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Velvet Hand Designs, located near Grimshaw, Alberta, offers a unique assortment of original artworks, prints and custom pieces that make lovely one-of-a-kind gifts and eye-catching home and office décor items. Created by local multi-media artist Carolyn Gerk, the pieces are inspired by film, media, and literature. Carolyn’s illustrative work has been reproduced on greeting cards, stickers, keychains, pins and mugs, and in addition to purchasing her items online, you can find her items at the Peace River Art Hub gift shop as well as the Nampa and District Museum gift shop. Velvet Hand Designs also features editioned linocut relief prints. Message Carolyn on her Etsy, Facebook, Instagram or Tiktok page if you’d like to learn more about having Carolyn create a custom portrait or pet portrait. She is an incredible artist!

Look no further for a wide variety of wine, spirits, and beer – Rum Runners in Grimshaw has a massive variety of the most popular products, and they pride themselves on carrying a vast assortment of unique craft brews local to Alberta and Canada. To name a few, they have Peace River Brewing and Distilling (Peace River), Shady Orchard (High Prairie), Liquid Vodka and Broken Oak Vodka (Grande Prairie), Crabby Goat (Valleyview), West of the 5^th (Barrhead) and Rocky Mountain Bighorn (Hinton.
Are you looking for a unique item or planning a special event? The friendly staff at Rum Runners are happy to accommodate events, specific orders, and recommendations. They also offer a points reward system that gets loyal customers a discount on their purchase that can be used on anything in the store.

Weekly and Monthly Specials include: 
Monday & Wednesday:  10% off wine, craft beer and coolers
From the 1^st – 15^th of every month – $2 off all 15 packs of domestic beer
From the 16^th – end of the month – $2 off 24 packs of domestic beer

Located at 5820-51 street in Grimshaw.

The Peace River Museum & Archives is located in the beautiful Peace River Valley. The museum cares for many objects, photographs and archival records that celebrate Peace River’s stories and history. The museum is a fun and a entertaining place of learning through objects in the museum’s collection as an entry-point to inquiry, discussion and exploration about the region. The archives offers an extensive archives and library for family and regional history research. Drop by for personal research or call for an appointment for more in-depth research.

The museum showcases temporary galleries throughout the year that enables a deeper look into many of the region’s more interesting and thought-provoking stories, individuals and objects.

Looking for a special gift?

The museum has a wonderful gift shop full of hand-crafted gifts to choose from. You will find 12 Foot Davis magnets by a local glassworks artist, art cards by local photographers, fiber arts, jewelry, history books by local authors and much more!

Hours of Operation:

Tuesday to Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm

Closed only on December 24, 25, 26 and January 1.

Exhibits:

Sir Alexander Mackenzie Gallery

This room tells the story of Sir Alexander Mackenzie and his journeys through the west.  Artifacts include archeological finds from Fort Fork, the 18^th century compound where Sir Alexander Mackenzie wintered while on his way to the Pacific coast.  The display also talks about the fur trade in western Canada, with examples of the types of furs trapped in the area, replica of a fur trader’s canoe and an authentic fur press.

Main Gallery

This gallery is home to our temporary exhibits.  These include local history as well as travelling exhibits from other museums.   New and topical displays are planned out each year to fill this space.

Peace River Gallery

The Town of Peace River has a wonderfully diverse past, and we showcase parts of this past in the Peace River Gallery.  From early firefighters and police to those first pioneers who settled the land, we aim to represent the many facets of life in the Town of Peace River.  Starting with prehistoric history and going into the present day, we examine the Town and the people who call it home.

Admission: By Donation

This wonderful coffee shop is more than your regular coffee shop, the Old Bisto is a cherished local gem. Here you’ll find coffee lovers enjoying a yummy warm drink, people visiting, working, or having a formal meeting in one of their three different gathering areas. In addition to being a cozy and welcoming place to hang out, the Old Bistro has a ton of unique handcrafted items curated by local artisans. There are some stunning pottery, woodworking, and leather items, as well as paintings and various products from Misty Meadows Natural Soap and Apothecary. They also offer baked goods daily, all served up with a smile. While you’re there, try the caramel macchiato, a local favorite, peppermint, lavender, gingerbread, floral-inspired tea, or lemonade when in season – they are all beyond amazing. The Old Bistro is also home to Fairview Footcare, specializing in diabetic foot care, toenail reconstruction and pedicures.

