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Welcome!! Here you'll find information on the history of an area of Alberta, Canada along the North Saskatchewan River. Archaeological remains suggest that this area was lived in by the native people of Canada as early as 10,000 years ago. Little is known about times so long ago, but a lot of records have been kept of the more recent activities. In 1862 a Methodist mission was started on the banks of the North Saskatchewan River and a small settlement began to form around it. The Hudson's Bay Company built a fur trade post there, and the settlement continued to grow. In 1918 the railway bypassed Victoria Settlement and came through Smoky Lake, a town just north of the Settlement. Over the next few years the settlement disappeared and people moved north to be part of Smoky Lake . Today, Smoky Lake is still a beautiful place to visit and much of its history has been preserved. The land around it is scattered with picturesque old farm-houses, some dating back to the turn of the century. The CN station has been transformed into an art gallery and tourist information booth, and an old school has become the Smoky Lake Museum . The Hudson's Bay Clerk's Quarters remains standing today and has become a the central part of a Provincial Historic Site , together with a 1906 Methodist church. The Victoria Trail Home Guard has done work preserving other locations along the historic trail . Right now, the Home Guard is celebrating the recent Federal Historic Site Designation that the trail has received. Find out what the designation means. This website attempts to capture some of the spirit of this little community. It contains well over two hundred pages and a multitude of stories, personal accounts, and pictures about the area. More information is being added continually. A special thank you goes to the many contributors who made this page possible. If you have information you would like to contribute please email christy@smokylake.com or mail to the Smoky Lake History Website, c/o Smoky Lake Signal, Box 328, Smoky Lake, AB, T0A 3C0

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