Fort MacLeod, Alberta

We left Calgary and headed south to Fort MacLeod on our way to visit Fran and Bob in Creston, British Columbia.

We enjoyed our drive to Fort MacLeod and again we really didn’t know what to expect but found a lovely town and decided to stay and look around.

  • Heading south to Fort MacLeod
Entrance to the Museum

We decided to have a look around the Museum and spent a few hours enjoying the displays and seeing the NWMP who gave a great display on their horses, certainly different from anything we had ever seen.

Photo opportunity with the NWMP
  • NWMP in action
  • Main Street, Fort MacLeod
  • Main St, Fort MacLeod
Can’t resist a few souvenirs

After watching the great display of the NWMP, we had a walk around the town and the main street, and it appeared to us that it was the same as it would have been many years ago. 

The fort was built in 1874 and moved to its present location in 1884.  In 1906 a fire destroyed most of the town but it was rebuilt between 1906 and 1912.  In 1982 Heritage Canada started the  Main Street Restoration Project preserving the sandstone and brick buildings, some dating back to 1878.

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