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Fort Edmonton Park

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The riverside reconstruction of Hudson's Bay Company's log fort gives you a glimpse into life in a trading post in the 1840s, right down to the smell of tanned hides. To reach it, pass by a 1920s midway and farm, and a few blocks of Edmonton in the 1920s, 1905 and 1885. Hop on a street car or horse carriage, chat with 'locals' (employees dressed up from the relevant era), do some yesteryear shopping or try the penny arcade.

Included with admission, the 1919 Baldwin Steam Engine and Train whisks you from the front of the park to the train platform near the Indigenous Peoples Experience. Discover the diversity of First Nations' and Métis Peoples' histories and perspectives through their stories, music, artwork and text, gathered through engagement with local Indigenous communities and research.