Have you ever been on one of those road trips when you see an open gate somewhere that looks cool, and... you just kind of feel the urge to go through it? (You really know you aren't supposed to.) And then you see another gate that just seems to be saying "Hey, since you are here, come on in!!". So you go through that gate too?
That is exactly what happened to us the other day and you won't believe what we found! Fort Edmonton Park! The park consists of different "streets" which represent different periods in time. It starts with Fort Edmonton which was built along the North Saskatchewan river in the late 1800.
Some buildings in the Fort, as they stand now, are the actual buildings. Othrs have been moved here or perfectly recreated to resemble the original. Although the Park was actually closed one kind person we found told us we could keep driving around. Look what we found!
Train station...
The actual Fort. The walls are over 30 feet high, and put together with wood pegs, not nails.
A theater..
Bank...
A Merchantile
I wonder if they had Cake Vodka?
Drugstore.....
And homesteads.
A trading post....
An old windmill without the blades...
Oh poop, how did this get in here???
Hope you enjoyed the tour!
And now........... want to win some FREE Riley and Co. rubber?
What appeared to be the theme for the first blog I posted from Edmonton this week?
First right answer gets TWO Riley stamps of their choice.
HUGS and Happy New Year!!
Okay wait...the first was shoes. I'm early for this one. LOL
Posted by: Robin (scrappintlc) | December 30, 2011 at 11:24 PM
Old fashioned (turn of the century) village living.
Very cool pictures, they will be awesome to scrapbook.
Posted by: Robin (scrappintlc) | December 30, 2011 at 11:16 PM
Hello Tanya. Appropriately, the theme for your first blog from Edmonton was "shoes!" Hope you are having fun. Connie Riley
Posted by: Connie Riley | December 30, 2011 at 10:52 PM
Look back at yesturdY?
Lisa
lilcardfactory@gmail.com
Posted by: Lisa | December 30, 2011 at 10:51 PM
Was the theme from your first Edmonton blog "Finding cool and strange things?"
That last clown totally freaked me out. Loved the shoes though! And, love the buildings in this post. Cute!
Have a safe trip!
Conni
Posted by: Conni H. | December 30, 2011 at 10:40 PM
The theme was SHOES!! Blinged out shoes, shoe stands, etc. Very cool shoes by the way!
Posted by: Kris A | December 30, 2011 at 10:26 PM
Theme is antiques?
Posted by: Lindsey | December 30, 2011 at 10:21 PM
Unusual - unique things?
Posted by: Kris Page | December 30, 2011 at 10:18 PM
Antique hunting aka shopping
Posted by: Chan | December 30, 2011 at 10:17 PM
Shoes!
Posted by: Jamie Gunlock | December 30, 2011 at 10:15 PM
Shoes!!!
Posted by: Kris Page | December 30, 2011 at 10:14 PM
Antique shops (and shoes!)
Posted by: Amy | December 30, 2011 at 10:14 PM
Was the theme shoes?
Posted by: Julie Golding Page | December 30, 2011 at 10:14 PM