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Visit St. Albert, the Botanical Arts City because it’s different! St. Albert is proud to be home to the new 242,000 square foot Enjoy Centre, a botanical paradise. Visit the St. Albert Botanic Park with masses of blooms and foliage, and several peaceful benches to relax and enjoy the view. Check out the Perron District, St. Albert’s downtown- home to artistic benches, sculptures, and murals. Here nestled amongst the flower lined streets you will find unique boutiques and restaurants.
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Visit Sturgeon County if you are looking for a variety of tourism attractions, activities, and accommodations. Spectacular sites include agri-tourism operations, greenhouses, U-pick farms, artists, pottery studios, bed & breakfasts, farm tours, stables, Agricultural Society events and rodeos, resorts, murals, parks, river walking trails, botanic gardens, alpaca ranches, honey artisans, museums, bison ranches, Farmers Markets, prehistoric escapes and more.
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We welcome you to the ‘Warm Hearted Community’. Nestled in the heart of Sturgeon County, Bon Accord enjoys close proximity to the Towns of Morinville, Gibbons, Legal and Redwater. The Town of Bon Accord is within easy commuting distance of the Cities of Edmonton, St. Albert and Fort Saskatchewan. Whether you enjoy an active lifestyle or prefer quieter pursuits, Bon Accord has something of offer. |
Welcome to the Town of Gibbons ‘a community rooted in family’. The 2009 National Communities in Bloom winner, Gibbons is a municipality committed to co-operative planning. Gibbons offers an exceptional family orientated community for its residents. It is a progressive community that strives to maintain its small-town atmosphere and remain rooted in family as it transforms into a self-sufficient, suburban community. |
Only 15 minutes north of St. Albert on Highway 2, you’ll find Morinville - a modern, young, vibrant community, offering a rich history and comfortable atmosphere. There is always something to do here with beautiful parks, excellent sports facilities, paved walking trails, or fishing at the annually stocked Fish and Game Pond. As well there is skating, hockey, curling, tennis, baseball and soccer or choose shopping in the quaint shops or enjoy great food at one of the local restaurants. |
Welcome to the Town of Redwater! Visit us and enjoy our many recreation activities and dynamic community events!
Located in Sturgeon County, Redwater is only 30 minutes northeast of Edmonton and Fort Saskatchewan. We are also just a stone’s throw from the Redwater Sandhills Natural Area, one of the largest sand dune fields in the region. Enjoy a day of quadding, hiking or nature-watching then come relax in our friendly, full service town.
Visit www.redwater.ca to learn more.
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Since 1999, Country Clay and Garden Works has offered Redwater area residents and lucky visitors the best in bedding plants, hanging baskets and gardening advice. Only 45 minutes from Edmonton, the 8000 square foot greenhouse is awash with colour and air is thick with the smell of growth. Whether you need patio pots, trailing plants bursting with colour or prairie-hardy perennials, Country Clay and Garden Works can find something special for you. |
Just 40 minutes north of Edmonton, enjoy a free cup of coffee and some homemade baked goods as you wander through the Erdmanns Gardens' greenhouses and gaze out over the gardens. Indoors, browse the colourful hanging baskets and planters, potted flowers, bedding and vegetable plants, seeds and standbys. Outside, half of the vegetable acreage is irrigated; so even in dry years, you can savour everything from fresh peas, beets and broccoli to corn brussel sprouts, pumpkins and strawberries.
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Services offered:
Riding Lessons, Cinderella Carriage, Day Camps, Mobile Petting Zoo, Pony Rides, Birthday Parties Packages, Facility Rentals, Lease a Lesson Horse, Horse Training, Horse Boarding, Black Arabian Stallion at Stud, Animals for Sale
Little Bits Therapeutic Riding for the disabled
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Experience fun with fur and feathers only 5 minutes from St. Albert. Feed, pet and interact with horses, parrots, mini cattle, llamas, donkeys, rabbits, pot bellied pigs, emus, goats, sheep and more. Go for a pony ride, try calf roping, sit on an antique tractor, take a hay ride, or enjoy a picnic while watching horses at play. We offer riding lessons for all ages and abilities and offer trail rides by reservation though our scenic wooded areas.
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Located in the scenic Sturgeon River Valley, 20 minutes from Edmonton, Longriders offers 230 Year-Round RV and Park Model sites. The big rig friendly park features full service spacious sites with town water and sewer, cable TV, Internet and land lines for long term residents. Come for a Guided Horseback Ride, May - October on the river valley's historic Athabasca Landing Trail. Don't forget to bring your camera on the best trails in the Greater Edmonton area.
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Join us at the Musée Héritage Museum as we celebrate the 150th anniversary of the founding of the St. Albert Mission. We invite you to visit the new St. Albert History Gallery that explores why people were attracted to this amazing place and how they built a thriving community. Take a short drive, or follow the trail over the footbridge and along the Sturgeon River, to discover the St. Albert Grain Elevator Park which features two of Alberta’s designated wooden grain elevators. |
Welcome to Pottery by Heather in Edmonton’s Countryside. Experience a working pottery studio surrounded by picturesque gardens just 20 minutes north of Edmonton, Alberta. Witness the transformation of wet clay into unique, finished pieces emerging from the kiln. Browse the shelves filled with durable, beautiful porcelain dishes: place settings, serving dishes, tea sets and more. Microwave, oven & dishwasher safe. Ready-to-buy or custom designed pieces. Check out our Diverse Celtic line. See you soon! |
Visit Prairie Gardens & Adventure Farm, Bon Accord, for a fun family farm experience at the Great Prairie Corn Maze. Visit the free petting farm. Pick-your-own gardens.
Explore the ghostly gold rush town of ‘Boo’n Accord, and pan for gems at the Lost Lemon Mine; award winning adventures include festivals, wagon rides, mini-mazes, flashlight mazes and campfires.
Browse the Garden Centre, Old Thyme Photo Parlour, and Ice Cream Stoop. Groups and company picnics are welcome.
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Come visit Toulas House of Clay. Imagine holding the house you grew up in, in the palms of your hands. Toula Prins will show you around her comfortable workspace In Edmonton’s Countryside. The art of replicating architecture is Toula’s pride and passion. Lining the walls of her studio is row upon row of miniature houses, historical landmarks and colourful signature pieces. She carefully crafts each structure by hand from photos. These reproductions make truly unique gifts. See you soon. |
In a beautifully restored heritage house only 20 minutes from Edmonton, Julie and Noreen deliver the best light lunches and breathtaking flower arrangements in Morinville’s Vintage Petals Tea House. Food, Flowers and Friends! You can find all three at Vintage Petals in Morinville. |
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