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2 unusual facts about Banff Springs Hotel


Scott Tannas

At the age of 26, Tannas got a job in the tourism industry working at the Banff Springs Hotel.

Tunnel Mountain

The mountain is nearly completely encircled by the town of Banff and the Banff Springs Hotel grounds.


Chateau Lake Louise

The original Chateau was gradually built up at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century by the Canadian Pacific Railway and was thus "kin" to its predecessors, the Banff Springs Hotel, and the Château Frontenac.

Stanley Thompson

Thompson's many world-famous courses include the Banff Springs Hotel Golf Course in Banff, Alberta, the Jasper Park Golf Course in Jasper, Alberta, the scenic Fundy National Park Course in New Brunswick and the Highlands Links in Ingonish, Nova Scotia, all four are publicly accessible and located in Canadian National Parks.


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