{"id":10056,"date":"2014-05-13T17:52:31","date_gmt":"2014-05-13T09:52:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=10056"},"modified":"2014-05-13T17:52:31","modified_gmt":"2014-05-13T09:52:31","slug":"may-long-weekend-springs-albertans-from-winter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2014\/05\/13\/may-long-weekend-springs-albertans-from-winter\/","title":{"rendered":"May long weekend springs Albertans from winter"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_10057\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10057\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/alberta-activities.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10057\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/alberta-activities.jpg\" alt=\"Comfort Camping. Alberta Tourism\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/alberta-activities.jpg 640w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/alberta-activities-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10057\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Comfort Camping. Alberta Tourism<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The weekend is long and so is the roster of activities and information to help Albertans enjoy the holiday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter a long winter, Albertans are eager to get out and enjoy the outdoors, take in a festival, or visit a historic site. Whatever people choose to do on the long weekend, I encourage them to do it safely and have fun!\u201dDr. Richard Starke, Minister of Tourism, Parks, and Recreation<\/p>\n<p><strong>What you may want to know before heading out<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Where can I\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1aWUOFT\">camp<\/a>?<\/li>\n<li>Do I need a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1m6X684\">fishing licence<\/a>?<\/li>\n<li>Where can I use my\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/QmUF4O\">all-terrain vehicle<\/a>?<\/li>\n<li>Which\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1mIttfU\">hiking trails<\/a>\u00a0are open?<\/li>\n<li>Which\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1kYf48H\">museums and historic sites<\/a>\u00a0are open?<\/li>\n<li>Are any\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/SIs108\">farmers\u2019 markets<\/a>\u00a0open?<\/li>\n<li>Are there any\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1ggHHfO\">festivals<\/a>\u00a0going on?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Several Alberta government ministries will post long weekend-related updates and information on their blogs and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1ixxXSP\">twitter feeds<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Quick facts<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Victoria Day (May 19) anchors the first long weekend of the spring and summer seasons. The holiday honours Queen Victoria, the longest reigning British and Canadian monarch (1837-1901).<\/li>\n<li>Alberta is named after her fourth daughter, Princess Louise Caroline Alberta. Lake Louise and the Village of Caroline are also named after the princess.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Related information<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/11q4Rib\">Activities and events in Alberta<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Blogs<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/SIpJy4\">Tourism, Parks and Recreation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/16ZWV7r\">Environment and Sustainable Resource Development<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1mJkRBQ\">Justice and Solicitor General<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1l86d77\">Alberta&#8217;s Historic Places<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The weekend is long and so is the roster of activities and information to help Albertans enjoy the holiday. \u201cAfter &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":10057,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1482,79],"tags":[1771,336,337],"class_list":["post-10056","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-breaking","category-travel","tag-alberta","tag-tourism","tag-travel-2","mauthors-alberta-tourism"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10056","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/44"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10056"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10056\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10057"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10056"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10056"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10056"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}