TRAVEL LIKE A LOCAL | Top 10,000 Places to Visit in Canada
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The Historic Dunvegan is a beautiful site with one of Alberta’s greatest bridges. The bridge itself is a fantastic structure that overlooks the Peace River.
A day camp area offers space for families to have picnics and enjoy some leisure activities.
The museum part of the site is housed in over eight buildings, and exhibits feature a vintage car collection, vintage artifacts, and traps, furs, and snowshoes nestled within a trapper’s cabin setting.
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Figure Eight Lake Provincial Recreation Area is located in the nearby County of Northern Lights.
Figure Eight Lake takes its name from the shape it had before 1970 when the water level was low; in these earlier days, the lake had two basins and resembled a figure eight.
It drains through a weir south to Lac Cardinal that was raised to create the lake. The lake is stocked annually with rainbow trout. Because of the lake’s small size, gas-powered motors are not allowed on the lake.
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Pizza Haven is an authentic pizza parlour that has been a staple in the Fairview community for over thirty years. Established in 1978 by Ken and Teena Smith and re-opened in 1993 after a fire destroyed the building, Pizza Haven has been one of Fairview’s only family restaurants that have stood the test of time. The owners credit their success to consistently and quality food and service.
Home of the famous pizza bread, the restaurant also offers soups & salads, appetizers and snacks, sandwiches, grilled items, pasta, entrees, combos, small orders, beverages, and most importantly, pizza. Favourites in the community are the pizza bread, the Ed Burger, lasagna, and Meat Lovers Pizza. If you’re in the area and hungry, this is the restaurant for you.
The Fairview Ski Hill is located 20km southwest of Fairview. The park offers 15 runs from beginner to advanced, serviced by four ski lifts.
With 20,000 feet of groomed runs on 100% natural snow, there is skiing and snowboarding for everyone.
Please note that the park is closed on Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays.
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Fairview Golf Club is a beautiful 9-hole golf course located at the north entrance of the Town of Fairview on Highway 732.
The golf course has tree-lined fairways, is kept immaculately and is considered a must-play in the Mighty Peace. There is a fully licensed restaurant and lounge with a large veranda with tables and a beautiful golf course vista.
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Located in downtown Fairview and originally an RCMP residence, the Fairview RCMP Centennial Museum depicts a typical home from the 1920s, with displays on the main and upper floor, basement and porch.
This museum is filled with artifacts, displays and photos that capture and preserve the history of Fairview and the surrounding area.
The museum was the original RCMP detachment, showing RCMP history and regalia from Members in the area dating from 1929. There are WWI veteran artifacts and historical pictures, early hospital equipment from the ’30s and ’40s on display, and photos of all members of Alberta’s first Legislative Assembly in 1905.
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Within Fairview is the Cummings Lake Trail, which allows visitors to explore the area’s natural beauty with direct access points to the paved trail within the town of Fairview. The all-season trail offers a multitude of uses that will take you out and around Cummings Lake and through the protected wetlands, home to many species of birds.
Walk, jog or run on the 11km of paved and gravel trails that connect the area with the Town of Fairview and the Fairview Golf Course. The trail also offers many alternate routes and is a great place to stop by for some fresh air.
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The Butter Chicken Co. Fairview is a favourite among locals but is also a favourite for many in the province.
On the outside, appearances are simply but tidy. However, once inside, you will find an excellent quiet soundtrack and a cool, calm atmosphere. Elegant looking, with a nice amount of booths/chair tables. Fast, friendly service with my food coming out soon after ordered, not a long wait. which is surprising considering the restaurant is usually quite busy.
Once you dig in and taste the delicious meals, plenty of which are authentic Indian cuisine (curries with local meats) with their butter chicken being renowned and the most popular dish. Everything is reasonably priced, and the restaurant has a near-perfect score on both Facebook and Google.
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