Travel Guide Bar U Ranch National Historic Site

The only national historic site to commemorate the history and importance of cattle ranching in Canada. Established in the 1880's, the Bar U Ranch had a reputation as the largest percheron breeding facility in the world in the 1900's. Now a living museum and re-enactment of life at the time with costumed guides and storytellers of cowboy life, the site has been operated by Park Canada since 1991, having contributed greatly to the renovation of the historic ranch buildings. The Bar U Cafe allows you to enjoy bannock, the Native American bread baked over an open fire, while listening to old adventure stories.