Grand Prairie, Alberta, Canada

The City of Grand Prairie is a thriving regional center located in Northwestern Alberta in the heart of Peace Country. The City began as a Hudson's Bay trading post in the late 1800's and is among the fastest growing municipalities in Canada. Grand Prairie has a population of 50,227 and serves a market area of more than 250,000 people within a two-hour drive.

Grand Prairie's history and culture is brought back to life within the Grand Prairie Pioneer Museum located in Muskoseepi Park. The museum includes an outdoor heritage village with a restored post office, school, church, fire hall and barns. We drove into town to see the museum and the directions on how to get there were not for "someone who ain't from here". We found it and guess what...it was closed they were repaving the streets.

Not to be outdone, we drove north to the town of Sexsmith. In the late 1940's the town was known as the Grain Capital of the British Empire, shipping more grain than any other port in the Empire. The main street has some of the original buildings that were built in the 1940's.

After that we drove south to the very small town of Wembley. It's named after Wembley England, Yes, the same town where they play tennis. Wembley is the "Gateway to the Dinosaurs" The Pipestone Creek area has received international attention due to the discovery of the world's largest pachyrhinosaurus ("thick nosed horned" dinosaur bone bed.

I must say that Canada is a very pretty country, the scenery is breathtaking and there is a lot to see. However, I must also say that this country is "not civilized". You can go into any grocery store you want and there is a most important item you WON'T FIND.....WHEATIES. Man cannot live by bread alone, he must have his WHEATIES. I'm glad this time we came prepared.