Waterton Lakes National Park
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Waterton Lakes National Park is a national park located in the southwest
corner of Alberta, Canada, and borders Glacier National Park in Montana, USA.
Waterton was Canada's fourth national park, formed in 1895 and named after
Waterton Lake. Waterton is open all year round but much of the town shuts down
for the winter. |
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In 1932 Waterton and Glacier joined to form Waterton-Glacier International
Peace Park. The park has a lot of diversity for its size, the main highlight
is the Waterton lakes—the deepest in the Canadian Rockies—overlooked by the
historic Prince of Wales Hotel National Historic Site. We spent the night in
the Prince of Whales Hotel. |
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We took a boat ride on Waterton Lake. On that ride you actually cross the
border between Canada and the US but you don't need your passport. The
scenery in this area is stunningly pretty and reminded us both of
Switzerland.. |
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