Enjoy the peace and tranquility in the lovely town of Athabasca .
Here you can enjoy Camping trips, Hiking down the local trails of muskeg Creek, experience relaxation at the local golf course. Swimming and Hunting..
Local Amenities:
- New sports multiplex
- motels and retail shops
- park RV and camping
- Near Hospital and Medi center
- university of Athabasca
- Golf Course
A Little History on the town Unlike so many other towns in Alberta, Athabasca predates the railway.
It was the terminus of the Edmonton to Athabasca Landing trail.
Athabasca lies on a southern protrusion of the Athabasca River. During
the
fur trade
era, when rivers were the principal means of transportation, the
Athabasca?Edmonton trail connected two different drainage basins. The
Athabasca River flows north and is part of the
Mackenzie River watershed, which leads to the
Arctic Ocean. Edmonton lies across a height-of-land on the
North Saskatchewan River in the
Nelson River drainage basin, which empties into Hudson Bay. Edmonton was in
Rupert's Land, Athabasca was not. The trail allowed goods to be
portaged
back and forth between river systems. Once agricultral settlement
occurred the trail served a similar purpose. Eventually road and rail
links would trace the same path.
The town of Athabasca (2006 population 2,575) is located in northern Alberta, Canada. It lies 145 kilometres (90 mi) north of Edmonton on Highway 2, on the banks of the Athabasca River. It is the centre of Athabasca County.
Until 1913 it was known as Athabasca Landing.
The town is home to Athabasca University, a major centre for distance education.
