Grain Elevator Park & Train Station
4 Meadowview Drive

Grain elevators used to dominate the Alberta skyline. These majestic monuments of the past allow us the opportunity to relive our rich agricultural history. The Park features two of Alberta's designated wooden grain elevators, the 1906 Alberta Grain Company Elevator and the 1929 Alberta Wheat Pool Elevator.  Both of these important landmarks received their designation as Provincial Historic Resources in January 2007.  The St. Albert Grain Elevator Park is also home to the St. Albert Train Station and Visitor Centre.  The replica station was built in 2005 and is designed as it would have appeared in the 1920's, after it was extended to increase the baggage handling area.  When you visit the St. Albert Grain Elevator Park, interpreters will take you on a guided tour of the train station and historic grain elevators.
 
Open from Victoria Day weekend to September long weekend. Admission by donation.
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As part of the celebrations for the 150th Anniversary of the St. Albert Mission we invite you to join us on a walk through St. Albert’s history. The new walk from the Clock Tower to Mission Hill is a re-creation and expansion of the 1988 Founders’ Promenade, which acknowledged the contributions of some of St. Albert’s early settlers. It also pays homage to the earlier Memorial Drive, which was created in 1929 to remember the Oblate Missionaries, members of the 1885 St. Albert Mounted Rifles and Veterans of the First World War.

Founders’ Walk has nine story panels, treed seating areas and a beautifully landscaped trail climbing up to the Mission from our downtown. While following the walk you will learn about some of the rich culture and history that shaped our community and will be able to enjoy the sites and sounds at the heart of the City of St. Albert.

Click here to download your copy of the Founders' Walk map

Father Lacombe Chapel
Location: St. Vital Avenue just off the St. Albert Trail

Visit the Father Lacombe Chapel at Mission Hill and take a tour of Alberta's oldest  log building and one of Alberta's Provincial Historic Sites. The log chapel was built in 1861 by Father Lacombe and the local Metis and was the beginning of the missionary settlement of St. Albert. Interpreters will give you a tour of the chapel, the crypt where Father Lacombe, Bishop Grandin and Father Leduc are buried, the grotto and the cemetery where you will recognize many of the names of St. Albert's founding families. In addition to the tours in August the Father Lacombe Chapel hosts Mission Hill Day, a day that celebrates the beginnings of St. Albert. Every first and third Sunday of the month are Sunday FunDays. These Sunday FunDays showcase the lifestyle of Alberta's early missionaries, settlers and Metis.

Open:May 15 to Labour Day
Daily, 10:00a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Admission by donation.
 
Contact:
Summer (May 15 - Sept. 7): 780.459.7663  father.lacombe@gov.ab.ca
Winter: 780.431.2300  marianne.mack@gov.ab.ca

Musée Héritage Museum
5 St. Anne Street   780.459.1528
 
The museum is committed to hosting and producing exhibitions that are unique, interactive, linked to the community, and interesting to visitors of all ages.  The annual temporary exhibition program includes the hosting of approximately three exhibitions brought in from other venues and one exhibition curated and produced in-house.
 
St. Albert: This Is Our Story
This permanent exhibit tells the story of St. Albert, from the beautiful natural setting that first attracted the aboriginal peoples and the Metis settlers, to the founding of the mission by Father Lacombe and the growth of the community.
 
Discovery Room
The Discovery Room is a great place for children. The theme changes on a regular schedule and offers many opportunities for children to learn through the interactive displays.
 
Open: Tuesday – Saturday  10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
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Michif Cultural and Resource Institute
9 Mission Avenue   780.651.8176
 
This museum showcases a collection of Métis specific items and, as well as a pictorial history. The museum works to protect, preserve and promote the Métis of St. Albert and Alberta. The Institute houses a Métis Living Museum, Library and Craft shop featuring only local Métis and First Nations Artisans. You can find the museum in the heart of Métis country, located in historic St. Albert in the oldest residence of the City. Call for additional information and/or hours of operation. 

The Little White School House
2 Madonna Drive   780.459.1528
 
Take a seat close to the front of the class and discover the lessons of the Little White School. Opened in 1948, this two-room school house will take some generations back to the days of their youth, while showing younger visitors how reading, writing and arithmetic was taught 60 years ago.
Call for programs and hours of operation. Admission by donation.