Year 2009 marks the 100 Years of Settlement for Beaverlodge. The centennial celebration starts on Friday, August 14 with fireworks at night. Saturday events include parade, exhibits, free BBQ, heritage tour, agricultural fair, horse, oxen, pet show, and many many more.
Beaverlodge Centennial Anniversary
Bill Bernard, the earliest settler, arrived in 1907. Oliver H. (Rutabaga) Johnson accompanied the Rede and Robert Stone families in 1908. The extended Johnson and Pool families, numbering fourteen, came in April 1909 and opened the first trading post west of Lake Saskatoon at “Stony Point”.
The first wave of settlement came in July 1909 in a thirty-one member party known as the “Bull Outfit” because of the thirty-six oxen they used. Included were such names as: Lossing, Flint, Smith, Sherk, Gaudin, Crabbe, Shisler, McNaught, Truax, Drake, Cranston, Pierce, and Sargeant. Almost all were members of the “Christian Association” from Ontario and their arrival in Beaverlodge Valley constituted the first successful attempt at group settlement in the Peace River Country.
Source: Monument at Beaverlodge Culture Centre
I went there on Friday night and took the following fireworks pictures. The fireworks wasn’t as great as I thought for this major historical event. The fireworks was very low, and I could barely see it from the famous Giant Beaver statute. As such, I have to do some photoshop editing in the following photos.
Beaverlodge Fireworks Photos
This is a beautiful picture of our beaver and the fireworks at our recent 100th Anniversary of Settlement. Aewsome and thank you!!!!
Hi Sam. My name is Traci and I work for the Town of Beaverlodge. I am interested in speaking to you regarding the photos of the 100 Years of Settlement Celebration in Beaverlodge. Would you please provide me with contact information, so we might talk about your photography.
Love this picture by the way.
Thank you.
Did you receive my email? What would you like to talk about?
Unbelievably topic, I like very much))))