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Fort Whoop-Up was the nickname (eventually adopted as the official name) given to a whisky trading post, originally Fort Hamilton, near what is now Lethbridge, Alberta. [1] During the late 19th century, the post served as a centre for trading activities, including the illegal whisky trade. The sale of whisky was outlawed but, due to the lack of ...
Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden (officially Nikka Yuko Centennial Garden) is a 3.75-acre (15,200 m 2) traditional Japanese garden located in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. The garden was designed by Dr. Masami Sugimoto and Dr. Tadashi Kubo of Osaka Prefecture University in Japan. The pavilion, shelter, bridges and gates were all built in Kyoto, Japan ...
Lethbridge. Lethbridge (/ ˈlɛθbrɪdʒ / LETH-brij) is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada. With a population of 106,550 in the 2023 municipal census, [5] Lethbridge became the fourth Alberta city to surpass 100,000 people. The nearby Canadian Rocky Mountains contribute to the city's warm summers, mild winters, and windy climate.
150 acres (0.61 km 2) Opened. 1960. Etymology. Named after Battle of the Belly River. Owned by. City of Lethbridge. Indian Battle Park is a park located in the Oldman River valley urban park system of Lethbridge, Alberta. The park is home to Fort Whoop-Up, Helen Schuler Nature Centre and the High Level Bridge.
The buffalo jump was used for 5,500 years by the indigenous peoples of the plains to kill bison by driving them off the 11 metres (36 feet) high cliff. Before the late introduction of horses, the Blackfoot drove the bison from a grazing area in the Porcupine Hills about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) west of the site to the "drive lanes", lined by hundreds of cairns, by dressing up as coyotes and wolves.
9.16-acre (37,100 m2) Established. 1909; 115 years ago (1909) Etymology. Named after Galt family. Owned by. City of Lethbridge. Galt Gardens is a 9.16-acre (37,100 m 2) urban park located in downtown Lethbridge, Alberta. It is the location of many of the city's festivals and is also the home of the Southern Alberta Art Gallery.
Downtown Lethbridge. Coordinates: 49.695°N 112.839°W. 4 Avenue South facing west. Downtown Lethbridge is the central business district of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, hosting most of the city's banks and several accounting and law practices, including national firms.
The following is a list of festivals and cultural events in Lethbridge, a city in the province of Alberta, Canada. This list includes festivals of diverse types, including regional festivals, commerce festivals , fairs , food festivals , arts festivals , religious festivals , folk festivals , and recurring festivals on holidays .