OUR MUSEUM IS OPEN! Tuesdays to Saturdays 10 to 5
[ mobility scooters available for use on tours…]
For rental inquiries, bookings or after-hours site access, please contact Loretta at (403) 732- 4374. For information about the museum, events, or to book a group tour, call Pieter at (403) 732 – 5451.
We would like to thank ALL those who volunteered and EVERYONE who visited the Windy Castle Medieval Faire that was held at Coyote Flats Pioneer Village this past Saturday. The Faire was not as successful as the Windy Castle organizers had hoped; crowds were down, as were the number of attractions. While we work hard with all those who book our venue to host their event, we have no direct influence in their success. That said, we appreciate all that the Windy Castle folks have done over the past two years to spotlight and promote our Museum.
MARK ON YOUR CALENDARS:
Aug. 17, 18 & 19 – Harvest Days
Labour Day weekend – Museum Closes
September 29 – PIG & PULL fundraiser
Southern Alberta has a rich history, filled with inventors, collectors, pioneers, bootleggers and more. This collection of history does not simply include pictures and the items used during those times. Coyote Flats Pioneer Village is an assembly of buildings used by the people who shaped our history. Through the collection of buildings, artifacts and stories, the history of the region’s early settlers lives on . Walk the streets and experience the history written about in books and witness the activities that kept our ancestors busy throughout their days.
The Coyote Flats Pioneer Village also has a very large collection of tractors spanning the entire history of Alberta’s agricultural development. This industry is the foundation to Alberta’s success as a province. See the very tractors that plowed the fields and cultivated today’s thriving industry.
Above are a few of the many restored tractors on site.
Our guides have an extensive knowledge of the history of our province and will share many stories with you. Coyote Flats Pioneer Village is an exciting experience unlike anything you will find anywhere.
Welcome to our Village!
Operated by the:
Prairie Tractor and Engine Museum Society
Hi there, I was just wondering what it would cost to rent for my wedding photographs? I’m getting married November 7th of this year.
Hi Eva; congratulations on your upcoming wedding, and thanks for your inquiry.
For formal wedding pictures we charge $ 100, but the museum is yours – especially at that time of the year…
Please call ahead to confirm, just so we can have someone on-site to meet and great you.
Pieter van Ewijk
General Manager
Coyote Flats Pioneer Village
(403) 732-5451
Are you requiring any volunteers and what is required of them?
Hello, Marshall!
Volunteers are always needed, so “come on down”!
No requirements, really: you tell us what you like to do, what hours you are available, and we work it out from there…
I am usually here from 9 AM to 4:30 MON-FRI.
Pieter van Ewijk
General Manager,
Coyote Flats Pioneer Village
operated by the Prairie Tractor & Engine Museum Society
(403) 732-5451
Good morning…
My name is Gerald…I’m the Activity Coordinator for a senior facility. I would like to know if you’re open in September? I would like to bring a group of about 12 & need to know if you’re wheelchair accessible. Also do you serve food & have a space to eat. Thank you.
Gerald
Hello, Gerald! Thank you for your inquiry; yes we love to host seniors’ tours. Probably half the museum is wheelchair accessible. What we’ve done in the past is have two smaller groups, and when the folks are getting a little tired of walking, we actually drive the bus through the village, with a tour guide narrating the buildings and sights that are just outside the windows. I will call you momentarily as well — we’ll see you in September. PIETER
Looking to track down a copy of the history of Coyote Flats. My relatives are from Billings township Manitoulin Island and relocated to the Coyote Flats area in 1910. The Foster Brothers remained there into the 1980’s. They were my grandmothers brothers. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Bpatterson@osl.org 416-629-2890 Thanks in advance looking forward to visiting your museum next year BP
Hello, Brian; we have two books for sale; one is the history of Coyote Flats museum (put out in 2016, which has some information on early settlers) and the other is a book called ‘Coyote Flats, Vol. II’, which has a certain amount of history on early settlers, the area, etc. It was published in 1976.
Each book is $ 25 CDN.
Hope that Helps! PIETER
Pieter
Reselection.ca
Website to purchase labeler cassettes.
Cheers,
Wayne
Hi Wayne – thanks for the info, I shall check them out! PIETER
Hey there, is there any limitations on what types of tractors can compete in the tractor pull? Thanks
Hallo, Jeroen!
Yes. Generally tractors have to be 1962 or older. We often let ‘newer units’ participate, but we class them as ‘demonstration’, not usually ‘competition’
Thanks for asking! See you Sayturday? PIETER
Hi Pieter,
I was hoping to pick up cataloguing
again. I did a few years ago and I am also familiar with the catalogue computer program..,
I was hoping to stop in on Monday..,
Jane van Asch
Hello, Jane! I will e-mail you Wendy & Elaine’s phone numbers; we’d love to have some help in catalogueing.
Unfortunately, I am at my ‘winter-job’ MON-FRI, so I will not be at the museum much.. PIETER
I see your site needs some fresh & unique content. Writing manually is
time consuming, but there is solution for this hard task.
Just search for; Miftolo’s tools rewriter
Thanks for your suggestion – we’ll do our best to update as the season starts rolling again! PIETER
Are you open daily? What are the hours?
Hi Audrey; we are open Tuesday to Saturday, 10 AM to 5 PM. Admission by donation. Big car show this Sunday!! PIETER
Do you have tents available to rent for a wedding? Also how much is the upcoming hay bale maze. We have a bus group coming from out of town – is there a group rate for the hay bale maze?
Hi Sara; thanks for your inquiry!
We currently do NOT have tents for rent, sorry!
The folks organizing the Medieval Faire were unable to get Straw Bales for the maze, so they will have one made out of plywood/tarps. Tickets to the Medieval Faire are $ 15/person/day ($ 5 for youth; children 10 and under free), and that gets you onto the site to see jousting, sword-fight demonstrations, archery, food, beer garden, fun & games.
Maybe we’ll see you there? PIETER
Do you have a Medieval Faire every year? Just heard about now. Granddaughters drove down to Brooks for one and it was far. So if you have one so close by we would definitely attend next summer 2018. We are from Claresholm and Calgary.
Hi Joanna; thanks for comment. This was the first year, and although it was a fun affair, and well attended, the group putting it on lost money on it. We are working with them to see if we can make this an annual affair!! Please check our website early next year for our ‘line-up’ of events, and/or our facebook page : Coyote Flats Pioneer Village.
Thx for your reply. Will keep a check on your page.
Where are you located?
Hello, Bev. We are located just one mile south of Picture Butte, Alberta; just 20 minutes north of Lethbridge. PIETER
Just inquiring about the May 26 tractor pull & curious wether the 5 o’clock time is correct.
Thanks for pointing it out, Julie, it is INCORRECT: registration on Saturday starts at NOON, with the pull itself starting at 1 PM. Will correct!! PIETER
Does your show and shine on July 7 have a ‘Bike Class’ ?
YES & NO! We actually do not have specific classes; anyone and everyone can come and bring their vehicle, including bikes! There is a draw for driver’s choice and people’s choice. That may be a rat-rod, hot-rod, muscle car, custom, antique, project… and bike! Hope to see you there! PIETER