EAST COULEE SCHOOL MUSEUM

Life in a Coal Town Unearthed

Current hours of operation: Fridays and Saturdays, 11 am to 4 pm

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VALLEY CONNECT BUS

RUNNING: Fridays and Saturdays, 10 am to 6 pm

Some of the best parts of Drumheller aren’t planned. . . So get out there.  Explore your way.  This bus stops at the East Coulee School Museum in East Coulee. The Bus returns every 2 hours.  Explore the School Museum, visit the Willow Tea Room for refreshments or to play a board game, and take a walk throughout the Community.

4th Annual Spooky High Tea

October 24, 2026

1 – 4 pm

Tickets: $40 each Ages 15+

All the traditional High Tea Treats, but with a bit o a twist. . . a spooky twist! Have you ever eaten fresh Blackberry Spiders or Blueberry Scones with Lemon curd and coddled cream,  or our Signature Willow Creek Tea!?  So delicious!!

Entertainment this year will be Bonnie Milner from Ghost Hunt Alberta.  She will relay some really spooky stories of her adventures in this museum!

Tickets on sale now!

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If the floors could talk. . . What stories they could tell!!

Open Daily 10 am – 6 pm until September!

The 1936 Classroom is just one of the many rooms to explore.  See the daily schedule of the students in Grade 5!  Read about the life of an early Teacher!

Be surprised by the rules for teachers. No Loitering in ice cream parlors! Home before 8pm.

But Wait. . . 96 year old floors do talk. . . stop by to hear them chatter and creak!

Our Willow Creek Tea Room Is Open!!

Email: ec*******@***il.com  or call 403-822-3970 to book larger groups lunches.  Our Menu is being upgraded.  We now offer a Soup and Sandwich Special of the Week.  Our Delicious Buttermilk Scones are always available. . . Light and Fluffy. . . a Special Pastry served warm with Butter and Jam. Homemade Pie and desserts of the week!  Will post on Instagram daily, starting July 1st, 2026.  We still serve our signature Willow Creek Tea and Miss Morrison or Mr. Lawrence Coffee Blends!

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