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We visited earlier on this year at the start of the season. It was one of the theme'd weekends with period musicians and street displays. We spent over six hours in the park. There are so many ... more
Fort Edmonton Park is a complex of townscapes that reconstruct various eras of Edmonton's history. Perhaps most interesting is the old Fort Edmonton fur-trading post from the turn of the 18th century, where blacksmiths, bakers, and other docents ply their trades. On 1885 Street, you'll see …
Canada's largest living-history park (158 acres) re-creates life in Edmonton during the 19th century using costumed interpreters in a historic setting. The park includes a native settlement; the restored 1846 Hudson's Bay Company fort; a blacksmith shop, a saloon, and a jail along 1885 …
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In 1795, the Hudson's Bay Company established Fort Edmonton , a trading post where the Cree and the Blackfoot brought their much-coveted furs for barter. Over the course of some 200 years, Edmonton has evolved from this desolate outpost into a proud provincial capital. Thanks to the Klondike Gold …