Cardston

Cardston is a town in southwest Alberta, Canada. Cardston was settled in 1887 by individuals from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Mormons from Utah Territory who voyaged by means of the Macleod-Benton Trail to Alberta in one of the century's last wagon movements. They had left April 6 and arrived June 3. The official originator of the town is Charles Ora Card, after whom the town is named. The consolidated church and school was finished by January 29 the next year after their landing. Cardston is arranged in the low lower regions of southwest Alberta, around 25 km 15.53 mi north from the American territory of Montana. On its north side, it outskirts the Kainai Nation Blood Tribe Indian Reservation, one of the biggest holds in North America. 40 km 24.85 mi toward the west of Cardston are the Rocky Mountains of Waterton Lakes National Park. Cardston is 77 km 47.85 mi southwest of Lethbridge and 234 km 145.40 mi south of Calgary.

Cardston has a soccer stop, ball stops, a fairway, an ice skating arena, a swimming pool, tennis courts, climbing trails, a skateboard stop, a few diversion parks, excursion regions and play areas. The nearby schools and LDS Church structures have exercise rooms. St. Mary's Dam repository upper east of Cardston bolsters water sports in the mid year months.