What is it about Hat Creek that makes it look pretty much like any other small prairie town? There is something, though, about Hat Creek that makes it very different. It is a quiet town. It is a town that time has truly forgotten. In fact, you could stand in the middle of 50th Street all day and not ever be in anyone’s way. It seems that the first mayor of Hat Creek, Alfred J. Tramore, thought that there was a need for wide streets out here on the edge of the priaires. Alfred J. Tramore had the idea that wide streets would be able to handle the crush of traffic from the city. But, it never happened.
Like most small prairie towns in Alberta, it’s angle parking in Hat Creek. And, in Hat Creek it’s free. There are a couple of parking meters, but nobody puts money in them any more. And, nobody minds. Besides, there is plenty of free parking just off 50th Street in front of Hat Creek’s only restaurant, the Golden Flower Cafe. Hat Creek is also the home of the Cowboy Campfire Festival held in July every year since 1997.
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