THE WEST COUNTRY AROUND ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE
SOME OF THE MANY PLACES TO VISIT
CHIEF YELLOWFACEGRAVESITE
KootenayPlains- David Thompson Highway
David Thompson Puppet
Theatre- National Historic Site-For children of all ages 1-100
Boggy Hall-
site of old fur post where David Thompson's fourth child was born to Charlotte
Small
Boat in the Woods-discovered 1 kilometre
from the North saskatchewan River
Russian House-Russian revolution- three
Russians and then their disappearance
First Settler Burial Site- George Fletcher-
overlooking the Clearwater River
The Stuart WagonTrain Crossing Place
Five Miles from Rocky Mountain House
York Boats
- National Historic Site- were built at Rocky Mountain House- HBC
The Chimneys of the last fur trade
post- National Historic Site
Remains of David Thompson's Fort- National
Historic Site- found under the Brierley Farm
The Playfort- National Historic Site
Fur Trade Cemetery
-
National Historic Site-probably many more unknowns buried here
Buffalo Herd
- National Historic Site
Crimson Lake 5 miles from Rocky mountain House-
a vacationers dream-
Glacier School Old Schoolhouse completely
intact 20 miles from rocky Mountain House
Riverside Park- See the mountings from
the old ferry-Enjoy the view and imagine voyageurs going by to the forts
The Confluence- the spectacular scenery
as the Clearwater and North Saskatchewn Rivers come together
Howse Pass crossed in 1807 by Thompson it is
a tourist mecca
Abraham Lake-
David Thompson Highway Created with the construction of ther Big Horn
Dam
The Butte- Aboriginal Sacred Site-20
miles from Rocky Mountain House -Sacred to the Cree and Blackfoot
LEGENDARY BIG ROCK-
Where a soon to be Chippewa Chief was born 200 years ago- a marker for
fur traders