A Provincial
Historic Site...

Discover history on the North Saskatchewan River along the Victoria Trail, where Reverend George McDougall founded a Methodist Mission to the Cree in 1862. This is where the Hudson's Bay Company established Fort Victoria in 1864 to trade with the local natives. The Mission and Fort became the nucleus for a Metis community whose river lots extended six miles along the bank of the river.

Today, step inside the 1864 Clerk's Quarters or the 1906 Methodist Church to hear the story of a once bustling community that saw a new surge of missionary and commercial activity at the turn of the century. Learn why this thriving settlement experienced a sudden decline and all but vanished.

Catch a glimpse of an exciting period of Alberta's past through exhibits, trails, and a variety of activities provided by costumed interpreters.

Located
10 km south of Smoky Lake on secondary highway #855, and 6 km east on the historic Victoria Trail.

CONTACT:
Summer Season
(May 15 - Labor Day)
Tel: (780) 656-2333
Fax: (780) 656-2333

victoria.settlement@gov.ab.ca

NOTE: The Smoky Lake Signal, a local newspaper, has a very informative website on the history of the region, including the Settlement and Trail. Click here!

      906 Methodist Church

                                                                                       1864 Hudson's Bay Clerk quarters

                                                   Northwest Mounted Police monument on the Victoria Trail

Hours

May 15 through Labor Day
(1st Monday in September)
10:00am to 6:00pm daily

Admission

• $2.00 for adults
• $1.50 for Seniors
• $1.50 for youth aged 7 to 17 years
• Free for children 6 and under
• $5.00 for a family (Two adults and their children aged 7 to 17 years)

GST is included. Fees are subject to change without notice