Mayerthorpe

Mayerthorpe is a small town of 1,300 people (2016) in North Central Alberta.

Understand
Mayerthorpe is approximately (75 minutes) northwest of Edmonton along Highway 43. It is served by three major highways and is a good pit stop for travellers heading to the Alaska Highway.

History
Mayerthorpe was incorporated as a village in 1927.

On March 3, 2005, four officers serving with the Mayerthorpe and Whitecourt detachments of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) were killed in the Mayerthorpe tragedy.

On July 29, 2008, the Mayerthorpe Arena was destroyed by a fire. In 2011, after three years of planning and fundraising, the new arena, now called the Mayerthorpe Exhibition Centre, was opened.

In 2016, a string of suspicious fires in the area resulted in the destruction of a CN Railway trestle bridge. The bridge was rebuilt shortly thereafter, in about 20 days.

Get in
Mayerthorpe is located at the intersection of Highway 43 and Highway 22 (Cowboy Trail). Highway 18, which passes just north of town, connects Mayerthorpe to Barrhead and Westlock and the "trail's end" of Cowboy Trail.

By bus

 * Operates a route between Grande Prairie and Edmonton including stops in Valleyview, Whitecourt, and Mayerthorpe.

Get around
Being a small town, you can either drive or walk.

Buy
Mayerthorpe has a grocery store and a few small shops along 50 Street.



Drink
Mayerthorpe also has a couple of liquor stores.



Sleep
Additional accommodations are 25 minutes away in Whitecourt.