One of the most central of the many parks in Calgary
is Prince's Island Park. This lies just to the north of downtown Calgary and the
Eau Claire Market and is linked by a bridge across a narrow creek. Originally,
the island was the point where logs being floated down the Bow River were
intercepted. More recently, it has been transformed into a
most
attractive park, hugely popular at lunchtimes in particular, with cyclists,
bladers and joggers. From the northern side of the park, the Bow River Bridge
crosses the river of the same name to the north shore. In the last three years,
the park has been given a "facelift",
although this facelift has unfortunately not been extended as yet to the bridge
which is looking a little shabby.
Bridge looking northwards
Lunchtime joggers on the bridge
Looking south along the bridge towards downtown Calgary
View from below
Detail of one of the piers
The deck from the riverside service road in the Park
Prince's Island Park and downtown Calgary
The Bow River, source of catastrophic floods in June 2005
