High Prairie & District Museum

The Museum shares stories of High Prairie and the Big Lakes Region. This Region includes the actual town site of High Prairie, the Treaty 8 Nations of Sucker Creek, Driftpile, Utikuma, Kapawe’no, Pakashan and Swan River as well as the East Prairie, Peavine and Gift Lake Metis Settlements. The Main stories shared at the Museum range from First Nation and Metis history, to the Pioneers, Fur Trade, Archaeological, early natural history and the two World Wars.

In 2019 the Museum was proud to have its Recognized Museum Statue renewed by the Alberta Museum’s Association. The museum works hard to stay relevant to the community and explores many ways to be sustainable, including raising funds through our gift shop and custom framing service. We aspire to support and promote local artists and crafters through our gift shop.