It was once one of the most popular roadside attractions in the entire province of Alberta but today it is a mostly forgotten piece of local history. This is an overview of how the small town of Nanton, Alberta capitalized on some fine-tasting water and turned itself into a “must stop” destination on Highway 2.
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Hi Dan: Great to see you are remembering this Icon. We at the Grain Elevator Discovery Center are trying to bring this back and is on our plan of work for the area. Please come visit us at the Nanton Elevators next time and we can tell you about our exciting projects.
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Will do!
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Interesting to see your video re the Tap! My Father Albert Evins did the sign for The Tap. I recall the sign being in our kitchen while he worked on it. There was also a wishing well there. We lived in Nanton from 1956 till 1961. Another connection to the town is that my mother did the mural in one of the grain elevators. I was back in town in Nanton in 1999 and I couldn’t believe how much it had changed!
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That is super cool. Nanton water was such a great “gimmick” and a wonderful piece of that golden age of post-war roadside attractions./
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