Things to See and Do

Do you smell that? That's the aroma of Trish's fresh ground coffee - extra rich, full flavoured, and it's ready and waiting for you well before breakfast... and that's just the beginning.

For those who love the other hot drink, we offer tea in the English tradition, leaf tea (not tea-bags) in a pre-warmed pot.

The dining room (shown above) and breakfast nook at 
Pathway Cottage overlook 3000 acre Fish Creek Provincial Park

After breakfast, what then?

Our guests have repetitively referred to the retreat type setting of Pathway Cottage and the way it promotes a refreshing of mind, body and spirit.

Relaxing to the sound of cascading water over a multi-stepped waterfall by our ponds has proven to be a mind clearing and pleasant pastime. As well, many have expressed their delight in being able to take advantage of the array of amenities provided by the huge park at our back door.

• Enjoy the 70 KM of pathways in our river valley park.

Let your stresses cascade away with the water in this 
scenic and tranquil pond setting -- your table awaits!

Click on any of the three thumbnails for an exquisite enlargement

Wow! A beautiful Rainbow Trout caught by
 one of our guests in the nearby Bow River

• Fish on the Bow River or in other area waters with Fish Tales Fly Shop – one two and multi-day packages.
   

• For shoppers, Pathway Cottage is just a 4 minute drive from stores and banks and nearly 40 restaurants.
   

• 3 minute walk to a Calgary transit stop. Use Calgary’s Light Rail Transit for fast trips across or down town.
   

• Drive a scenic 35 minutes to the east entrance of Kananaskis Provincial Park and the eastern slopes of the Alberta Rockies.
   

• 1½ hour drive to view Dinosaur fossils at the Royal Tyrrell Museum in Drumheller or at the Alberta Badlands.
   

• Banff National Park, is only 1 hour and 45 minutes away.
   

• Experience Canadian Indian history at Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump.

• In July, take in the Calgary Stampede, the greatest show on earth - includes 2 hour long kick-off parade with hundreds of horses, a rodeo, chuckwagon races, country fair, midway rides, music and fun. 
   

• Spruce Meadows, world renowned equestrian show jumping facility is only a 6 minute drive away.
   

• Canada Olympic Park is the crown jewel of the XV Olympic Winter Games and Calgary's year round sport and tourist attraction.
   

• Heritage Park, Historical Village, Canada's largest living historical village. 66 acres of lush parkland, over 150 historical exhibits, 1000's of artifacts, and lively interpretive activities. All the sights and sounds of pre 1914 life are recreated. Dinner theatre, artisans and crafters. 
   

• Fort Calgary brings history to life by telling the stories of the Mounted Police site at Calgary, the settlement and the people of Calgary through dynamic interpretation and exciting exhibits.
   

• Calgary Zoo - Attractions Canada recently voted this park the top outdoor site in the country. It features more than 1,100 animals from around the world and an ever-growing portfolio of innovative exhibitions, which allows guests to get up close and personal with grizzly bears, moose and wolves. Life-sized dinosaur models lurk in the badlands of the Prehistoric Park, and the more genteel setting of the botanical park includes a butterfly garden.
   

• Glenbow Museum is western Canada's largest museum, with over 93,000 square feet of exhibition space spreading over three floors. More than 20 galleries are filled with artifacts from Glenbow's collection of over a million objects. Includes a library of over 100,000 books, periodicals and other literature, an art collection with some 28,000 works dating from the 19th century to the present, and Glenbow Archives, one of Canada's largest non-governmental repositories, is a major research centre for historians, writers, students, and the media.
   

• Calgary Info Centre - Loads of ideas for fun and learning in and around Calgary