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4 Tourism Centre & EventsVisitingfor info: 1 888 827 3790 web: grandecache.caMaps & info, history & heritage,exhibits, souvenir & gifts. The Tourism & Interpretive Centreis a ‘first stop’ for travellers. The Centre is located at the south entrance of town onHighway 40 and has extended summer hours. Find maps and information, a Souvenir& Gift Shop, exhibits, displays and local art work. Artifacts, dinosaur tracks, wildlife,heritage, history and geology can all be explored. Outside, enjoy a scenic picnic, see theRanger Cabin & Forestry Lookout and take a short hike around the Aspen Forest Trail,located behind the Centre. The Centre also provides meeting rooms and facilities for avariety of functions. For local and visitor information, stop by, call or visit the townwebsite grandecache.ca.Grande Cache Tourism & Interpretive Centreweb site: grandecache.ca toll free: 1.888.827.3790phone: 780.827.3300 fax: 780.827.4636mail: Box 300, Grande Cache, T0E 0Y0pictures: top right: The Grande Cache Tourism & Interpretive Centreinset right: Interior of Tourism Centre | right: Dinosaur Tracksbelow: Kids finishing the youth version of the Death Race.T. DEAMERA. BENNETTC. WANLESSGRANDE CACHE CALENDAR OF EVENTSC. WANLESSEVENT DATE DESCRIPTION CALL FOR INFOFigure Skating CarnivalMid-MarchLocal Skating ClubRec Centre: 827-2446Metis Local Fish Fry1st Saturday in AprilJoin a traditional feast!Alvin: 827-5309Icebreaker Hockey TournamentLate MarchMemorial fundraiser for charityDoug: 827-2981Metis Talent Show1st Saturday in OctoberFiddlers, jigging and singingAlvin: 827-5309Mixed Slowpitch TournamentMay long weekendOpen co-ed teamsShannon: 827-2446Rocky Mt. Family FestivalVaries: contact 827-2446Activities & exhibits for the familyRec Centre: 827-2446Wild River Rendezvous2nd weekend in JuneOpen event for kayakers & canoeistsDale: 827-5144Canada Day FestivitiesJuly 1stLocal festivities & fireworksRec Centre: 827-2446THE CANADIAN DEATH RACEAUGUST LONG WEEKEND125 km, 24 hr extreme foot raceHot Line: 827-5413Mixed Slowpitch TournamentSeptember Long WeekendOpen co-ed teamsRec Centre: 827-2446Terry Fox Run2nd weekend in SeptemberFund raising 10 km runRec Centre: 827-2446Festival of TreesLast week in NovemberSilent auction for charityHelen: 827-3120
Willmore Wilderness Park 5Willmorefor info: 1 888 827 3790 web: grandecache.caA. ZWARTRushing rivers, majestic peaks,green valleys: the purest, wildest and biggest mountain wildernessin Alberta. Willmore is a backcountry enthusiast’s paradise. No permanent buildings,roads or motorized vehicles mar the landscape. Travel is by horse, foot, bikes or skis.Few people access the remote area; most lakes and mountains remain unnamed. Stagingareas (see page 6) are traditional access points with well-used trails. Topographic mapscan be obtained from the Grande Cache Tourism & Interpretive Centre. Local guides andoutfitters offer hiking & horseback trips.Willmore Wilderness Park was set aside as a wilderness area in 1959 and is named forthe Honourable Norman A. Willmore, a former Alberta Minister of Lands and Forests. ThePark protects 4,600 sq. km of pristine vital mountain habitat on the eastern slopes of theRockies, just north of Jasper National Park. Traditionally, hunters & trappers used the areaas a means of living. Today, a few hardy souls still continue the old ways. A charitablesociety, the Willmore Wilderness Foundation, is working to preserve trails, historicalinformation and sites, and to keep the Park pristine for future generations.pictures: top: Waterfall on Upper Smoky Riverbelow left: Carving in tree in Willmore Park. Origin unknownbelow: View of a peak in the Persimmon RangeM. SALESSEB. MCFAYDEN-LANDRYwillmore wilderness foundationThe goals of the Foundation are: preserve the history of the area;restore & preserve historical pack-trails & sites; educate the publicabout traditional uses; and enhance the Park for Albertans and visitors.willmorewilderness.com 1.866 WILMORE
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