Fort Walsh National Historic Site - Saskatchewan, Canada

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Fort Walsh is a historic Canadian site, located in Saskatchewan's Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park. Originally built as a Northwest Mounted Police fort, it was constructed by inspector James Morrow Walsh and thirty men of the B Troop in June 1875. Today, Fort Walsh is open to the public and serves as a popular tourist destination. Join acting site manager, Royce Petty John, on a tour of the facilities and activities -- which include guides in period costume, interactive interpretative programming, a cook tent and even a military drill reenactment. Want to plan your trip to Canada? Visit http://www.canada.travel