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Archive: Alberta Cool Facts

Calgary Stampede Stamps

Canada Post celebrated the 100th Anniversary of the Calgary Stampede with two of the first Augmented Reality stamps

Calgary Stampede

2oo,ooo free pancakes are served at the Calgary Stampede, the world-famous annual rodeo that has been celebrated for more than 100 years!

Waterton Lakes © Lucy Izon

Waterton Lakes (Canada) & Glacier National Park (US) formed the world’s first International Peace Park

James Gosling

Java Inventor James Gosling is from Calgary

Spirit Island, Maligne Lake, by Allan W King, courtesy Travel Alberta

Maligne Lake in Jasper National Park is the second largest glacier-fed lake in the world

Photo by Bill Martin / courtesy Fort McMurray Tourism

Northern Lights are viewable most clear winter nights from Fort McMurray

Fairmont Lake Louise

Fairmont’s Cheateau Lake Louise check-in computers operated thanks to wind power

Photo Courtesy Edmonton Segway

Edmonton’ s beautiful River Valley is 22 times larger than New York City’s Central Park

Lake Louise courtesy Travel Alberta

Lake Louise is the first stop for the World Cup skiers because of early snow

Shangai Noon

The movie Shanghai Noon, starring Jackie Chan, Owen Wilson and Lucy Lui, was actually shot in Alberta

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