Edson Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
town in Alberta, Canada
About Edson
The town was founded as Heatherwood, but the name was changed around 1911 in honour of Edson Joseph Chamberlin, vice-president of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway. In the 1950s, upgrading of Highway 16 caused a dramatic increase in private, commercial and industrial traffic. Today, the Yellowhead Highway carries some of the heaviest traffic flow in Alberta and has been declared the second Trans-Canada Highway. In the 1970s, a revitalized coal industry launched the Cardinal River Coal and Luscar Sterco mines in the area. In the 1980s, Pelican Spruce Mills (now Weyerhaeuser Canada) and Sundance Forest Industries (now Edson Forest Products a division of West Fraser Mills Ltd.) became two of Edson's major employers. Edson lies in the McLeod River valley, immediately east of the Canadian Rockies
Top Attractions in Edson
Explore the best things to see and do in Edson:
- ★Galloway Station Museum and Travel Centre
- ★Kinsmen Park
Where to Eat in Edson
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Mountain Pizza & Steakhouse
Where to Stay in Edson
- 🏨Comfort Inn
- 🏨Econo Lodge
- 🏨Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites
Edson Travel Guide Sections
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