August 17, 2007 | Tips from Travellers >
Dawson Creek, Farms & Markets
Make sure you stop in to the Dawson Creek Farmers market. They have some of the most amazing jewellery and the best wooden lawn furniture I have ever seen. Also some of the local artists have paintings for sale there. And don’t forget the fresh grown vegetables and herbs. I have only been there once this summer but I am definitely going back on my days off. The Farmer’s Market is held every Saturday from 8:30 – 12:30 and runs from May thru September. Don’t miss out!
June 15, 2007 | Tips from Us >
Dawson Creek, Sightseeing Tours
Last week was Our Community Blooms: Community Planting. Basically anyone who wanted to come out could help plant flowers in the downtown core of the city. There were four huge sidewalk corners to plant but it was so much fun! And now the downtown area looks great! Every time I’m downtown now I look on those planters with pride. And people were so friendly; we even had a visitor from the U.S. ask if she could plant a few flowers and of course we obliged. Everyone that does the downtown walking tour of Dawson Creek can see all the flowers we planted. The walking tour is a lot of fun too. It gives fascinating tidbits about the history of the town. My favourite is the bit about the explosion of 1943. That’s right, explosion. When the U.S. Army was working on the road they stored their dynamite in town and the night of February 13, 1984 60 cases of dynamite caught fire and destroyed an entire block of Dawson Creek! It’s some pretty cool history. The walking tour is full of fun facts like this.
The walking tour also goes past the Alaska Highway House. It is just finishing its renovations and it promises to be amazing. The exhibit will cover many different aspects of the building of the Alaska Highway including a scaled model of the Kiskatinaw Bridge. The staff at the Visitor Center will get a sneak-peak preview of all the cool stuff inside. I’ll have to tell you all about it when it happens.
June 15, 2007 | Tips from Us >
Dawson Creek, Attractions
Hi, my name is Leah. I have lived in Dawson Creek my entire life, well the 22 years that I have been alive anyway. I go to university in Edmonton for 8 months of the year and I’m always glad to come home to Dawson in the summer. There is just something about a small town that is endearing. Dawson Creek may be small by some standards but we are a population of about 12,000 people and growing all the time. Dawson Creek is famous because it is Mile 0 of the Alaska Highway but there is lots to see and do that is separate from the highway. And there is always something to do if you want to get out and participate. Our online community calendar is a brilliant place to find upcoming events. This is my third year working at the Dawson Creek Visitor Centre and I hope to share some my experiences with you readers.
If anyone was interested in that community calendar link I’ve included it below:
http://www.tourismdawsoncreek.com/events/calendar.php?type=month&calendar=1&category=0&month=06&year=2007