Established in 1883, Maple Creek is located some 80 km east of Medicine Hat, Alta. Their history is rich with NWMP, First Nations, ranchers and cowboys. Nowhere else in Canada are there so many large cattle ranches still in the same family, century after century.
Maple Creek hosts many Western events, including the First Nations/rodeo cowboy hockey game, Battle of the Little Big Puck (Feb); Thundering Hills Pow Wow, Nekaneet First Nation, (Jul 5-7); Maple Creek Ranch Rodeo (Canada’s second-oldest ranch rodeo on Jul 6); Cowtown Pro Rodeo (Jul 17-19); and Maple Creek Cowboy Poetry Gathering, Western Art & Gear Show (Sep 20-22). Nearby sites and events include Fort Walsh National Historic Site; Murraydale 104th Annual Stampede & Picnic (Jul 9); and Reno Rodeo, Consul (Aug 3-4)