Westworld Alberta

56 W E S T W O R L D A L B E R T A | S U M M E R 2 0 1 5 lorelei hoffarth The Way-Back Stay History makes its home in Lethbridge DRIVE TIME From Edmonton: 4 hours 55 min From Calgary: 2 hours 17 min Y ou can pass through most Prairie cities without ever learning how they came to be, but not Lethbridge. e Galt Museum & Archives and its collection of objects, photographs, artwork and audio recordings is the ideal place to start exploring the city's omnipresent past. en make your way to the west side and snap a few photos of the High Level Bridge. Leave the after- noon free for a self-guided walking tour of the his- toric downtown, renting an audio wand at the Galt. Stay: Few properties tell a story like Charles Street B&B. e first residents to call the circa 1910, Victorian-style house their home were Albert Dieseth, general manager of the Citizens Lumber Company, and his wife, Annie. e Delaneys, of the eponymous meat market, lived there in the '30s. Current owners Stacey and Tobiah Goldstein acquired the home in 2007, and with the help of Stacey's parents, Joan and Ernie Kreeft, restored it and turned it into a three-guestroom bed-and- breakfast, artfully appointed with refurbished fur- niture, antiques and photos of Hollywood stars. Eat: Bring out your inner epicurean at Umami Shop, an international food emporium in downtown Leth- bridge stocked with everything from French macar- ons to British jellies. Stop by the lunch counter for a supremely delicious midday meal, or in the evening to take one of the quick-to-sell-out cooking classes. Do you have the right level of coverage? If you like to spend family vacations on the road, you may want to consider upgrading your AMA mem- bership. The CAA Plus and CAA Plus RV memberships extend tows from 5 km to 160 km, include free emer- gency fuel and delivery, cover motorcycles (or towing of a motorcycle, motorhome, camper, boat or ATV trailer with CAA Plus RV) and extend your travel accident insurance from $100,000 to $300,000. 1-800-222-6400; ama.ab.ca/ WhenToUpgrade Stay one night at Charles St. B&B and get one night free (weekdays only). AMARewards.ca/ CharlesStreet Stacey Goldstein (left) and her husband Tobiah Goldstein own the Charles St. B&B, running it with help from Stacey's parents, Joan Kreeft (right) and Ernie Kreeft.

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