The Prince of Wales Hotel Waterton Lakes NP
by Teresa Zieba
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The Prince of Wales Hotel Waterton Lakes NP
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Teresa Zieba
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Photograph - Photography
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The Prince of Wales Hotel is located in Waterton Lakes National Park in Alberta, Canada, overlooking Upper Waterton Lake, near the Canada-United States border.
Constructed between 1926�1927, the hotel was built by the American Great Northern Railway to lure American tourists during the prohibition-era north of the border.
The hotel was named after the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII), in a transparent attempt to entice him to stay in the hotel on his 1927 Canadian tour, but the Prince stayed at a nearby ranch instead .
The Prince of Wales Hotel enjoys the distinction of being the sole establishment among Canada�s grand railway hotels to have been built by an American, as opposed to a Canadian, railway company.
The hotel was designated a national historic site by the Canadian government in 1995.
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December 15th, 2011
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John M Bailey
Congratulations on your feature in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
Hany J
What a wonderful place and image; I've been there and this image really shows the grandeur and the majestic setting of this place.
Bob and Nancy Kendrick
Nice. Love the dark clouds.
Teresa Zieba replied:
The weather was stormy and we barely had time to get to our car. I broke my ankle very badly 10 months before and was still with the cane so I couldn't run. Interesting experience to say the least, lol!
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