Historic Camping:
​Duhamel Campground

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Sleeping in History:

  When the government of Alberta decided to pull out of its supervisory role of many small roadside campgrounds in the province, back in the early 1980's, the Duhamel Historic Society, being fully aware of the significance of the spot on which the Duhamel campground stood, stepped up to the plate. On the banks of the Battle River, near New Norway, the site is the original home of the Duhamel Metis Settlement, started by the Laboucanne family back in the 1870's.

The Duhamel Historic Society has erected a monument to the settlement that stands on the grounds, a silent reminder of the life once lived along these banks.  The campground is on an honour pay system.
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    • About
    • Contributors
    • Suggested Readings
  • Foundations
    • First Nations & Metis Artifacts & Collections
    • The Frontier's Call
  • Architecture
    • St. Thomas Duhamel Roman Catholic Church
    • St. Peter & Paul Roman Catholic Church
    • Elevation Ukrainian Catholic Parish
    • Living In History: Rostaing 1906 Residence
    • Prairie School House
    • Academic Architecture:
    • A Monument to Forgotten Memories
    • Bawlf Beginnings
    • Fridhem Baptist Church
    • Trondhjem Lutheran Church
    • Transfiguration of Our Lord Ukrainian Catholic Church
    • St. Stanislaus Church
  • Cultural Heritage
    • Stan Trautman
    • Ida Bull
    • Rostaing Roots
    • Calvin Johnson
    • Forrest Hagen
    • Pere Hippolyte Beillevaire
    • Louis Riel & Camrose County
    • Judy Louis
    • Camrose & District Museum
    • Donalda Museum & Gallery
    • Local Cemeteries
    • Camrose Railway Museum
    • Telegraph Park
    • Battle River Writer's Centre
    • Meeting Creek Railway Station & Elevator
  • Natural Heritage
    • Augustana Miquelon Lake Research Centre
    • The Beauty of Buttes
    • Nature Conservation Centre
    • The Flood of '74
  • Tourism
    • Prairie Fun Days
    • Rosebush Lodge & Teahouse
    • Historic Camping: Duhamel Campground
    • Ferry Point Camp Ground
    • Rosalind's Centenial
    • Big Valley Jamboree
    • Ferintosh Manor Bed & Breakfast
  • Diary of Industry
    • The Rails
    • Coal
    • Agriculture >
      • The Donalda Creamery
      • Glenn Chester Highlands Farm
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