Westworld Alberta
Issue link: http://westworldmagazine.ama.ab.ca/i/198651
FASTTRACK TREATS a turn-of-the-century stirling home built by Franklin David steed (far left) for his wife annie amelia robinson steed (middle), daughters alta, annie and lucy (seated; left to right) and sons oliver Franklin and amasa Merlin (far right). (stirling) courtesy alan clark, (christmas cookies) istock STIRLING EXAMPLE ABOUT 30 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF LETHBRIDGE is a tiny village, Stirling (pop: 1,147), that boasts a mighty achievement – it's been designated a National Historic Site as Canada's best surviving example of a Mormon agricultural village. The area was settled in 1899 by Mormons who came from Utah to work on the Galt Irrigation Canal. They modelled Stirling on a traditional Mormon layout called the Plat of Zion, a 260-hectare grid with wide streets and four-hectare blocks, each divided into eight farmsteads. The best preserved of these is Michelsen Farmstead, which is now a museum and provincial historic site. If you're there over the first two weekends of December, stop in at the Stirling Victorian Christmas House (W.T. Ogden House) and warm up with a mug of hot chocolate or take a selfguided walking tour. stirling.ca –S.R. Vulcan, Energize! DID YOU KNOW? Alberta has the only official (yukigassen) tourism jasper, (lights) istock Star Trek museum in Canada. trekcetera Museum, which opened this summer, is logically located in Vulcan near the town's replica U.S.S. Enterprise and houses original costumes, props and artifacts from the various television series and movies. This winter, make it so. trekcetera.com –S.R. (stirling) courtesy alan clark, (christmas cookies) istock p08-09_AroundAlberta.indd 9 Get a head start on your holiday goodies at the Camrose Canadian Northern Railway Station christmas tea and cookie Walk December 7. For the eighth year, this circa 1911 museum will be decked with sparkling ornaments and selling home-baked Christmas cookies (including gluten-free options). Attend the tea ($4) or stock up on butter shortbread, thimble cookies and more at the bake sale. But first, track down the spicy steamed Christmas pudding – made with locally grown carrots – because it sells out fast. And don't forget to pick up the Camrose Station Cookbook for recipes of the treats sold. canadiannorthern.ca –S.R. w i n t e r 2 0 13 | W e s t W o r l d a l b e r ta 9 13-10-15 9:46 AM