Acadia Valley

Acadia Valley, AB grain elevator, Dec 2017. Copyright by Michael Truman.
Acadia Valley, AB grain elevator, Dec 2017. Copyright by Michael Truman.

The Acadia Valley grain elevator is a former Alberta Wheat Pool elevator. It has been converted into a museum and tea house.

Acadia Valley, AB grain elevator, Dec 2017. Copyright by Michael Truman.
Acadia Valley, AB grain elevator, Dec 2017. Copyright by Michael Truman.

The elevator was acquired by the Prairie Elevator Society in 1989 for $1. Since 1991 it has acted as an interactive museum. A catalogue house, built in 1920, was brought in and has been the tea house since 2013.

Acadia Valley, AB grain elevator, Dec 2017. Copyright by Michael Truman.
Acadia Valley, AB grain elevator, Dec 2017. Copyright by Michael Truman.

An ex CN caboose is also on display at the site.

Caboose CN 79827 at Acadia Valley, AB, Dec 2017. Copyright by Michael Truman.
Caboose CN 79827 at Acadia Valley, AB, Dec 2017. Copyright by Michael Truman.

See Also

  • Time for the Past blog entry on the elevator
  • Take a Rural Road Trip blog entry on the elevator

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