have a vast conservatory striking Saddledome, named
land was bought by the Grand showcasing plants and butter- for its saddle-shaped roof.
Trunk Pacific Railway, and the flies from around the world. Trade shows, such as antiques
fort was leveled. Pieces of it Also here is the Prehistoric and home improvements, and
were discovered during an Park, which offers a recon- concerts are also held here.
archeological dig in 1970, and structed Mesozoic land scape,
the well-restored site was where visitors can picnic
opened to the public in 1978. among life-size dinosaurs.
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TELUS Spark
CALGARY STAMPEDE ⌂ 220 St. George’s Drive NE
An exuberant ten-day festival of all things western, the # Daily; times vary, check
Calgary Stampede is held every July in Stampede Park. website ∑ sparkscience.ca
Originally established as an agricultural fair in 1886,
the Stampede of 1912 attracted 14,000 people. In the The TELUS Spark is a popular
1920s, one of its still-popular highlights, the risky but hands-on science center, offer-
exciting covered wagon races, became part of the show. ing a memorable experience
Today’s festival has an array of spec tacular for kids and adults alike.
entertainments that dra matize scenes from western Exhibits include Being Human,
history. They can be seen both on site and in Calgary Earth & Sky, and the Creative
itself. The fair starts with a dazzling parade through Kids Museum. There is also an
the city, and then features the world’s largest outdoor interactive outdoor park,
rodeo. Other attractions abound, from stage shows an IMAX theater, and live
®
and concerts to barbecues and markets. science demon stra tions in
the Presentation Theatre.
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