Danish Canadian National Museum, Dickson

Next stop after wandering in Danish Store Museum, it was to Danish Canadian National Museum that I drove to. It's quite a nice little place and there's a small cafe inside which serves danish pastries and scones as well as a gift shop inside.

A replica of Stendysse (a burial chamber dating back to the Neolithic Age)

And now wandering in the Garden.....

At Burnstick Lake and Dickson!

I was already in Red Deer County as I had gone to Markerville for a wedding and had camped the night at Burnstick Lake Camp Ground.

Burnstick Lake

Campground

Saw two men fishing early morning!

The next morning on my way back home to Calgary, I decided to look around Dickson. It was about half an hour drive.

Dickson is a hamlet in central Alberta within Red Deer County. It's about an hour and a half drive from Calgary. The original settlers of Dickson were Danish individuals. Many of the settlers did not speak English and communicated only in Danish. This resulted in the preservation of their Danish heritage, as they did not feel the need to learn English or adjust to Canadian cultural ways of life because they were the only settlers in the area.

On the way .....these rolled up grass looked so pretty!

Dickson.....Danish Settlement

My first stop, the Dickson Store Museum. This is a restored 1930s style General Store that offered all the basic necessities such as groceries, hardware, and dry goods. Relive the 1930s!

Outside the museum....the cemetery.

King of Kings Lutheran Church