Spero’s
In 1946 Spero Paravantes bought a building on Patricia Street which was eventually to become Spero’s and an apartment for the Paravantes family. The cafe, candy store, restaurant and dance hall was owned and operated by the Paravantes family from 1946-1965. Over the years, Spero’s hosted concerts, dance recitals, banquets and many other Jasper community […]
On Two Wheels
Doggone It!
Yellowhead Pass
Bison in Jasper National Park
The Glacier Trail
994.45.04.01 Glacier Trail Brochure 1929 In the late 1920s and early 1930s Jack Brewster offered a three-week horse trip from Jasper to Lake Louise on the “Glacier Trail” travelling through some of the most scenic terrain in the Canadian Rockies.
The Jasper Story
The Jasper Story was a musical theatre production portraying Jasper’s history from the years 1825-1908. The cast and crew were all Jasper residents. It was performed at the Palisades 1956-1960 and the Crater Theatre 1976-1982
Jasper National Park Wardens
Pyramid Microwave Tower
Between 1962 and 1964 a CN/CP communication tower was constructed on the top of Pyramid Mountain. About 20 feet was blasted off the top of the mountain and 30 men worked on the project. Hans Schwarz was in charge of mountain safety and Eddy Amman was the pilot of the helicopter. The tower was removed […]
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 […]