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History comes alive at the Bar U ...
The Friends of the Bar U work in cooperation with Parks Canada to preserve and present the historic ranch. Walk or ride a horse drawn wagon down to the ranch headquarters and tour our historic buildings. Learn about the role the Bar U played in shaping the Canadian west. In addition to scheduled interpretive programs, you may see an old time haying demonstration, a blacksmith or a saddle maker at work. Try your hand at roping, or enjoy a cup of cowboy coff ee around the fi re at Roundup Camp while listening to the stories of the people who made the Bar U what is was; from poets to politicians, outlaws to artists and princes to ranch savvy businessmen.Great family entertainment!
The Bar U Ranch will host a number of special events during the 2011 visitor season and we invite you to come and join us.
 Opening Day
Sunday, May 22nd
Immerse yourself in ranching history...
Free cake and coffee served at the Cookhouse to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Parks Canada, the first National Park system in the world |
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 Bar U Chuckwagon Cook-Off
Sunday, June 12th
Roundup Camp cooks were men of ingenuity, adaptability and perseverance.
Join us for the Bar U Cook Off and sample our competitors version of beef stew and biscuits cooked over an open camp fire just like they did 100 years ago.
The winners of the Stew Cook-Off held on Sunday, June 12
* Judges' Award - 1st place to Gitters Pub
* Honorary mention to Mike McLean and Amy Vaile (Bar U team)
* People's Choice - 1st place to Gitters Pub
* Honorary mention - Bob & Christina Arnold
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Percheron Horse Show
Tribute to the Percheron Horse
Sunday, June 19th - Postponed to Sept 18/11
We’re hosting the second annual Percheron Halter Class show as a tribute to the great Bar U Percheron show horses as well as the man who made it all possible - George Lane. |
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 Canada Day
Friday, July 1st
11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Free admission! Come out for an official flag raising ceremony while touring the ranch and taking part in the family activities. We’re having an Old Fashioned Country Celebration! |
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 Roundup of Memories
Cowboy Poetry, Music & Storytelling
Sunday, July 10th
1:00 pm
A crackling campfire, cowboy coffee and the chuckwagon by Pekisko Creek. Wecome to Roundup Camp for an afternoon of westerm entertainment, as local ranchers, historians, poets and musicians honour a way of life.
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 Polo at the Bar U
Sunday, July 24th
1:00 pm
The “Sport of Kings” has been played around the world for centuries. Re-live the Bar U’s polo history as local cowboys play traditional players on the original Bar U polo field.
* Details/Photos from this year's event
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 Friends of the Bar U Trail Ride
Saturday, August 6th
Support the Friends of the Bar U Historic Ranch Association on their annual day ride into original Bar U grazing lands. Everyone welcome. Ride your own horse or take a seat on a horse-drawn wagon.
403 395-3330 for information.
* Details/Photos from this year's event |
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 Old Time Ranch Rodeo
Sunday, August 14th
1:00 pm
Rodeo competition demonstrating traditional ranching skills when cattle ranged by the thousands and men on horseback rode herd. Join us for an exciting afternoon of Broke Horse Racing, Team Sorting, Branding and Doctoring, and Wild Cow Milking, as teams of working cowboys from southern Alberta ranches compete for silver Bar U belt buckles, and bragging rights!
* Details/Photos from this year's event |
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 First Nations Day
Sunday, August 28th
1:00 pm
We commemorate the contributions of Aboriginal people to ranching life, when natives took on traditional cowboy roles. Stony Nakoda elders, drummers, dancers and speakers gather at Roundup Camp to tell the stories of their ancestors |
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 Chore Horse Competition
Sunday, September 11th
1:00 pm
A glimpse back in time to when horsepower meant exactly that. When teams of draft horses pulled mowers, rakes, hay wagons and ploughs breaking the earth. Watch teamsters guide their teams through a timed course of skill-testing manoeuvres.
* Details/Photos from this year's event |
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* All Special Events begin at 1:00 pm and are subject to cancellation and/or rescheduling due to weather conditions. |
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The Bar U Ranch Cafe |
| The Bar U Cafe features a special menu selection on most events, a concession stand on site and cowboy coffee is served at Roundup Camp. Except for Canada Day, when admission is free, regular admission rates apply for all events. As weather can quickly change in ranching country, all events are subject to cancellation and/or rescheduling depending on conditions. |
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