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Ya'Gotta: Medicine Hat Aboriginal Tourism, History, Culture and Gateway to The Cypress Hills
BY: Bob Kenyon
"Adventure Tourism Information About Places Ya'Gotta Go To!"
Located on the Trans Canada #1 Highway 293km (182 miles) east of Calgary, AB and 434 km (270 miles) east of Regina, SK, Medicine Hat (known to western Canadians as “The Hat”), has 2,512 hours of sunshine annually, making it the sunniest city in Canada. The city is located in the southeast corner of Alberta and on the South Saskatchewan River, which eventually makes its way to Hudson's Bay as part of the Saskatchewan River. The climate in southeast Alberta is semi arid with many dry coulees, formed by ancient glacial flows and the river also offers excellent smooth water activities.
If you're looking for things to do and see in "The Hat", it's a very busy little city. July 1 is the national celebration of Canada Day and during the third week in July, rodeo fans will enjoy the annual Medicine Hat Exhibition and Stampede with performances by country music favourites and Pro Rodeo competition.
With a strong arts community, focused around their Esplanade Arts and Heritage Centre, with concerts and exhibits, “The Hat” has something for all fans of the Arts. Arts events start off in January when Folk music fans will enjoy one of the rare indoor folk festivals in Canada, with the Medicine Hat Folk Music Club's “Tongue On The Post” festival and summer brings with it the Medicine Hat Jazz Festival (late June).
Aboriginal history in the area has been traced back to the late prehistoric period. In the coulee below the Samis Teepee there is one of the most significant archaeological finds in the area and visitors can take a self-guided tour of the site. The steel and concrete, 20 story tall, Samis Teepee is a stop worth visiting also. It was built for the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary to pay tribute to the aboriginal culture of Alberta.
If you're wanting to find out about the Aboriginal history, of the area, be sure to visit the Miywasin Centre. If you're planning a trip into the Cypress Hills, which is the number 1 adventure travel focal point on the area, the centre hosts it's annual History of in Hills event every June.
Medicine Hat has a wonderful historic downtown area, with their period gas lamps, CPR station, and courthouse, but the historic centre-piece of the city is the Medicine Hat Clay Industries National Historic District, where the Medicine Hat Brick & Tile Company began manufacturing in the early 20th century along with Alberta Clay Products that made sewer pipe. Later during the height of the great depression Medalta Potteries and Hycroft China were founded to manufacture crock ware and white ware. The now collectable which included crocks (up to 50 gallons), jars, jugs, churns, spittoons, pitchers, pots, bowls, plates, teapots, casseroles, artware, planters were called by collectors "Little Chief" or "Sleepy Indian". They became better know as the Medalta name. Today the National Historic Centre has tours of the now closed factories as well as exhibits, pottery courses and even an artist in residence program.
If you're planning a trip to southern Alberta or Saskatchewan or more specifically Medicine Hat and the Cypress Hills, go to Ya'Gotta Travel you can book your flights, hotels, car rentals online.
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