Town of Nanton, Alberta

Community Highlights

• Aircraft and military enthusiasts tour the Nanton Lancaster Museum to see a rare surviving bird of Bomber Command.

• Model railway fans inspect Ultimate Trains and its large outdoor garden railway layout.

• Nanton's preserved grain terminaIs interest amateur agricultural archaeologists.

• Students of nostalgia visit the MacEwan School House Visitor Information Centre.

Nanton has transitioned successfully from a railhead for local grain crops to a destination for hunters of antiques and collectibles.

The well-preserved main street that once supplied farmers with weekly necessities now caters to tourists and day-trippers.

High Season Dates (Time periods when community is most busy with visitors)

Nanton and its shops are busiest in summer, but never crowded with tourists.