NORTHERN STRONG! Fort McMurray and the Wood Buffalo region
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If your dream is to snag a trophy walleye, wrestle a monster pike or land a Northern Alberta laker, fishing Alberta’s north is sure to get you hooked.
The Aurora Borealis or northern lights are mesmerizing, dynamic displays of light that appear in the night time northern skies.
Winter in Fort McMurray has so many incredible opportunities for your winter adventure.
Northern Alberta is a snowmobiler’s paradise with hundreds of kilometers of trails, cut lines and navigable waterways to explore.
Adults, teens, and kids are hanging out and enjoying nature-based games on unique "pawd"-mounted obstacles that climb, zip, jump, and swing through the tree-tops. Multi-level platforms hover two to twelve meters (four to forty feet) above ground on site at Vista Ridge, now a year-round stop for outdoor recreation.
The new Fort McMurray International Airport (YMM) opened on June 9th, 2014. The new terminal building has redefined air travel for the region. It now has 16 different restaurants and shops, including the first Earls to be in an airport and Starbucks!