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== Regional attractions ==
== Regional attractions ==
The [[Devil's Coulee Dinosaur Heritage Museum]]<ref name="Devil's Coulee Dinosaur Heritage Museum">{{Cite web| url=http://www.devilscoulee.com/Main.html | title= Devil's Coulee Dinosaur Heritage Museum | author= [[Warner, Alberta|Village of Warner]] | authorlink= | accessdate= 2007-08-02 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070729024805/http://www.devilscoulee.com/Main.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2007-07-29}}</ref> features a [[Hadrosaur]] (duck-billed dinosaur) nest and embryo, ancient fossils, dinosaur models, located in the [[Warner, Alberta|Warner]].
The [[Devil's Coulee Dinosaur Heritage Museum]]<ref name="Devil's Coulee Dinosaur Heritage Museum">{{Cite web|url=http://www.devilscoulee.com/Main.html |title=Devil's Coulee Dinosaur Heritage Museum |author=[[Warner, Alberta|Village of Warner]] |authorlink= |accessdate=2007-08-02 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070729024805/http://www.devilscoulee.com/Main.html |archivedate=2007-07-29 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref> features a [[Hadrosaur]] (duck-billed dinosaur) nest and embryo, ancient fossils, dinosaur models, located in the [[Warner, Alberta|Warner]].


The ''[[Galt Historic Railway Park]]'' located 1&nbsp;km north of [[Stirling, Alberta|Stirling]] is another popular museum which displays of life and travel in the 1880s to 1920s are set up in restored 1890 [[North West Territories]] International Train Station from [[Coutts, Alberta]], [[Canada]] and [[Sweetgrass, Montana]], USA. The station was moved to the current location near Stirling in 2000 and is added onto every year. Future plans to move the 1925 Oglvie grain elevator from [[Wrentham, Alberta|Wrentham]] for display along the station in the {{convert|36|acre|m2|adj=on}} park is still in the planning stages.
The ''[[Galt Historic Railway Park]]'' located 1&nbsp;km north of [[Stirling, Alberta|Stirling]] is another popular museum which displays of life and travel in the 1880s to 1920s are set up in restored 1890 [[North West Territories]] International Train Station from [[Coutts, Alberta]], [[Canada]] and [[Sweetgrass, Montana]], USA. The station was moved to the current location near Stirling in 2000 and is added onto every year. Future plans to move the 1925 Oglvie grain elevator from [[Wrentham, Alberta|Wrentham]] for display along the station in the {{convert|36|acre|m2|adj=on}} park is still in the planning stages.


{{See also|List of attractions and landmarks in Stirling, Alberta|Stirling Agricultural Village}}
{{See also|List of attractions and landmarks in Stirling, Alberta|Stirling Agricultural Village}}
[[Stirling Agricultural Village]] is a [[National Historic Site of Canada]], and was listed as one of only three communities in [[Canada]] designated as a [[List of national historic sites of Canada|National Historic Site]] because of the community’s well preserved settlement pattern that follows the [[Plat of Zion]] model.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pc.gc.ca/docs/r/ab/sites/stirling_e.asp|title=Village of Stirling National Historic Site|author=Parks Canada|authorlink=Parks Canada|date=June 2007|accessdate=2007-11-13}}</ref> Located within the village are two museums the ''[[Michelsen Farmstead]]'' a totally restored 1900s home showcasing rural life in Alberta in the 1930s. Listed as a Provincial Historic Site in 2001.,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.villageofstirling.com/Visit/Michelsen.htm|title=Michelsen Farmstead|author=Village of Stirling|authorlink=Stirling, Alberta|accessdate=2007-11-13}}</ref> and the Galt Historic Railway Park.
[[Stirling Agricultural Village]] is a [[National Historic Site of Canada]], and was listed as one of only three communities in [[Canada]] designated as a [[List of national historic sites of Canada|National Historic Site]] because of the community’s well preserved settlement pattern that follows the [[Plat of Zion]] model.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pc.gc.ca/docs/r/ab/sites/stirling_e.asp |title=Village of Stirling National Historic Site |author=Parks Canada |authorlink=Parks Canada |date=June 2007 |accessdate=2007-11-13 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5wSOjLmp1?url=http://www.pc.gc.ca/docs/r/ab/sites/stirling_e.asp |archivedate=2011-02-13 |df= }}</ref> Located within the village are two museums the ''[[Michelsen Farmstead]]'' a totally restored 1900s home showcasing rural life in Alberta in the 1930s. Listed as a Provincial Historic Site in 2001.,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.villageofstirling.com/Visit/Michelsen.htm|title=Michelsen Farmstead|author=Village of Stirling|authorlink=Stirling, Alberta|accessdate=2007-11-13}}</ref> and the Galt Historic Railway Park.


