2380
Population
High Prairie is the gateway to the Peace Country coming from the east. The Peace Country is a tremendous northern agricultural area that enjoys long hours of daylight during the summer months that helps produce abundance of crops. There is also a healthy forestry industry in the area.
Of interest…
2 Campgrounds – no problem finding a campsite in town.
High Prairie & District Golf Course – 9 hole, located 9 km west of Town. This is a challenging course with water in play on many holes.
High Prairie & District Museum: located in the town of High Prairie as the Gateway to the Peace. The Museum’s exhibits tell the history of the Town and Big Lakes County; from pre-contact, with exhibits of locally collected stone tools and fossils, to current community themes.
Pioneer Thresherman’s Association: located 15km east of High Prairie in the Triangle District within Big Lakes County. The museum has a large collection of agricultural machinery (tractors, combines, balers, and threshers) and historic buildings (sawmill, blacksmith shop, log house, church and flour mill).
Calendar of Events
High Prairie Traditional Pow Wow – May
Pioneer Thresherman’s Demolition Derby & Mud Bog Racing – July
High Prairie Elks Pro Rodeo – August
High Prairie Tradeshow – September
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