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Elk Point (Alberta) - town in Alberta, Canada

Elk Point is a small town in the Lakeland region of Alberta. It has an interpretive centre that explores the history of the Hudson's Bay Company and the North West Company in the area.

Understand

Elk Point is located on the North Saskatchewan River which was a fur trade route. The Hudson's Bay Company and the North West Company had posts on the river near Elk Point.

Get in

By car

Elk Point is located at the intersection of Highways 41 and 646 about 2½ hours northeast of Edmonton.

By plane

  • Elk Point Airport, +1 780-724-3810. No scheduled flights, but the airport has the longest airstrip in the region and is open to commercial and private charters. 2021-04-07

Get around

A private car is a necessity.

See

Fort George and Buckingham House interprative centre Elk Pont Downtown Elk Pont

  • Fort George and Buckingham House, 6015 Twp Rd 565, County of St. Paul (13 km SE of Elk Point on Hwy 646), +1 780-724-2611, Fort.George@gov.ab.ca. Whether you come with a passion for history or with a desire to make great family memories, you will be intrigued by the stories of these fur trade forts during 1792. Take a guided walk on a winding trail through the aspen forest. Stand where the forts once stood and where history actually happened. 2021-04-07
  • Frog Lake National Historic Site, 53.831229°, -110.358618°. Sunrise to 11PM. The wind blows the grass amongst the nine simple crosses, archaeological remains mark where buildings stood, and a cairn marks the Frog Lake tragedy of April 2, 1885. A walk along the interpretive trail tells the story of hardship, confusion, hunger and a retaliation that would cost the community everything. Self-guided only, no visitors' centre. Free 2021-04-07
  • Mural Park, 5201 50 Ave, 53.896719°, -110.90383°. long mural. 2021-04-07
  • Peter Fidler Statue, Highway 41, 53.907546°, -110.896901°. Named after Peter Fidler, a Hudson Bay fur trader and surveyor, commemorates the bi-centennial of Elk Point in 1992 and the history of fur trading posts in the region. The wooden chainsaw-carved statue measures tall. 2021-04-07
  • RCMP Centennial Monument, 4802 50 Ave, 53.897273°, -110.896475°. 2021-04-07

Do

Buy

Elk Point has basic shops and services.

Eat & drink

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Elk Point

elkpoint.ca
Date Time:Please wait...Timezone:America/EdmontonPopulation:1,399Coordinates:53.90, -110.90

Alberta

Primary administrative division

Canada

canada.ca
Population:37.1 MDial code:+1Currency:Dollar (CAD)Voltage:120 V, 240 V, 60 Hz
NEMA 14-30NEMA 14-50