A New Beginning Eight municipalities south and west of Calgary formed a tourism marketing group that billed the members as “Cool Little Towns.`We have updated this post as some significant changes have taken place. This original organization was municipally run with the long term goal of transitioning operations to participating businesses. The transition has taken place and the new organization […]
» Read moreWe have recently been writing about exploring this area while staying at Riverbend. This post describes a day trip to High River, a town just 22 kilometers south on Highway 2. This is another of the “Cool Little Towns” of Southern Alberta. Travelling the highway to town and driving around town, it is clear that agriculture is a main focus […]
» Read moreWhen you are camping at Riverbend plan spend a day in Okotoks. The family will find lots to keep them busy. With recent annexation, the west half of the campground is now within the Town of Okotoks. Whether on the doorstep or actually in the town, we feel that we are part of life in this “Cool Little Town.” The […]
» Read moreWhile you are staying with us here at Riverbend there are many day trips that will immerse you in history, bring you closer to nature or perhaps offer a day of family fun. Situated as we are, with the vast prairies of the east rising to meet our Foothills and then on to the majestic Rocky Mountains to the west, […]
» Read moreIf you have ever been here or looked for us on a map, you will know Riverbend Campground is located on the Sheep River. For most of the year the Sheep is a quiet river winding through the foothills before emptying into the Highwood River about eight kilometers to the east of us and eventually into the Bow. During spring […]
» Read moreWhy Genealogy is Popular Updated January 25, 2026 – People are interested in where they came from, and family histories is central to the human condition. In an increasingly unstable world, people seek a sense of personal identity and a sense of belonging. We saw a dramatic increase in interest during the Covid-19 pandemic. Studying geneology amd ancestry in our […]
» Read moreUpdate March 20, 2022 – Your spring RV preparation should start now. Don’t spend the entire week before the first camping trip fixing your unit. Having to do repairs the week before the Victoria Day long weekend is a very bad idea. You don’t need to talk to an RV parts store and/or service centre to know it is their […]
» Read moreLakes in Alberta Update September 2026 – One of the common observations offered by newcomers and visitor to Southern Alberta is that the area suffers from a lack of lakes. Certainly compared to Minnesota, the “land of 10,000 lakes” or their neighboring Canadian province of Manitoba, we have fewer lakes. For most, the attraction of lakes is the recreational opportunities […]
» Read moreUpdated July 27, 2026 – Small wooden churches were a mainstay of life on the Canadian prairies. As communities sprang up across the west, the church was a central part of life in the community. A great view of this history can be experienced in Heritage Park Historical Village in Calgary. The church there, St. Martin’s Anglican Church, was originally […]
» Read moreFires at Riverbend UPDATED – June 2023 RV fire saftey must be top of mind for all campers. In the past twelve months we have had two RV fires. In the summer of 2016 we had a fire in the east end that destroyed a trailer and caused significant damage to the trailer on the adjoining lot as well as […]
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