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HERITAGE PARK HISTORICAL VILLAGE Learn the History of IT TAKES A VILLAGE Heritage Park Historical Village, with more than 200 exhibits and attractions spread over 127 acres of parkland, tells the tale of Western Canadian settlement in a way that’s as fun as it is historical. The park, located 20 minutes from downtown Calgary, Alberta, offers interactive displays, costumed interpreters, historical buildings and hundreds of working antiques. The attraction opened in 1964 and has a variety of tours, exhibitions and experiences for student groups, including the following: 2 Olympiads, 2 Super Bowls, 1 World Series and more! “History Relived—The Immigrants’ Story” On this new tour, students can walk in the footsteps of those who came to Western Canada more than a hundred years ago, visit the places where they lived and worked, and experience true stories of people from around the world who made a new home in the west. “From Field to Fork: A Culinary Journey” Guests experience a feast for the senses with a visit to the First Nations encampment and historical gardens and farm. Along with learning how First Nations people and early settlers lived off the land, visitors will sample a taste of what’s still being grown on the property. River Forth Dining Car Groups enjoy the opulence of the Roaring ’20s in the refurbished solarium dining car that’s pulled by the iconic Heritage Park Steam Locomotive. “The Road to Banff” Students learn the trials of being a tourist back in the day when it was illegal to travel by car to Canada’s first National Park. For more information, visit heritagepark.ca, or contact Sandy Wilde at [email protected]. ntaonline.com 37