Simoneau Honey Buzziness is passionate about the hive. This family “buzziness” provides the region, province and beyond with high-quality natural honey, pollen, and wax products straight from their cherished bee hives. They also facilitate hive-side tours and up close and personal tours where guests put on the bee suit and experience a real working hive. The creamed honey is their signature product that keeps people coming back. This yummy product is a cross between whipped and white honey (available in cinnamon, apple spice, peanut butter and seasonal flavours) but even better. They also have regular honey, wildflower (clover, alfalfa, canola, dandelion), honey stix, fresh pollen, and a large variety of beeswax for candle making and bulk beeswax. Their products are available at the Peace River Farmers Market, Value Drug Mart and Maximum Power Sports in Peace River. Simoneau Honey Buzziness is also the honey supplier for the Board n Barrel in Peace River and Home & Away YEG in Edmonton. Visit their website to learn more or book a tour.Located outside of Marie-Reine. Phone

The Falher Hotel is the perfect place to stay, eat, and catch up with family or friends. Whether visiting the area or local to town, you will surely be greeted with smiles, excellent service, and small-town hospitality. They offer a bar, restaurant, VLT machines, hotel rooms, ample parking for vehicles of all sizes, and the best pizza in town! The licensed restaurant is a great place to gather for a meal or have your next celebration with friends and family. Planning to stay awhile? Being conveniently located on Mainstreet Falher, you’ve got easy access to all the stores and services this wonderful town offers. All their hotel rooms have a fridge, microwave and coffee pot, as well as some kitchenettes and pet-friendly rooms. For the little ones, the Honey Capital Park is located just across the street.

If you are looking for an authentic Canadian activity, that is the sport of curling!

Located in Grimshaw, Alberta the Grimshaw Curling Club is one of the best spots in the region to give this sport a try. Discover what makes this sport one of Canada’s favourite winter pastimes. Curling is accessible to nearly everyone and is enjoyed across the country by everyone. Come experience curling in one of the most beautiful clubs in the region!

Owned and operated by three passionate women, self-care is at the heart of this family business in Fairview.  Services range from hair, massage, skin, nails, lashes, intuitive energy services, a yoga/pilates studio, and a boutique stocked with locally made products – making Revitalized a one-stop shop to care for body, mind and spirit.  In addition, the Revitalized team focuses on customer service by providing high-quality services and a relaxing and warm environment where clients are considered neighbors and friends, leaving the salon feeling renewed and happy.

Their dynamic team includes five stylists, two massage therapists, two eyelash technicians, an intuitive energy practitioner, a kundalini yoga teacher and a pilates teacher (watch for classes starting in early 2023).  So if you are looking to freshen up your colour, a massage, a facial, an intuitive energy session, a manicure or a chemical peel – book your next appointment at Revitalized.  Their complete list of services can be found on their website at revitalizedsalon.com.  Better yet, stop by their location on Mainstreet – they carry products and hair tools made by CHI, Milkshake and Redken, all HEMPZ Lotion scents, and their in-store boutique is stocked with super cool locally-made items such as soaps, body scrubs, candles and earrings.

Revitalized has been in business for seven years and expanded to a bigger building located on Mainstreet in Fairview in 2018.

It’s always a bright and happy day at Grow North Gardens. This unique family-owned business in the Heart of the Peace offers much more than traditional bedding plants. In addition to carrying a massive variety of bedding plants, vegetables, house plants, trees and shrubs in the spring, this gorgeous flower farm is home to 90 unique types of fresh flowers for a flower subscription service available from June to September. Imagine fresh bouquets with snapdragons, peonies, lilies, gladiolas, dahlias, eucalyptus, delphiniums, double tulips and lupins – to name a few. If you love sunflowers, this farm is a must – they have a ton of different varieties and colours that will bring warmth to your home and heart.

Visitors can also experience the colors and fragrance of the flower farm by getting their “feet in the dirt” and literally picking the flowers from Grow North Gardens land for their bouquet. Want to learn how to make a decorative planter? Watch for their spring planter workshops, and during the Christmas season, you can sign up for a workshop to make wreaths, planters, door swag and centrepieces. Plus, kids love it here – in the spring season, they keep the bubble machine ready and the water table full for the smallest gardeners to enjoy. They also host an Easter Egg hunt and DIY stations. Are you having an event or a wedding? Grow North Gardens also provides fresh flowers for different events.

The family business started in 2017 by selling bouquets and plants at the Grande Prairie Farmers Market but quickly grew after they caught the bug for this fulfilling career. In 2018 they built a 6000 square feet greenhouse to grow flowers and vegetables.

Located on the northeast side of the Town of Fairview.
Take the east entrance into Fairview, head north and drive to 108 avenue. Turn right (or east) down a gravel road for 1 km and watch for signage. Grow North Farms is on the left.