Medicine Lake
1912-13 Travel up the Maligne Valley began when volunteers built the first bridge across the Athabasca River at Fort Point. A trail was cut between Maligne Canyon and Medicine Lake, then along east side of Medicine Lake to connect to a trail from the Rocky River via Jacques Lake. The trail continued from the south […]
Pipeline Construction
Float Your Boat
Hospital History
Hospital Timeline 1916 An isolation hospital was built near Old Fort Point for the flu pandemic and also used in 1921 during a scarlet fever epidemic 1930 After CNR President, Henry Thornton, recognizes the need for a hospital for visitors and railway workers and their families, St. Martha’s Hospital opens on January 27th. 1933 The […]
Moberly Bridge
Jasper’s Big White Rock
The big white boulder that sits in the parking lot on Connaught Drive has a history that predates the town. The glacial material found throughout the valley was built over, around, moved or re purposed throughout Jasper. Some of our photographs show a boulder painted white, labelled with the names of the surrounding peaks and […]
The 6060
Canadian National Railways steam locomotive 6060 was built at the Montreal Locomotive Works in 1944 and entered the main line passenger service, part of the prestige runs known as the Continental Limited and International Limited in Quebec and Ontario. In 1955 the 6060 was sent west after a conversion from coal to oil but was […]
The Columbia Icefield
Miette Hot Springs
Dose of Deke #4
