Visit Heritage Park
1900 Heritage Dr. S.W. Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2V 2X3
Email: info@heritagepark.ca
Phone: 403.268.8500
Drew’s Saloon
Closed
Hours of Operation
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Monday
Closed
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Tuesday
Closed
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Wednesday
Closed
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Thursday
Closed
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Friday
Closed
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Saturday
11:00 am - 5:00 pm
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Sunday
11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Hours may change due to business levels.
Exhibit Details
Category
Dining/Food
Drew's Saloon Menu
Drinks
Bottled Soft Drinks | $3.50
Bottled Water | $3.50
Local Craft Beer and Cider | $7.50
Snacks
Potato Chips | $2.50
Cheez-It Crackers | $3.25
Canadian Bison Jerky | $6
About the Drew's Saloon
Henry “Boston” Drew, a well-educated and gentlemanly ex-U.S. army officer, first came to Canada in 1884 on a cattle drive from Idaho. He decided to settle in Alberta, and built a saloon, called the Drew Reserve, on his property at Spitzee Crossing (now High River) in 1886.
Although the saloon was not licensed originally, that didn’t stop patrons from ducking in for a drink. In 1891, Drew added four second-storey bedrooms to his saloon, turning it into a proper resting place for weary travelers needing a drink and some shut-eye on their way to Calgary or Fort Macleod. Drew later changed the name of his stopping-house to the High River Hotel, which passed through several hands over the next century before the Town of High River gave the building to Heritage Park as a gift in 1977.
