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The Best Attractions In Elk Point

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Elk Point is a town located in east-central Alberta, Canada. It is located on Highway 41. A number of oil related businesses have located in Elk Point. Agriculture is also important in the Elk Point area. Elk Point is located on the North Saskatchewan River which was an fur trade route. Both the Hudson's Bay Company and the North West Company had posts on the river near Elk Point. Alberta Culture has built an interpretive centre near the remains of Fort George and Buckingham House. There is a large carved statue of Peter Fidler near Elk Point and a mural of Elk Point history near the town centre. The Iron Horse Trail, a rail trail, is nearby. Elk Point...
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  • 1. Fort George and Buckingham House Provincial Historic Site Elk Point
    Buckingham House and Fort George were two trading posts on the North Saskatchewan River near Elk Point, Alberta, from 1792 to 1800. Buckingham House belonged to the Hudson's Bay Company and Fort George to the North West Company. For background see Saskatchewan River fur trade.
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  • 2. Cold Lake Provincial Park Cold Lake
    Cold Lake is a city in northeastern Alberta, Canada and is named after the lake nearby.
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  • 4. Sir Winston Churchill Provincial Park Lac La Biche
    Sir Winston Churchill Provincial Park is a provincial park located in Alberta, Canada. The park is renowned for its birding and for its old-growth forests.
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  • 5. Vegreville Pysanka Egg Vegreville
    Vegreville is a town in central Alberta, Canada located on Highway 16A approximately 103 km east of Edmonton, Alberta's capital city. It was incorporated as a town in 1906, and that year also saw the founding of the Vegreville Observer, a weekly newspaper for the region.A large percentage of Vegreville's population is of Ukrainian Canadian descent, and it is home to the world's largest pysanka .
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  • 7. CFB Cold Lake Cold Lake
    Canadian Forces Base Cold Lake , commonly abbreviated CFB Cold Lake, is a Canadian Forces Base located in the City of Cold Lake, Alberta. It is operated as an air force base by the Royal Canadian Air Force and is one of two bases in the country housing the CF-18 Hornet fighter, the other being CFB Bagotville. Its primary RCAF lodger unit is 4 Wing, commonly referred to as 4 Wing Cold Lake. Civilian passenger service was available through the Medley passenger terminal on the periphery of the air base. The regularly scheduled air service between Calgary and the civilian terminal was cancelled in June 2011. Unscheduled civilian air traffic is usually directed to Cold Lake Regional Airport. The facility is named Cold Lake/Group Captain R.W. McNair Airport. It is one of only three military aero...
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