Top 6 Places to Visit in
Bow Island | Alberta
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Pinto Macbean
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World’s Largest Pinto Bean If you are new to Bow Island, be sure to meet the town mascot, Pinto MacBean. Since Bow Island is famous for the dry edible bean industry, the town mascot is a bean. The statue at the centre is an 18-foot-high statue of the mascot. The statute was designed by Jane […]
- 206 7 Ave, Bow Island, AB T0K 0G0
- (403) 545-2522
- https://www.bowisland.com/visitor-information-centre
Home Town of Artist Clyfford Still
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Clyfford Still was a painter and one of the leading figures in the first generation of Abstract Expressionists. Still’s family maintained a wheat ranch in Alberta, where he spent his childhood. Though he later denied its significance, the vast, flat landscape and harsh lifestyle of the Canadian prairie would exert a lasting influence on his […]
Bow Island Centennial Park & Campground
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This park and campground is the perfect weekend getaway with family and friends! Whether you live in the area or are just diving through, it’s a great place to visit and spend the night. The campsite offers fresh water, stall parking, a playground, a soccer field, a beach volleyball area, and shower facilities. At only […]
Blues at the Bow
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Blues at the Bow was formed in 1993 by the Bow Island Historical Society. They renovated the theatre to create a down-home club that combines the great sound of concert venues with the benefits of a bar. This makes the Blues at the Bow a perfect place to listen to amazing music while partying it […]
Bow Island Golf Club
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The club began operating in 1955 when a group of locals asked the town council for approval to build the gold course. Throughout the years, the course has expanded by adding hundreds of trees along the fairways. It is now a 9-hole course, and due to irrigation, it is considered one of the best courses […]
Pleasant View Lodge
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This lodge is a retirement home that would be the perfect place for anyone to sit back and relax after years of hard work! The retirement home offers a studio with accessible bathrooms for your private space and easy access to a washroom. The facility also has a common area to socialize with other residents, […]
- 1039 1 St E, Bow Island, AB T0K 0G0
- (403) 545-2161
- https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/cc/ccfd/FacilityInfo.aspx?id=1057576