The Prince of Wales Hotel is a historic railroad hotel located in Waterton Lakes National Park in Alberta, overlooking Upper Waterton Lake, near the Canada-United States border. Constructed between 1926 and 1927, the hotel was built by the Great Northern Railway of the U.S. to lure tourists during the prohibition era. 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 is the sole establishment among Canada's grand railway hotels built by a U.S. railroad company. The hotel was designated a National Historic Site in 1995.
See also
Prince of Wales Hotel - Waterton Lakes National Park - Discover the picturesque charm of Prince of Wales Hotel in Waterton Lakes National Park. Opened in 1927, Prince of Wales Hotel sits in the heart of the Canadian Rockies in Alberta Canada. ...
- Lake McDonald Lodge at West Glacier, Montana within Glacier National Park
- Many Glacier Hotel at Babb, Montana within Glacier National Park
- Glacier Park Lodge at East Glacier Park, Montana just outside Glacier National Park
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References
- Chisholm, Barbara, ed., Castles of the North: Canada’s Grand Hotels. Toronto: Lynx Images Inc., 2001. ISBN 1-894073-14-2.
- Djuff, Ray. High on a Windy Hill: The Story of the Prince of Wales Hotel. Calgary: Rocky Mountain Books, 1999. ISBNÂ 0-921102-71-2.
- Djuff, Ray, and Chris Morrison. View with a Room: Glacier's Historic Hotels and Chalets. Helena, Montana: Farcountry Press, 2001. ISBNÂ 1-56037-170-6.
External links
- Official site
