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Visit St. Albert, the Botanical Arts City because it’s different! St. Albert is proud to be home to the 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. |
Legal is an ideal place to reside with the charm of country living on the doorstep
of city amenities. With affordable housing opportunities and a safe and
caring environment Legal is the ideal community to raise families. A bilingual
town with a visual display of its strong cultural heritage, Legal is recognized
as a multicultural community with a rich Francophone heritage and
has become a popular tourist destination in Alberta. |
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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Experience our friendly community located a mere forty-five minute drive from St. Albert at the junction of highways 18 and 44. Known as the “Best Bloomin Town in the West” the Community takes pride in their hanging baskets, the Petunia Tree located downtown and the beautiful gardens in and around Town. For a step back in time, visit the Canadian Tractor Museum or the Westlock Pioneer Museum. Join us and see what we have to offer.
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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. |
Specializing in country antiques and collectibles. Unique home decor and furnishings. Visit our
1910 historic one room Amelia schoolhouse to explore our always changing, fascinating array of items from days gone by. |
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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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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Jurassic Forest is a seasonal tourist attraction north of Gibbons, Alberta, just minutes away from Edmonton, Alberta. The facility is situated in a mature boreal forest setting and features more than 40 animatronic dinosaurs in their natural habitat. The dinosaurs can be easily viewed from two wooden trails that lead through the forest. The trails are wheelchair friendly and are accessible in all types of weather conditions. This facility is perfect for dinosaur and nature lovers of any age! |
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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Explore St Albert's past by visiting the exhibits at the Musée Héritage Museum. Take a tour of St Albert's agricultural past as our interpreters take you through the newly restored 1906 and 1929 wooden grain elevators.
Musée Héritage Museum is open year round, Tuesday - Sunday
St Albert Grain Elevator Park is open seasonally, from May - September, Wednesday - Sunday |
Experience the North Central Heritage Trail!
Treat yourself to a day on the North Central Heritage Trail!
Visit twelve very different museums which include; Musee Heritage Museum, Musee Morinville Museum, Central Tourism Society, Westlock Pioneer Museum, Canadian Tractor Museum, Thorchild Museum, Redwater Museum and Visitor Centre, Gibbons Museum, McGuire Museum, Namao Museum, Alberta Railway Museum and Fort Saskatchewan Museum and Historic Site.
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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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Stretched along the meandering banks of the Sturgeon River in the city of St. Albert lies a public garden in progress. Entirely designed, planted and maintained by residents in the community, St. Albert Botanic Park is an example of the power and determination of volunteers. |
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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