Pembina River campsite
On the beautiful Pembina River, near Evansburg and Entwistle, Alberta, June 2007.
Pembina River Provincial Park Winter Trail Walk Nov 15 2012
Walking the trails in Entwistle/Evansburg on a daily basis. They were established many years ago and I walk them daily for exercise for me and my dogs. This is my first attempt at getting my own videos on here
Pembina Rapids
Shot on GoPro3 Black
Just south of Entwistle Alberta Canada
Pembina River
Canoeing The Pembina River, Alberta
A day canoeing down the Pembina River, Alberta, Canada. June 17, 2017. I put-in at the southern end of Range Road 80 (Reno Rd.) and took-out at Pembina River Provincial Park. Total paddling distance was 38 km, and the river was flowing at 67 cm/s. Hope you enjoy.
Pembina River Trails Opening Ceremony Sept 9, 2012
The Friends of the Pembina River Society, Alberta Parks, Evansburg/Entwistle Chamber of Commerce and Tipple Park Historical Society sponsored a walk-a-thon to raise awareness and money for this initiative. Now we have a NEW and Improved trail system we can be proud of. More work will be done in the coming years, but most of the work is now complete. We hope you can come to see and enjoy our trails.
Pembina river tubing experience
Pembina river tubing is one of the many activities that Entwistle, Alberta, offers during summer. Its about one-hour drive from west of Edmonton, Alberta. Where you will experience an amazing water activity. The water wasn’t as cold as we expected. Few small rapids encounter and rocks protruding from various places will surprise you and can add an excitement while travelling to a three-hour journey to the river so you need to be extra cautious. You can also bring your own life jackets and inflatable raft. Note that it will be advisable that you use a water proof camera or store your cameras or phones in a sealable plastic bag like we did.
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Canoeing The Lobstick River, Alberta
A short day-trip canoeing down the Lobstick River near Evansburg, Alberta, and Pembina River Provincial Park. A fun spring run, 13km total. Hope you enjoy.
Entwistle to Rocky Mountain House, Alberta - Hwy 22 - Timelapse
Highway 22 from Entwistle junction. The long last stretch home.
Entwistle is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Parkland County.[3] It is located at the Yellowhead Highway's intersection with Highway 22/Highway 16A, approximately 95 kilometres (59 mi) west of Edmonton on the Yellowhead Highway. Entwistle sits on the east banks of the Pembina River near the halfway point between Edmonton and Edson.
Entwistle has grown to become a popular staging area for the oil and gas industry. It is also quite famous for its annual rodeo, the Pembina River Provincial Park, and being the Diamond Capital of Canada.
Entwistle is within the federal riding of Yellowhead, provincial electoral district of Stony Plain and Parkland County's Division 6.
Rocky Mountain House is a town in west-central Alberta, Canada located approximately 77 km (48 mi) west of the City of Red Deer at the confluence of the Clearwater and North Saskatchewan Rivers, and at the crossroads of Highway 22 (Cowboy Trail) and Highway 11 (David Thompson Highway). The surrounding Clearwater County's administration office is located in Rocky Mountain House.
History Byte Jan 28, 2020
History Byte Jan 28, 2020
My name is Sheila Willis of Impact Tourism, the developer of the History Check App. Welcome History Bytes, your daily dose of Alberta HIstory Trivia. Brought to you in partnership with Belt Drive Betty Media and the Canadian Motorcycle Tourism Association.
You can Register to answer the questions for a shot to win prizes or just take the quiz to satisfy your own brain power! Either way, we are excited to see how much of Alberta’s History you really know!
Yesterday's question was:
The Grand Trunk Railway bridge over the Pembina River by Entwistle was constructed in. . .
A Edmonton
B Scotland
C Winnipeg
And if you answered Scotland you would be correct. I may have mis-worded that - perhaps prefabricated is a better choice.
I would like to thank the Tipple Park Museum in Evansburg for the question, and the research materials to answer it.
The bridge itself is 910 feet (280 m) long and 214 feet (65 m) high. It is currently the fifth-highest railway bridge in Western Canada.
During the winter of 1908-1909 the concrete piers for the bridge were being built over the Pembina River and the Village of Entwistle was a thriving business center.
The cement for the bridge piers was being hauled by sleigh from Stony Plain, about 69 kilometers away and the gravel came from the river flats where the Pembina Provincial Park now sits.
Now concrete needs to be kept from freezing until it hardens, so here these guys are in the middle of winter trying to do just that. The gravel, sand and water had to be heated and then, after pouring, they had to keep it warm enough not to freeze.
Not an easy task in normal winter temperatures, but some of the oldtimers said that some days it was-72 Fahrenheit down by the river. In today’s terms that -57 Celsius.
In the hurry to build a transcontinental line they were grabbing all the workers they could. They were working double shifts, and in a time when people didn’t work on Sunday’s, or the Sabbath, they were offering double pay to make it happen.
In the meantime, in Scotland the steel bridge is being pre-fabricated. It was then shipped across the ocean to eastern Canada and then brought west by rail.
To construct it, a false bridge was built of timbers, resting on pilings in the river bed. The steel girders were hauled over this support and riveted together.
The rivets had to be heated red hot in a blacksmiths forge and tossed to the workmen who caught them in pails, placed them into position with tongs, and hammered them tight while still hot.
It was said that the sound of hammers ringing on the steel could be heard up and down the river valley for miles.
It was a remarkable piece of engineering with the measurements so accurate that when the pieces were assembled that winter, they fit perfectly.
This story comes from an article in the book Foley Trails, a History of Entwistle, Evansburg & Surrounding Area.
J. Read, wrote the story in 1984 and said that when the bridge was built the heavier trains of today were not anticipated, but to the best of their knowledge, repairs to the steel structure have have never been needed, over 70 years later.
Tomorrow’s Question is:
Lesser Slave Lake Settlement is now known as
A Grouard
B The Town of Slave Lake
C Fort Smith
Come back tomorrow for the answer and the story that goes along with it.
Then we will load you up with the next question. Enjoy!
Credits:
Peel’s Prairie Provinces; University of Alberta Libraries
Provincial Archives of Alberta
Provincial Archives of Alberta search
Tipple Park Museum, Evansburg
Research:
Foley Trail; A History of Entwistle, Evansburg and the Surrounding Districts Volume 1
Peel’s Prairie Provinces; University of Alberta Libraries
Wikipedia - Entwistle
The bridge itself is 910 feet (280 m) long and 214 feet (65 m) high. It is currently the fifth-highest railway bridge in Western Canada
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Rocky Mountain House Heritage Camping!
This week we visited the Park's Canada Heritage Campground as well as the Historic Site in Rocky Mountain House, Alberta! Check out it out to see all the details of this hidden-gem of the David Thompson Region!
Jesse Dee & Jacquie B - Summer 2010 Phase 2
Pembina River Nights 2010 in Evansburg, Alberta. What a hoot!
Evansburg testimony
Hometown church testimony
Pembina River Tubing and Edmonton Corn Maze
The Pembina Valley Weekly News Update Oct. 11 - Oct. 17, 2014
This video highlights some of your top news stories of the past week in the Pembina Valley.