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Winter Activities in Edmonton | January 2023

We are in the deep dark frigid days of winter now and have officially had snow on the ground for over 65 days; Winter Solstice has passed by and even know the days are starting to get longer by the minutes you can feel the difference and we are feeling that pull towards spring. We can’t help but pull out those map books and start planning our Summer Adventures for the months ahead. We were gifted The Ultimate Alberta Bucket List Book for Christmas and it reminded us that adventure doesn’t only have to be in the Summer Months. However Some...

Viewing the Aurora Borealis | Alberta Canada

Aurora Borealis also known as the Northern Lights is Earths Natural Lights display that is a rare treat to see usually in the Northerly Latitudes. Now I could sit here and give you the scientific explanation of why they occur but I'm not going to do that; there's Wikipedia for that. So take a road trip to one of the following places and sit back and watch the Night Sky. Viewing the lights depends on how strong the solar storm is. KP5 Storms are usually visible overhead all across Alberta. Take into consideration cloud cover and light pollution, so check...

Miquelon Lake Provincial Park | Hike Alberta

Miquelon Lake Provincial Park is located approximately 60 km East of Edmonton Alberta and features 20 km of hiking trails. 3.7 km are paved trails around the campground and shoreline. The rest of the park is considered backcountry trails consisting of dirt grass and some low lying muddy sections. The park has a full service campground, day use area with playground and a small shallow lake. Note that the lake is not swimmable and only allows for paddle friendly watercraft. Today however we are here to talk about the hiking trails throughout the park. These trails are also Dog friendly...

Fultonvale Elementary School | Playground

This epic playground with Super Slides is located at 52029 Range Rd 224, Sherwood Park, AB. The school has the super slide playground and some other playground equipment making this great for all ages. Around the corner on the east side of the school is another playground with more climbing equipment, A few swings and smaller slides. This would be a great little park to play the floor is lava with the older ones! Both parks have sand bottoms but the park with the Big slides also has a rubber bottom section as well with a few swings and a few spinners....

St. Luke School Playground Cooking Lake

St. Luke School is located in South Cooking Lake and it has a fantastic park located behind the school with lots of field space to enjoy a sunny afternoon. The school is located 22139 S Cooking Lake road, Sherwood Park. The park has a large tower with a tube slide and viewing windows. It also has a few smaller slides and some climbing structures with natural looking logs in the large sandbox. There is a few other spiny accessories, two car structures as well as a saucer swing and a larger swing set in the other Sandlot. Don't forget to...

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