Wetaskiwin

Wetaskiwin is a small city of about 12,700 people (2016) in the Central Corridor region of Alberta. It is home to the Reynolds-Alberta Museum and its outstanding collection of cars, airplanes, tractors, and industrial machines.

Understand
Wetaskiwin is south of Edmonton, the city name comes from the Cree word wītaskiwinihk, meaning "the hills where peace was made". Wetaskiwin was the site of a battle between the Cree and the Blackfoot. In 1890, when the Calgary and Edmonton Railway was built, it became a whistle-stop, and was known as Siding 16. It was named in 1892 after the battle. Shortly after the area was surveyed, a group of Scandinavian immigrants settled at the townsite.

By car
Wetaskiwin is south of Edmonton via Highway 2 and Highway 2A (south of Leduc); Highway 2 is approximately  west of the city.