Feeling housebound now that Christmas is over? Looking for a way to refuel and spend quality time with your family? Gather your visiting friends and relatives and head down to Heritage Park for the Winter Warm-Up (formerly the Winter CARnival) at Gasoline Alley Museum! Celebrate some homemade holiday fun! Take
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Heritage Park welcomes you to the 2017 summer season in Calgary! The midway will be in full swing, the candy jars fully stocked and the deck of the S.S. Moyie freshly swabbed in anticipation of your visit! Heritage Park is also pleased to announce that new this year, guests can
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This story was originally published in December 2014. This year’s Once Upon Christmas details are available here. I didn’t grow up on a farm, nor did my parents or grandparents. None of us ever got around by horse-drawn wagon, either. So when I say that a visit to Heritage Park always feels
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This day-long cultural celebration features members of the Blood Tribe, Siksika, Piikani, Wesley, Chiniki, Bearspaw and Tsuu T’ina Nations coming together to perform traditional dances and rhythmic drumming. You’ll also be able to shop in a local native arts and crafts market and enjoy contemporary and traditional Aboriginal cuisine. The
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July 2012 Guest Post by Jenny Hill We took a family trip to Heritage Park along with a girlfriend and her daughter last week, my first since Junior High! Since neither the kids nor Hubby had ever been, it was pretty much a new experience for all of us. Off
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May 2012   Mother’s Day. Those two simple words conjure up so many warm and fuzzy images in the minds of mothers across our city. Delightful images of sleeping in, foot rubs, and a clean kitchen are some of the visions that dance in our heads, and many of us
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January 2012 I have to admit that when someone suggests anything to do with cars, I zone out immediately or I race to change the subject completely, yet for some reason, I ended up attending Heritage Park’s CARnival this week with my two-year-old daughter, my sister, and her young son.
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This story was originally published in December 2011. This year’s Once Upon a Christmas details are available here. Based on the crowds I saw at Heritage Park last Saturday, their Christmas festival is not a secret amongst families in Calgary. Myself, I prefer quieter more isolated places on a Saturday
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This story was originally published in December 2011. This year’s Once Upon a Christmas details are available here. Heritage Park was always one of my favourite places to visit when I was a kid but I had never gone in the winter until last Saturday. Once Upon A Christmas is
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