Travel south of Edmonton and you will come across the community of Stettler. This community, which dates to 1905, has had an interesting history and one that is celebrated quite a bit in the town. Given the name of the community, it seems...
The Original Milltone During the early years of the Stettler area, before the railway came through and made travel much easier, a simple trip to get food was an all-day affair. Pioneers would have to travel to Red Deer to get supplies for the farm...
When we dive into local histories, some of the most interesting stories come from the regular individuals who called the community home for a time. Such is the case with the Bartschies brothers, who may have been born in Switzerland, but would head...
Hockey has always been important to Canadians, and there are few communities in the country that don’t count at least one professional player in their history. Stettler is no different, and one of the most successful to come from the community was...
Mills Stopping House in 1907 As the new pioneers came to the Stettler area, they began to follow routes set forth by those who came before. These trails served as the early highways for settlers, both when they arrived and as they traveled...
If it was not for a man from Switzerland, the community of Stettler would be a very different place. It was thanks to a man by the name of Carl Stettler that the community was born, and he had a big hand in helping it prosper in those early years...