Can-Canmore

The postcard view along the way is reason enough to get you on the short
road to the once sleepy town of Canmore.

sleep
With spacious living areas, full kitchens and
cozy bedrooms, Blackstone
Mountain Lodge feels more like your very own pad than a temporary
place to lay your head. Barbecue in the courtyard and dine in-suite
before spending the evening soaking in the hot tub under the starry sky.
From $185, Blackstone Mountain Lodge, 170 Kananaskis Wy., Canmore,
403-609-8098, www.blackstonecanmore.ca

eat
The
Iron Goat Pub and Grill is rich with references to the towns mining
and railway history in its design and décor. Share the Quebec-style
poutine ($9.25) and the Nova Scotia lobster and crab cakes ($12.75),
before tucking into the goat cheese ravioli ($14.75) or miners salad
($9.25). The Iron Goat Pub and Grill, 703 Benchlands Trail, Canmore,
403-609-0222, www.irongoat.ca

do
The quaint Verde
Day Spa offers a variety of treatments to refresh and renew in the
mountains. The green tea and pacific organic seaweed salt glow body
scrub ($80) paired with a mini facial ($25) had us radiating tranquility
from head to toe. Verde Spa, 901C Main St., Canmore, 403-678-0306, www.verdedayspa.com

shop
If your idea of hiking is more about strolling
the street than ascending a peak, Canmores Main Street is abuzz with
activity and plenty of locals. Pop into shoe emporium Gingerella
for a new pair of Michael Kors wedges. 106-721 Main St., Canmore,
403-609-3144, www.gingerellashoes.com

See photos from our weekend getaway to Canmore on today’s Editors’
Diary.