There are 25 guest rooms, a fine dining room, gift shop, library, gallery, pool room and front office. Three rooms on the second floor of the right side in this pic.
Twenty Two rooms on the second, third and fourth floor on the left, joined by our offices.
-The lodge building process began in 1930 and was completed in 1950
-Jimmy Simspon was kicked out of England for telling a dirty joke in church, he was given the option---Canada or Australia.
-The Simpson sister's were featured on the cover of a 1939 issue of "Billboard Magazine" for their figure skating talents. They never entered in amateur competition for Olympics or Worlds but toured in North America and practiced all year round on Bow Glacier. The magazine hangs in our library.
-Simpson's played many sports and Jimmy coached the Banff hockey team to league champs in the mid 1900's, Simpson also tried curling, yes on Bow Lake!
-Nasheen Asheen was Simpson's nickname from the Stoney Indians which means "Wolverine go quick." He was given this name because of his lightning speed on snowshoes in the Rockies.
-Jimmy named the lodge Num-Ti-Jah, which is Stoney for Pine Marten, a fierce squirel like rodent found in the area. The animal can lunge from the ground and attack an animal or human and focus on their neck area. Jimmy grew found of the animals while snowshoeing from Lake Louise to Jasper.
-Our library holds the world's oldest and most historical "antler chairs". Built by Canadian Pioneer Mary Schaffer, one of the chairs is moose antlers, the other deer antlers.
-The lodge is not actually protected by the federal government but the Ram Pasture, staff accomodation is protected by Shelia Copps and the Heritage Ministry of Canada.
-Over 5000 people will pass through Jimmy Simpson Trading Post with over 10 different languages spoken by tourists daily.
-I live inside of one of the 25 areas designated areas by the United Nations as a world protected site.
-All of our garbage and recycling is critter proof with hinged garbage cans and dumpsters.
-The premiere for the Pontiac Vibe was filmed here at Bow Lake
-So was a Toyota, Volkswagon and Nike commercial.
-Every year the lodge or the lake is featured in at least two calendars that feature Canadian Scenery, we were Mr. July last year in one of the most widely distributed Canadian calendars purchased by foreigners.
-Parks Canada told Jimmy he had to paint the lodge roof a natural colour. He went to town and bought fire engine red paint.
-Bow Glacier was one of the fastest retreating glaciers in the world until ten years ago when the rate its retraction slowed down.
-Crowfoot Glacier is the most photographed glacier on the Icefield parkway and one of the most photographed in the world.
-The first blind person to conquer Mount Everest stayed at Num-Ti-Jah Lodge and Erik Weihenmayer trained on many of our surrounding mountains before he summitted the highest mountain in the world two years ago.
-Bow Lake is below freezing for much of the Summer but because of the minerals in the water from the glaciers it doesn't freeze until the air is cold enough in the winter.
-The nearest Tim Hortons- 1.5 hours away!
-Nearest Wal-Mart- over 2 hours away.
-Banff used to have an airport for small planes for wealthy tourists to be taken right from Calgary to downtown Banff via air.
-We have over 15 full time staff members for Winter, in the Summer that number will double.
-We use leading edge technology to process payments and internet use via satelite, our phones are satelite as well but have delays, like watching CNN from overseas.
-The Icefield's Parkway was completed in the early 1930's.
-When arriving at the lodge people may complain of dry sinuses, dizziness and dehydration, we are the highest resort in North America at 6500 feet, we're over 1500 higher than the nearest town, Lake Louise.
-Snowplows and sanders operate from 9am - 5pm in the National Park (honestly!)
-There is a stop light billboard at the beginning of our highway. Green (Good), Yellow (Fair), Red (Poor), Flashing Red (Closed). This light is controlled by Parks Canada and the park gates come down and are locked with a padlock to ensure no one gets in....or out, of the area.
-There is Lake Trout, Bull Trout and smaller fish in Bow Lake, the season, because of the National Park Regulations, is very short but large lunkers have been pulled out of the lake and can be eaten!
-Jimmy Simpson's real name was Justin James McCartney
-There is absolutely no cell phone or radio station reception on property
-The nearest stop light - over an hour away.
