Jasper in January is heralded as the festival where you can find Jasper “at its most authentic.” While that may simply be a low-key way for Tourism Jasper to say visitors are going to have to share the street parties, ski lifts and music venues with locals, fear not: the Jasperites who are responsib...

Forget the Double IPAs and Chocolate Porters, all we wanted at Alberta Beer Festivals ' Jasper Craft Barley Summit was...a beer I’m a beer dork. Not a beer geek , mind you—that would require knowing something about the beer brewing process. I’d need to learn about different fermentation vessels and ...

Before she bought the Bear’s Paw Bakery, the only thing Kim Stark had ever baked was a batch of chocolate chip cookies. But in 2002, when she and her then-partner decided they wanted to live in Jasper and own a business, never having baked from scratch before didn’t seem like a particularly big hurd...

Taylor Lancee, Fairmont JPL’s Public Relations Manager, displays a selection of what CIN guests receive as complimentary amenities as part of their registration package. // Bob Covey For decades since its storied opening at the turn of the 20th century, the Jasper Park Lodge has been known as a luxu...

Jasper foodies, start your appetites. With the launch of Jasper Food Tours earlier this spring, owner and entrepreneur Estelle Blanchette is waving the green flag for the commencement of culinary cruising in Jasper. Jasper Food Tours started with beers and game meatloaf at The Jasper Brewing Co. // ...

Downstairs at the Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge, tucked away in the hotel’s east wing, not far from the entrance to the staff cafeteria, a portal exists. It is a gateway to a culinary experience unlike any other in Jasper.  An ornately designed curtain covers a small entryway (watch your head!). ... cr...

When Dwain Gilzene came to Canada from Jamaica, he had $40 to his name. He was 25-years-old, had never been out of his home country and was hoping that by following his sister to Jasper, he’d be able to create a better life for himself and his daughter. Because he was relocating halfway across the w...

If Alberta’s beer industry was a batch of microbrew, in 2005, when the Jasper Brew Pub opened its doors, the batch’s barley would have had scarcely made it to the mill. Today, not only has the mash been converted, the yeast been added to the wort and the beer been filtered, carbonated and cellared, ...

Estelle Blanchette wants the world to eat in Jasper. For the last few years, as part of her overseas marketing work with Tourism Jasper, Estelle Blanchette would often hear about up-and-coming trends in tourism. Like wine, some of these were half corked (segway tours, anyone?), while others seemed t...

It’s 10 minutes before noon at the Jasper Curry House. Owner and head chef, Gopal Shelke, is busy making naan bread. His hands move like he’s playing a tabla: rhythmic, graceful and lightning fast. Shelke turns the dough, slaps it, rolls it out and portions it off. He dabs the segments with butter a...