March 8, 2023
By Jacqueline Louie With a summit that rises 2,500 m (8,248 feet) above sea level, Bald Eagle Peak is a prominent landmark overlooking the town of Canmore. In the Stoney Nakoda language, the mountain’s name is Anû Kathâ Îpa. The peak, an outlier of the Fairholme Range, is the high point of a ridge between…
December 4, 2022
By Jacqueline Louie Lizzie Rummel, ‘the Baroness of the Rockies,’ was generous in sharing her deep love of the Rocky Mountains with everyone who met her. A Canadian Rockies legend, Order of Canada recipient, and beloved Canmore resident, Lizzie Rummel ran backcountry mountain lodges for more than three decades. Her name graces two lakes, a…
May 28, 2022
By Jacqueline Louie Just west of Canmore, in Banff National Park, you’ll find a variety of hiking trails to explore. One of the area’s most popular trails takes you to the summit of Tunnel Mountain, which overlooks the town of Banff, with panoramic views. No-Tunnel Mountain In 1858, surgeon and geologist James Hector named this…
January 29, 2022
By Jacqueline Louie An easy excursion from Canmore is the historic ghost town of Bankhead, an abandoned coal mining town near Banff. The Canadian Pacific Railway established Bankhead Mine in 1903 at the foot of Cascade Mountain. Bankhead grew quickly and its population eventually reached 900 – larger than Banff at the time. Bankhead ‘was…
April 25, 2021
A Lawrence Grassi Story By Jacqueline Louie Grassi Lakes is one of Canmore’s most popular hikes. It’s a short walk through an open forest of white spruce and lodgepole pine up to two beautiful lakes, with excellent views of Canmore and a glorious waterfall on your way there. Once called the Twin Lakes, these emerald-hued…
February 26, 2021
By Jacqueline Louie One of the most popular ways to explore the Canmore area is on foot. Canmore offers a wide variety of hikes – from serene forest walks, to breath-taking viewpoints of the Bow Valley. One of the Bow Valley’s most iconic hikes, Ha Ling Peak, has a distinctive history that harkens back to…
January 6, 2021
A Bear and Bison Inn was built in 2002 with great attention to detail The building’s exterior is all natural and makes use of local materials: stone and wood, with the roof made from fire-rated hand cut cedar shakes. The rock work uses river rock from nearby Cougar Creek and Rundle rock mined five kms to…
Amazing in every aspect of our stay !!
This place is amazing ! My wife and I stayed here for three nights for a wedding and it was absolutely stunning. First let’s start with its curb side beauty and continues inside with its rustic wood appearance. Once you walk inside it continues with more wooded beauty and very well looked after. The rooms are very spacious and super clean and looked after. Then you get to meet the hostesses that do everything you need and look after you like your their own. Annette, Brooke and Landon were absolutely amazing. From great drinks being hand delivered and always a smile on their face to the chef in the kitchen that made food that was so mouthwatering each day we were there. The breakfast was to die for I could eat the eggs Benny all day. Great location quiet area of canmore and easy place to find and park. Thanks for having us and we will be back.
Neville Hynes August 2025
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Canmore, Alberta, T1W 3G9, Canada
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