The [[Warner elevator row]] is a row of historic wood-cribbed [[grain elevators]]. A total of six elevators still stand in a row from south to north alongside the [[Canadian Pacific Railway]] on the east entrance of the village of [[Warner, Alberta|Warner]]. Due to the loss of a vast amount of Alberta's many grain elevators, the elevator row in Warner remains the very last row of elevators in Alberta. Only two elevator rows remain in Canada, Warner's row and the elevators in [[Inglis elevator row|Inglis, Manitoba]].
The [[Warner elevator row]] is a row of historic wood-cribbed [[grain elevators]]. A total of six elevators still stand in a row from south to north alongside the [[Canadian Pacific Railway]] on the east entrance of the village of [[Warner, Alberta|Warner]]. Due to the loss of a vast amount of Alberta's many grain elevators, the elevator row in Warner remains the very last row of elevators in Alberta. Only two elevator rows remain in Canada, Warner's row and the elevators in [[Inglis elevator row|Inglis, Manitoba]].

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Judson is a former unincorporated community in southern Alberta, Canada within the County of Warner No. 5. It is located on Highway 61 between the villages of Stirling and Wrentham, approximately 45 kilometres (28 mi) southeast of the City of Lethbridge.

Regional attractions

The Devil's Coulee Dinosaur Heritage Museum[1] features a Hadrosaur (duck-billed dinosaur) nest and embryo, ancient fossils, dinosaur models, located in the Warner.

The Galt Historic Railway Park located 1 km north of Stirling is another popular museum which displays of life and travel in the 1880s to 1920s are set up in restored 1890 North West Territories International Train Station from Coutts, Alberta, Canada and Sweetgrass, Montana, USA. The station was moved to the current location near Stirling in 2000 and is added onto every year. Future plans to move the 1925 Oglvie grain elevator from Wrentham for display along the station in the 36-acre (150,000 m2) park is still in the planning stages.

See also: List of attractions and landmarks in Stirling, Alberta and Stirling Agricultural Village

Stirling Agricultural Village is a National Historic Site of Canada, and was listed as one of only three communities in Canada designated as a National Historic Site because of the community’s well preserved settlement pattern that follows the Plat of Zion model.[2] Located within the village are two museums the Michelsen Farmstead a totally restored 1900s home showcasing rural life in Alberta in the 1930s. Listed as a Provincial Historic Site in 2001.,[3] and the Galt Historic Railway Park.

The Warner elevator row is a row of historic wood-cribbed grain elevators. A total of six elevators still stand in a row from south to north alongside the Canadian Pacific Railway on the east entrance of the village of Warner. Due to the loss of a vast amount of Alberta's many grain elevators, the elevator row in Warner remains the very last row of elevators in Alberta. Only two elevator rows remain in Canada, Warner's row and the elevators in Inglis, Manitoba.

Waterton Lakes National Park is a National Park located in the extreme southwest corner of Alberta, Canada, 40 km west of Cardston, and borders Glacier National Park in Montana, USA. Waterton Lakes was Canada's fourth National Park formed in 1895. The Rocky Mountains rise suddenly out of the rolling prairies in the park. Amid the peaks are the three Waterton Lakes, carved out of the rock by ancient glaciers.

Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park, is one of the largest areas of protected prairie in the Alberta park system, and serves as both a nature preserve and protection for the largest concentration of rock art, created by Plains People. There are over 50 rock art sites, with thousands of figures, as well as numerous archeological sites.

See also

References

  1. ^ Village of Warner. "Devil's Coulee Dinosaur Heritage Museum". Archived from the original on 2007-07-29. Retrieved 2007-08-02. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ Parks Canada (June 2007). "Village of Stirling National Historic Site". Archived from the original on 2011-02-13. Retrieved 2007-11-13. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ Village of Stirling. "Michelsen Farmstead". Retrieved 2007-11-13.

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