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  • Riding the waves with a Maligne Lake Boat Cruise

    I love water. I love being around the water, on the water, in the water – you name it! So I was very excited to go on a Maligne Lake boat cruise with Pursuit! The day started like almost every day of our late-spring trip to Jasper National Park: with…

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  • A Very Brief History of Maligne Lake

    The history of Maligne Lake, an iconic lake in Jasper National Park, goes back to the beginning of the Canadian Rockies themselves. About 185 million years ago, the area was under the Devonian Sea, an inland sea that covered a large part of what is now the prairie lands of…

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  • Hot and Fresh at Lou Lou’s Pizzeria

    It was a chilly and rainy afternoon when we set up camp in Wapiti Campground in Jasper National Park. Wapiti is just outside of the friendly small townsite of Jasper, and part of our plan was to experience this charming mountain town. We brought food for the trip, but not…

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  • On Top of the World with Jasper SkyTram

    Visiting the Jasper SkyTram was going to be one of the highlights of our trip to Jasper National Park, if only the weather would clear! We seemed to be stuck under rain clouds that we brought with us from Canmore. It was great weather for a duck, but the heavy…

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  • Laundered Coffee at SnowDome Coffee Bar

    “Wait… We’re getting coffee in the Laundromat?” “Yeah. It’ll be worth it. Trust me.” This was the conversation as I led my partner down the stairs to SnowDome Coffee Bar on a chilly and damp Jasper morning. We had just survived an overnight downpour in our tent and even though…

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  • Canmore Brewing Company Tour: How Beer is Made

    Established in 2016, Canmore Brewing Company provides the Bow Valley with all kinds of tasty, quality beers. In fact, almost every restaurant and liquor store in Canmore stocks at least one of their five core beers. I had not actually been to their brewery before, so I decided to take…

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  • Walking on Air at the Columbia Icefield Skywalk

    On our trip to Jasper National Park, we wanted to make a stop at the Columbia Icefield Skywalk along the Icefields Parkway. I remember when this thing was built, and it was an exciting time for Banff and Jasper alike with this new attraction between the two municipalities. And there…

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  • 10 Spas in the Canadian Rockies

    The Canadian Rockies are known for their rugged beauty and the challenge that comes from exploring their peaks and valleys. However, all that adventuring can be pretty tiring. If you don’t want to be laid up in your hotel room nursing sore muscles, we have a list of 10 relaxing…

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  • Feel the Vibrations at Kate King Jewellery

    Kate King Jewellery is a relatively new store in Cascade Shops that sells all sorts of items with vibrational frequencies designed to enhance your wellbeing. Don’t have a clue what vibrational frequencies are? Neither did I. Manager Leigh Ann Betts and the wonderful staff at Kate King Jewellery were more…

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  • A Spooky Evening with Theatre Canmore’s Ghost Walks

    There are many places to learn about the history of the mountain towns in the Bow Valley. From the mining tradition displayed at the Canmore Museum to the arts and culture displays at artsPlace and the ski history at the Nordic Centre, Canmore is proud of its heritage. But there’s…

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    Jens Lindemann at the Shaw Amphitheatre

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    Parks Day Jasper

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    Jens Lindemann at the Margaret Greenham Theatre

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    EQ Participant Concert Quartet

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    Whitehorn Yoga Retreat on July 26

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    EQ Participant Concert Quartet

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    Hawksley Workman and Frazey Ford

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    Drawn to Nature Workshop the Cave and Basin

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    EQ Participant Concert Quartet

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    Canmore Ampfest 2019

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    ArtsPlace Documentary: 6 Weeks to Mother’s Day

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    Whitehorn Yoga Retreat on July 31

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    Evolution of String Quartet Marathon Performance

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    Canmore Folk Music Festival

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    CHM Painting Tour with Mike Svob

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    John Prine

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