Edson and Area Visitor Guide
The next 52 pages will tell you almost everything you need to know about Edson and surrounding Yellowhead County, but you won’t really know this area until you experience it firsthand. Use this publication as a guide to discover the multitude of family-friendly events and facilities in the area. You’ll see photos of awe-inspiring County landscapes, read about Canada’s largest Slo-Pitch Tournament, learn about a past full of pioneers and explorers, and be inspired to hike, bike, ski and play in Edson’s backyard.
The next 52 pages will tell you almost everything you need to know about Edson and surrounding Yellowhead County, but you won’t really know this area until you experience it firsthand. Use this publication as a guide to discover the multitude of family-friendly events and facilities in the area. You’ll see photos of awe-inspiring County landscapes, read about Canada’s largest Slo-Pitch Tournament, learn about a past full of pioneers and explorers, and be inspired to hike, bike, ski and play in Edson’s backyard.
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INSIDE<br />
Heart of the Yellowhead............2<br />
Discover <strong>Edson</strong> & <strong>Area</strong>...............3<br />
The Early Years..............................4<br />
Galloway Station Museum<br />
& Travel Centre............................5<br />
12 Great Places Around <strong>Edson</strong>.7<br />
What’s Happening in <strong>Edson</strong>.......8<br />
Eddie’s Big Run.............................10<br />
Rotary Sundays in the Park.........11<br />
Sidewalk Jamboree.....................12<br />
Moving to the <strong>Area</strong>?...................13<br />
Celebrating the Arts....................14<br />
Culture Days.................................15<br />
Sports..............................................17<br />
Dining Out.....................................18<br />
Kinmen Spray Park.......................20<br />
Kin Slo-Pitch..................................21<br />
<strong>Edson</strong> Golf..................................21<br />
Accommodations..................22<br />
Map of <strong>Edson</strong>......................24<br />
Red Brick Arts Centre...................26<br />
Community Spaces.....................27<br />
<strong>Area</strong> Rodeos.................................28<br />
Hillbilly Demolition Derby<br />
& Mudbog.....................................29<br />
Shopping in <strong>Edson</strong>.......................30<br />
Map of Yellowhead County......32<br />
Message from Mayor<br />
of Yellowhead County................33<br />
Fishing.............................................34<br />
Camping <strong>Guide</strong>...........................36<br />
ATVing............................................38<br />
Gold Dust Daze............................39<br />
Geocaching.................................39<br />
Parks...............................................40<br />
Unique Sites...................................42<br />
Willmore Park................................45<br />
Winter Wonderl<strong>and</strong>.....................46<br />
Industry...........................................48<br />
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The 2015 <strong>Edson</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Area</strong> <strong>Visitor</strong> <strong>Guide</strong> is a publication of the <strong>Edson</strong> & District Historical Society who holds sole copyright. No part of this<br />
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