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photo by Jessica CoxFort Smith upholds its reputation as the Garden Capital of the North with an active community garden located downtown in Fort Smith Mission Historic Park. Local gardeners today grow all kinds of vegetables and flowers on land that was once used by missionaries to grow vegetables to help feed the community.

photo courtesy ITI, GNWT

Fort Smith Mission Historic Park is all that remains of the original 151-acre (61-hectare) Oblate Catholic Mission in what is now the centre of Fort Smith.

photo by Jessica CoxNorthern Life Museum and Cultural Centre is a gem for history buffs and cultural enthusiasts. It features impressive cultural and natural collections from the region known historically as Thebacha (northern Alberta and the southern Northwest Territories).