Historic Dunvegan Provincial Park
26 kilometres south of Fairview on Highway 2 T0H 1L0 Fairview, AB, Canada

#WouldYouRather Wednesday This coming Saturday is #BatAppreciationDay! Bats make their home at Dunvegan and can be seen in the summertime, especially at dusk. They help to eat mosquitoes and other bugs! If you’re not exactly a bat fan, maybe you can appreciate snakes? Garter snakes can often be seen at Dunvegan on hot days. They eat mice - and that is very much appreciated by at least one of Dunvegan’s staff! ... So which do you appreciate more? Click "like" on the photo of the animal you choose!

Caption this Photo! If you need a little help thinking of a good caption try this: 1. Using your smart phone, type the words Marie was so strong she 2. Look at your predictive text and tap the middle button until you get a full sentence!... We’ll start: Marie was so strong she didn’t even think about it.

Happy National Pet Day! Pets have been a part of Dunvegan for many years! In 1899, the St. Charles Mission had two dogs named Piram and Niger, and a cat. The pictures below are of Dunvegan’s Program Coordinator’s pets. David is Stephanie’s cat, Sadie is Ellyn’s dog, and little Name-To-Be-Determined (NTBD for short) is Stephanie’s puppy that will be arriving at the end of the month!! Let’s see your pets! #PetDay

What is this artifact? It’s not an armpit washing stand, or a hide-away ballet barre. And it's definitely not a height measurement "thingy" or a barrier to keep people from your pitcher of long island iced tea! :D It is a drying rack! This ingenious design allows the rack to be folded down when not in use, and props up when needed, particular for undergarments that couldn’t be hung out in the yard for all to see (scandalous!)

#WouldYouRather Wednesday: Close your eyes. Imagine it’s the middle of the night on a blustery December night in 1896 at Dunvegan. You’re wrapped up snuggly in your feather mattress under your beautiful crazy quilt. But suddenly you feel it! The call ofnature (otherwise known as the bowl of beans and 5 cups of tea you drank at supper). What do you do?? Would you rather run out into the freezing night to the outhouse or use the chamber pot that’s located near your bed?

We’ve been having so much fun with this it’s time for another round of WRONG ANSWERS ONLY! Tell us what this item is, but give us the wrong answer! We’ll give you the right answer on Thursday!

#TriviaTuesday True or False? Historic Dunvegan is home to the oldest fur trade building still on its original site.

For today’s Sunday Share, check out this historic recipe that will keep you warm on these chilly days! https://www.facebook.com/fgbh.ab/posts/2781020948848244

Today we’re sharing a video from the Royal Alberta Museum about fossils! Many fossils (mostly small, but some large!) have been found along the banks of the Peace River near Dunvegan. Are you a fossil fanatic? Have you ever found a fossil before? https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1000448586995167

#PhotoFriday These are historical photos of the Tsattine/Beaver people who have been gathering at Dunvegan for thousands of years. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/

#PhotoFriday keeping with the Historic #Movember theme both Albert Tate and Dan Carey sported very impressive moustaches in the 1800s. Last year everyone thought Mr. Tate wore his moustache better what do YOU think? https://www.facebook.com/HistoricDunvegan/posts/2755862774477249

#ThrowBackThursday to when Stephanie and Ellyn had a lot of laughs creating the Dunvegan History Mystery. Would you be interested in participating in another online mystery? https://fb.watch/1Ag3e9O1LO/

#TBT to Historic #Movember! https://fb.watch/1Ag_m-jJFB/

#TriviaTuesday On this day in 1908, the Edmonton Bulletin ran an article describing the freight traffic that travelled on the Peace River. This is a photo of the S.S. Grahame. What was the name of the steamer that carried flour and lumber for Fort Dunvegan? www.virtualmuseum.ca//histoires_de_chez_nous-co/pm_v2.php

Today we honour all those who have and are still serving our country. Thank you. We remember John Chipman Kerr, who worked as a ferry operator at Dunvegan around 1920, and received the Victoria Cross for bravery during the Battle of Somme in 1916. http://www.vconline.org.uk/john-c-kerr-vc/4587307751

It’s Métis Week in Alberta! If you are an educator or parent looking for resources to support your celebrations and learning this week, send us an email at [email protected]. In addition to the resource listed below by our friends at the Provincial Archives, we’ve compiled a list of several resources we’d be happy to share!