In The Peace Country
Tourism
The Peace Country offers excellent opportunities for tourism, culture and recreation. We have a wealth of history, especially when you consider that the oldest Euro-Canadian settlements in western Canada are in the north. There are nearly forty museums profiling the fur trade and homestead experiences. Some of these recreate villages to offer an authentic pioneer experience.
For more information, see the Spirit of the Peace museums website at
http://www.albertasource.ca/spiritofthepeace/collections/collections.htm and the GeoTourism Canada travel guide on Peace Country museums at www.GeoTourismCanada.com.
Visit our historic sites. Historic Fort Dunvegan, built in 1805, has many buildings and relics from the fur trade era. Fort Fork was built by Sir Alexander Mackenzie when he overwintered on the Peace River in 1792-1793 during the first ever expedition to cross North America. A unique historic site is Melsness Mercantile, a restored general store and post office in Valhalla Centre. It's now part museum, part coffee shop, part artist studio and all quaint.
For more information on historic sites, visit the Parks Canada website at
http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/docs/r/ab/sites/lhn-nhs1.aspx and Alberta Culture's website at
http://culture.alberta.ca/museums/historicsiteslisting/default.aspx.
If live theatre is your passion, consider a performance of Peace Players at historic Athabasca Hall in Peace River. The Peace Players website is http://www.peaceplayers.ca/. Grande Prairie has more choices. Information about Grande Prairie Live Theatre is available at http://www.gplt.ab.ca/. The Douglas J. Cardinal Performing Arts Centre is another choice. Their website is www.gprc.ab.ca/community/theatre. The Crystal Centre Arena offers first class acts and sport events. See what's available at www.crystalcentre.com. Live performances are highly anticipated by many northerners and the audience is guaranteed an enjoyable evening.
If you like the outdoors, the Peace Country is home to over 200 species of birds, many clear lakes teeming with fish and unparalleled game. Additionally, we have golf courses and ski hills for your seasonal recreation.
You can canoe on our rivers, and follow in the wake of Sir Alexander Mackenzie, along the Peace River. GeoTourism Canada publishes a travel guide to assist paddlers on the Peace River. Our prairies and forests are great for winter snowmobiling and cross country skiing. Visit our many parks if you like to camp or go for a picnic.
A popular drive is the Shaftesbury Trail along the Peace River. The trail is extremely scenic and passes the original site of Fort Fork, the earliest Euro-Canadian settlement in this part of the world. Allow about an hour to enjoy the sights.
A popular driving tour is the Deh Cho Travel Connection. This is a wilderness highway that provides a 1,800 kilometer circle tour of some of the wildest areas of northwestern Alberta, northeastern British Columbia and the southern Northwest Territories. More information is available at www.dehchotravel.com.
For more information on our tourist products in the north Peace, contact the Mighty Peace Tourist Association at 1-800-215-4535 or visit their website at www.mightypeace.com. For tourism products in the south Peace, contact Grande Prairie Regional Tourism at 780-539-7688 or visit their website at http://gptourism.ca/.
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