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VisitDiggerzPowersportsonlineatwww.diggerz.ca2AspenRoadHayRiverNTX0E0P0867874-3224DontForgettovisitusatDIGGERZHAYRIVERHOMECOMING2013LIFEISGOODINHAYRIVERCometoKinglandFordtoseeourlineofrecreationalvehicleswhileyoureenjoyingtheHayRiverHomecomingJune21-222013ServingyouSince1966Ph867874-7700Fax867-874-7716Toll-free1-800-661-0716922MackenzieHighwayHayRiverNTByRENEFRANCOEURHayRiverishometotheNorthwestTerritoriesonlyrailroadlinethenorthern-mostrailheadinCanada.FormallyknownastheMack-enzieNorthernRailwaythe585-kmlinerunstoPeaceRiverAlta.ItalsoconnectsuptoHighLevelatthe310-kmmark.CanadianNationalRail-wayCNwhobuilttherailroadNorthinthe1960swhenitwastheGreatSlaveLakeRailwaypurchasedthelinein2006renam-ingittheMeanderRiversubdivision.Thecompanyalsobought157acresonthewestsideoftheMackenzieHighwayfromtheHayRivertowncoun-cilin2007foranexpandedofoadingsite.ChooChooChoo-ingFactsintheNorthCNoperatesonetrainNorthintoHayRiverperHAYRIVERCHUGSALONGdayandonetrainbacksouthTrainsrunintoHayRiversixdaysaweekCNhasmoved2700carsintoHayRiverin2012CNhasinvested2.4mil-lionintocapitalimprove-mentsforrailnetworksfromNorthernAlbertatoHayRiveroverthepastcoupleyearsCNemploysthreepeo-plewhoworkoutofHayRiverByKRISTENCAMPBELLSummerisagreattimetovisitHayRiver.Seeminglyendlesshoursofsunlightwillgreetanyvisitortotheareaandthetownisbuzzingwithlifeasthewinterfadestomemory.Ifyoufindyourselfintownthissummerbesuretocheckoutsomeofthelocalattractions.HAYRIVERHERITAGECENTREWhetheryouarenewtotheareaorreturningforalongover-duevisitbesuretocheckouttheHayRiverHeritageCentre.LocatedinOldTownthecentreshowcasespiecesofHayRiv-ershistoryfromphotographstoanecdotes.Variousdisplaysrotatethroughthemuseumasdopresentationsbylocalper-formersnatureenthusiastsandhistorians.Evenifyouarefa-miliarwithHayRiverspastthecentreisworthavisit.Thevolunteersareconstantlyup-datingthefacility.FISHERMANSWHARFFindingyourselffreeonaSaturdayBesuretoheaddowntotheFishermansWharfbetween1000a.m.and200p.m.Localvendorssetupshoptoselltheirwaresincludinglocalproducefreshlycaughtshsweetsbakedgoodsandhandmadeartsandcrafts.Shouldyoundyourselfhun-grywhileyouaredowntherevariousversionsofshandchipsareavailablewithplentyofseating.YouresuretorunintosomefamiliarfacesormeetsomeonenewspendingpartofyourSaturdayatthewharf.Themarketisopenmid-JunetoSeptemberweatherpermitting.TWINFALLSIfyouarewillingandabletomakeashorttripsouthTwinFallsistheplacetogo.Ap-proximately20minutesfromtownbeautifulsceneryandalengthywalkingtrailwillab-sorbyourdaytakingyoufromAlexandraFallstoLouiseFalls.Informativeplaquesexplainthesignicanceandhistori-calusageofthefallsfromtheDenepeoplesperspective.Besuretobringyourcameraandyourwalkingshoes.CHECKOUTTHELOCALSHOPSANDRESTAURANTSThereareanumberofdiffer-entshopsandrestaurantsscat-teredthroughouttownthatareworthavisit.Manyhavebeenopenforyearsandarewellestablishedinthecommunity.Othersarenewandstartingtomakeanameforthemselves.Thenumberofrestaurantshasincreasedoverthelastfewyearsandincludeawideva-rietyofoptions.Inviteafriendandtryoutanewplace.LOCALLYORGANIZEDTOURSForthoselookingforaguidedtourthereareseverallocaloutfitterswhowilltakeyouonvari-ousexcursions.Fishingtourswalksalongthefallsandcampingtripsarejustsomeoftheservicesof-fered.CheckwithtownhallandthecommunitybulletinboardsattheDonStewartRecreationCentreandRingsPharmacyforrecommenda-tionscontactsandadditionalinformation.ADDITIONALOUTDOORACTIVITIESHittingupthegolfcoursegoingcampingatoneofHayRiverscampgroundsorvisit-ingoneofthebeachesalongGreatSlaveLakeareotherworthwhilewaystospendadaywhileintown.ThereisnoshortageofthingstodoinHayRiversobesuretomakethemostofyourvisit.WHATTODOINAHAYRIVERSUMMERPhotoJaredMonkmanHituptheWharfonaSaturdayforsomeshandchips.