BY JANET STEINBERG
Welcome
to Jasper in the Canadian Province of Alberta.
This picturesque town is nestled within Jasper National Park, one of the
largest wilderness areas in North America.
Jasper National Park, the largest of Canada’s mountain parks, has been
designated an United Nations World
Heritage site.
In
the early 1800s, the explorer and mapmaker David Thompson created a way station
for fur traders. This was Jasper’s first
permanent habitation. The 4200-square
mile Jasper National Park was formed in 1907 and, with the arrival of the Grand
Trunk Pacific Railway in 1911, the town of Jasper was formally established.
The
Jasper Park Lodge, a true “Grand Canadian Lodge Experience” was built on 903
acres of pristine forest in Jasper National Park. This village of cozy cedar chalets and
heritage log cabins is situated along the emerald shores of Lac (Lake) Beauvert.
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| JASPER PARK LODGE |
