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Calgary is the largest city in Canada and its located in the south area of Canada. People living in Calgary are known as Calgarians. Calgary is a well known city for winter sports such as the Olympic Winter Games with many mountain resorts. Calgary is also the home to the Olympic Oval and has the Canada Olympic Park. Calgary is also known as the cleanest city by the Mercer Quality of Living. Calgary is known for their oil. It was first discovered in 1902 but wasn't really important until the year 1947. Due to the oil prices rising, the economy is now booming in Calgary. Over three million people visit the city annually to see the many festivals and attractions. Calgary is known as a very modern cosmopolitan city but still has its tradition culture.

Calgary Stampede

The Calgary Stampede is known as the greatest outdoor show on earth. It is a large festival, exhibition, and rodeo. It starts in mid July and goes on for at least ten days. It first started in the year 1912 by Guy Weadick. This is one of the largest outdoor rodeo's setting a record of 1,262,518 visitors within a ten day period. The Calgary Stampede also has a parade which is held on the opening day of the Calgary Stampede. The parade usually gets about 350,000 people attending and it is one of the largest and oldest traditions Calgary has. It is televised and the viewing audience is over 2 million people. This event is not only flooded with locals but a lot of tourists as well.  This rodeo brings cowboys from all over the continent.

Calgary Festivals

Calgary has many many festivals that run throughout the year. One of them is called The International Festival of Animated Objects. This festival is based on puppetry and masks and is a very entertaining comedy. Calgary also has a wine festival which has been a yearly tradition for 16 years now. This festival has international wines, ports, champagne, and dessert wines from the worlds most celebrated regions. You can also visit the Chestermere Winter Festival which is free and its a family event. At this festival they have wagon rides and turkey bowling for the kids and booths full of artisans and craftsman for the adults. Calgary also holds a film festival called the Marda Loop Justice Film Festival. This festival is to bring people from all over the world in hopes of spreading the awareness of understanding injustice.

Calgary Museums

The Military Museum is a bundle of different things from the Canadian Forces. It will take you through the victories, tragedies, and sacrifices of the men and woman who served in the Canadian Forces. You can learn about Canada's only tank unit at Dieppe or walk through a First World War trench. You can even learn about Canada's victory at Vimy. This museum is there to educate the youth about Canada's Army, Air Force, and Navy. This facility is an award winning museum.

The Firefighter Museum Society in Calgary is open May 1st through October 9th. This museum has plenty of events that go on annually such as a silent auction and a brunch. The mission statement is " Our purpose- acquire, restore, maintain, and protect fire apparatus, pictures, equipment, and memorabilia of the Fire Services' past." The most valuable and the pride of their collection is the 1929 Magirus which is one of the Calgary Fire Department's original apparatus. This museum is very memorable and touching.

The Olympic Hall of Fame and Museum is a tribute to Canada's Winter Olympians.  This museum has three floors of all the Olympic highlights such as the Olympic Challenge Gallery which has interactive video displays that you can find on the third floor. On the second floor you will find an exhibit with Blades, Boards, and Broomsticks. On the first and main floor is the newest Olympic Winter Sports with films, bobsleigh, and ski jump simulators. This museum has guided and unguided tours and is open from 10am to 5pm.

November 17, 2008