As with other major tourist destinations, Jasper has a plethora of gift and souvenir shops along…read morethe main and side streets. I immediately found Rocky Bear unique when I entered to a familiar (and original) Rolling Stones tune. The guy running the place was also very informative and fun to chat with. There's a good selection of local stuff here, of which I purchased a cool bear coffee cup for Gayle. As we had a train to catch (Via Canadian heading to Vancouver), we didn't have enough time to do this place justice. I'm not sure there will be a next time for us in this part of the Canadian Rockies, but if there is.....

Lots of great Jasper and area Souvenirs. Reasonable prices…read more Most of Jasper is not easily accessible.

I can't say enough good stuff about this store. I actually didn't end up buying anything because I…read morewas just too overwhelmed by everything they had. I'm a huge Betty Boop fan... I have a cabinet in my house dedicated to the BB knicknacks I've collected over the years... and I've finally found a place that had stuff I've never seen :) I will be back and I will make a purchase :)

Out of all the little gift shops on Connaught, this is the one that my friend and I spent the most…read moretime in. Simply because, it is PURE comedy! This is not a place where you want to bring a child that can read. There are a lot of magnets, postcards, mugs and gifts that have cheeky sayings and innuendos that would be understood by most adults. I have posted pictures of some of the items that are in there. This is not an adults store - it is definately a sourvenir/gift shop. If you have a sense of humor, you can be entertained in here easily for the duration of your stay. Definately check them out if you are looking for a unique gift for a friend or family member with a sense of humor. I did find the items quite pricey in here (for example, $24.99 for a travel mug). However, there are more inexpensive items as well. Enjoy!

Friendly place, laid-back, good for kids to take their time. Reasonable variety for a small town…read moreshop.

From the owner: Toys Dress-up Plush /…read morePuppets Lego Craft & more

This was a fun excursion that I would highly recommend to anyone who visits the area. You lead up…read moreto the experience driving on the Icefields Parkway, a very cool (no pun intended) experience. We arrived at the visitor center where we had some lunch at the cafeteria while viewing the glacier. There was a lot of anticipation as we were all looking forward to the ride on the ice designed vehicle that can get to speeds of up to eight miles an hour. There are only 23 of these specialized machines designed for glacier travel and 21 of them are located here at the Columbia Icefield and the other 2 are in Antarctica. It's a 6 wheel drive vehicle with 6 monstrous wheels and it can travel up or down a 35 degree incline at at a blazing speed of only 5 mph The other part for me [besides having my wife and great friends to share the experience with] was our fabulous tour guide Riley. She is a wonderful-enthusiastic person. MAKE SURE, you hit the restroom prior to the trip as there are no restrooms on the glacier. We exited the vehicle once we landed on the Athabasca Glacier. We were told to be careful of the puddles, and potholes were clearly marked. I stepped out of the bus into a puddle... So much for listening. Once you're there, you just walk around, enjoy the scenery and snap lots of pictures. I was with Riley snapping many pictures. Again, she is a terrific guide. I walked a glacier 25 year's ago in Alaska and that was fun arriving by helicopter. Again, I highly recommend this tour as it becomes part of the whole Canadian Rockies experience.

The new highway carved its way through the valley - smooth asphalt, gleaming guardrails, a new…read moreartery for the restless who needs to travel. It's 1936 and the new highway broke ground as it passed through and the day it opened, people came in waves, chasing postcards of blue ice and rugged peaks - chasing the myth of the North, that used to mean something. But the old-timers saw it, and we're seeing it now for what it was: the beginning of the end. The Athabaskan Icefields once breathed life into this valley -- a slow, grinding pulse of ancient water, stretching out like time itself. Decades ago, you could feel the power of it. One look at it, you can hear it tell you to shut the hell up for a minute - and take in the majesty that carried history under every creeping inch of ice. Now, it's retreating, inch by brutal inch, pulled back into the mountains like your crypto-folio crashing about. Hundreds of yards, definitely more, gone since the highway came through. A couple of generations from now, there won't be anything left but a plaques that indicated where the glacier was before man decided it needed a short cut through the mountains and build a camp around the base. They still sell the dream, of course. Buses groaning under tourist weight, snowcats crawling up the last surviving frozen waves of ice. If you've got the money, you can still touch it -- still tell yourself you've "seen" a glacier. But it's not the same. It's like watching a dying legend from behind the hospital curtain. You stand there, wind biting your face, and realize you're not looking at a wonder anymore -- you're looking at a eulogy written about our brief time in existence and how millions of years of glacial life is coming to an end. The Earth is moving on, and we're the ones who stayed too long at the bar. I'm not a huge environmentalist, or a tree-hugging, birk and socks, bearded hippy. BUT after struggling to get to the end of the walkway and barriers, AND still be 100's of yards away from touching history is disappointing. I may have ticked this off the bucket-list, but I may need to do that SnowCat tourist thing before I kick the bucket. Cheers.

they have a fudge station and we went to check it out. I…read moreasked for a sample which was provided and I broke it into 2 pieces and shared it with my partner. I then requested a 2nd sample which I broke into 3 pieces and shared it with my 2 partners. we committed to purchase one of the samples tried and bought approx $7 worth of fudge paying cash. when I asked for a 3rd sample to try a different flavor , I was told its one sample per person. and we did have 3 people and only 2 samples had been served. I reminded her that we were 3 people and she had only given samples. we left the counter and were looking for jade/rocks. I went back to the counter and asked the lady why she denied me the 3rd sample - on what grounds ? . In other words I was asking her to apologize but she would not and said she would give me another free sample . I told her the purpose of my asking her why she did not offer a 3rd sample was not to get one but to determine if she discriminates vs people of a different color/race . She was furious and refused to answer my question. I will never visit this place ever.

Hadn't been in this shop for years, but someone needed to pick up some fudge for friends back home,…read moreso we stopped by. Forget the fudge, I could have spent hours in here browsing through fantastic kitchen gadgets. Camping raclette? Check. Lemon mister/zester? Check. Silicone utensils of every shape and size? Check. What a nice surprise! There's also, of course, lots of gemstones, jewelry and a little tourist kitsch, as well as some really cute little gifts like handmade ornaments. It was just a quick stop-in on the way back home, but I'll definitely be stopping by this neat little shop the next time we visit Jasper.

Great service. Saved me hours in a laundromat on a lovely day. Really pleased with the extra care…read morethey took with my clothes.

This business offers both self service and full service laundry, as well as art and stationary…read moresupplies. There are places to sit, WiFi, and staff is very helpful with recommendations for local restaurants and attractions. Location is in the basement of building next to Post Office.