Travel site nod could put city in central Alberta on the tourism map
RED DEER, Alta. — A popular travel website could help put the central Alberta city of Red Deer on the map.
Expedia has named it one of the most breathtaking spots in North America, up there with Old Montreal and Niagara Falls.
The website recently published its top 34 picks for the designation, and while many might be expected — Banff, Alta., Mexico City and Lafayette, La. — more than a few might be a surprise.
Coronach, Sask., made the list for its “sense of the Wild West;” La Ronge, Sask., was lauded for its views of the night skies and Northern Lights; while Peterborough, Ont., got the nod for its Lock 21 restaurant, located underneath the world’s tallest hydraulic lift lock, which takes boats out of the water.