Ya'Gotta: Edmonton - The Gateway To The North!

Ya'Gotta: Edmonton - The Gateway To The North!

Edmonton is truly the Gateway to the north! Any direction traveled from Edmonton provides a variety of terrain ranging through prairie, aspen parkland, boreal forests, foothills, mountain and mountains. As stated by Economic Development Edmonton "Located on the 53rd latitude, Edmonton is a haven for summer and winter activities, with 17 hours of daylight in mid-summer and the magical, night aurora borealis (Northern Lights) during the peak activity period in mid-winter."

Edmonton also has easy access to the Canadian Rockies. Within a few hours drive, west, on the Trans-Canada Yellowhead Highway (#16), travelers can go to the great Rocky Mountain trekking opportunities atJasperand Wilmore Willderness Area, between the towns ofHinton andGrande Cache, on the Ram Highway (#40).

The Trans-Canada Yellowhead route through the mountains and on toBritish Coumbia. With about 1/2 hour drive the route will also take travelers to the MacKenzie Highway.

Going south on theQueen Elizabeth II Highway (Hwy.#2), travelers can reachCalgary andBanff National Park. Going west from Red Deer is theDavid Thompson Pass, which also leads in the mountains, in the north end of Banff.

To the east of Edmonton you can also find the Strathcona Willderness Centre,Cooking Lake Blackfoot Grazing, Wildlife & Provincial Recreation Area andthe Beaver Hills. A trip not to miss, is toElk Island National Park, with its herds of prairie and wood bison, about hour east of Edmonton. The night sky in Elk Island National Park and the Cooking Lake-Blackfoot Provincial Recreation Area will now be protected, as part ofThe Beaver Hills Dark Sky Preserve.

Downtown, the faboulous "glass pyramid" City Hall, Stanley Milner (main branch) of the, the modern, newArt Gallery of Alberta,Citadel Theatre andWinspear Centre Centre (home of the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra) are located on Sir Winston Churchill Square. This area is also known as theArts District and during the summer the Square is a focal point for many of theEdmonton Festival City events, that include:International Street Pefomrers Festival,The Works Arts Festival,A Taste of Edmonton (for food lovers).

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