Brownie Has Arrived in Canada

Hi Piper & Mrs.Lampe's Class,

Brownie arrived in Calgary, Alberta Canada a week ago and has been well taken care of by Barratt and Jackson.
They have been reading him books and giving him lots of love. This weekend we took him around Calgary to see some sights. It was a bit chilly but we made sure he was warm. First we stopped at the Peace Bridge in downtown Calgary. This bridge was built in 2012 and crosses one of the two rivers, the Bow River, that meet downtown and divide the south and north part of the city. This bridge is only for walkers and cyclists and looks very cool in the lights at nighttime. Then we headed over to the Olympic Plaza...this is where the medal ceremonies were held in the 1988 Winter Olympics. Now it is an urban park and is used for skating in the winter. Then we took Brownie to see the home of the Calgary Stampede. This is an annual rodeo, exhibition and festival held every July for 10 days. The Stampede is over 100 years old, attracts over million visitors each year and is known as the greatest outdoor show on earth.

Our last stop was to check out the saddledome which is the home of the Calgary Flames NHL team as well as many other events and sports team which play here.


Barratt and Jackson are having a great time with Brownie and will send more updates soon.