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Wondering what to wear to Jasper National Park? A promotional magazine from 1948 will give some clues. A page from a 1948 Jasper National Park promotional magazine put out by the Canadian National railways suggests all sorts of clothing options, which are still valid today even though trends change.
The 1928 hotel stands proud on Patricia Street, not far from the Jasper Park visitor centre. Many a weary traveler have spent the night in the Athabasca Hotel over the years. Let’s look a little more into its past. Read more on Athabasca Hotel in Jasper National Park: 1940s versus If you want to know what it was like to hike Maligne Canyon in the early days of Jasper National Park (founded in 1907), check out this rather fun vintage 1930s home black and white movie from YouTube. Take a look at the people, the signs, and the experience of this rare home movie footage. Read more on Rare 1930s Jasper National Park Home Movie of Maligne Canyon The answer: Lots. Moberly and his family were there for most of Jasper’s modern history. Edward Wilson Moberly had more ties to the Jasper National Park experience and history than just about anyone. Read more on What does Edward Wilson Moberly have to do with Jasper National Park Culturing Wilderness in Jasper National Park: Studies in Two Centuries of Human History in the Upper Athabasca River Watershed was published in 2007 on the heels of Jasper National Park’s centennial celebration. A collection of 9 academic works by an assortment of expert contributors, the book is edited by I.S. MacLaren, a professor at the University of Alberta. For those looking for the best available information about how Jasper National Park came to be, Culturing Wilderness in Jasper National Park is the most thorough book available on the subject. Read more on Book Review: “Culturing Wilderness in Jasper National Did you know Jasper National Park has its own postal stamp? In 2007, Canada Post issued a commemorative stamp to celebrate Jasper National Park’s 100 year anniversary. The stamp portrays a Jasper wilderness landscape with surrounding Canadian Rockies in the background. Cold lobster with mayonnaise? Pictured is a scan of a Jasper Park Lodge restaurant menu I have. The menu is dated Wednesday, July 22, 1953. The menu depicts Spirit Island on Jasper’s famous Maligne Lake. Jasper National Park gift shops have offered all sorts of scenic postcards throughout the ages. In the 1960s, one of the items hanging from the gift shop racks was this “6 Scenic Views – Jasper Canadian Rockies” postcard set (from my personal collection). The first minute and a half of this short 1969 home movie shows an interesting and raw glimpse into the way Jasper National Park was – from the perspective of a 1969 traveler. I first heard of the Top Secret ice boat from a tour guide as I rode up the Jasper Tramway. He explained about how an aircraft carrier made of ice was being developed during World War II. The beautiful and innocent Patricia Lake was home to this experimental ice boat project. |
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