| Page Views: 2,162 Last Visit to Saint Albert: - I Live Here | St. Albert, Alberta by Hanau93 - last update: May 13, 2007 |
St. Albert is one of the oldest communities of Alberta. It was founded by the Oblate priests of Mary Immaculate and named after Father Albert Lacombe. Predominantely a Metis Settlement St. Albert changed quickly with the arrival of the priests. It has now grown to a town of over 60.000 inhabitants.
St. Albert is only a few minutes away from Edmonton but has kept its uniqueness. |
|  | St. Albert Place-Modern St.Albert Designed by famous Metis/Blackfoot architect Douglas Cardinal St.Albert Place houses a theatre,museum, library and city hall.
A must to visit! For two months at summer the plaza hosts a huge farmer's market . |
| St. Albert Railroad Birdge |
| | Railroad Bridge- Lion's Park A bridge that is typical for the last century's architecture here in the Prairies.. |
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| Pros: | "beautiful parks along the river" | | Cons: | "poor bus connections" |
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Mikebb Thu Jul 23, 2009 00:53 UTC
Enjoyed your page, we did not make it up your way when we visited the Rockies, mainly Banff to Jasper. The Rockies are one of my favourite places in this world (summer of course). | Ina22Marina Fri May 11, 2007 03:37 UTC
Hi Bea! Nice page on St. Albert - would love to visit with you there - no word on a second trip to Edmonton yet, but hopeful! ;-) Cheers, Marina | Sininen Mon Aug 28, 2006 20:13 UTC
Hello Bea! Looks really nice, Saint Albert I mean. Happy birthday from Finland! | BluBluBlu Mon Mar 20, 2006 16:21 UTC
Lions park looks fun! Blu |
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