Fort George and Buckingham House Provincial Historic site

Built in 1792 as two competing fur trading posts, Fort George and Buckingham House are time machines to the days of fur traders, explorers, and cartographers. Hike along the bank of the North Saskatchewan River, explore the archaeological site of the two trading posts and learn how the lives of indigenous people were affected by Europe’s appetites for fashionable beaver felt hats. Get up close with artifacts in the museum, like a porcupine quill loom, tipi, or the currency of the day: a beaver pelt. A forested trail leads to the historic fort sites where interpretive signage and your guide will shed a little light on what life was like here more than two centuries ago.