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Experience some of Alberta’s earliest fur-trade history at the Fort George and Buckingham House Provincial Historic Site.

Modern technology offers you a glimpse into the dreams of Louis the voyageur after a hard day of paddling. Listen to the musing of William Tomison, the Chief Factor of Buckingham House, as he makes his daily journal entries. Begin to know the Natives whose lives were so affected by the arrival of the two fur-trade giants-the Hudson’s Bay Company and the North West Company-as they battled for supremacy in the rich fur-trade era of the late 1700s. In the midst of it all was the country wife, providing a link between two cultures.

Archaeology has revealed the original sites of Fort George and Buckingham House. Both are accessible through a system of pathways and signage. Ground marking outlines the fort structures built in 1794 and you can still see cellar depressions and hearth stones.

Open May 15-Labour Day: daily 10-6. Admission is charged. Wheelchair accessible. Giftshop. Located 13 km SE of Elk Point on Hwy 646. Summer: . Winter: . Within Alberta, dial to be connected toll free.