Chateau Lake Louise 1936 Dinner Menu

The cover painting of this menu is signed “L. Richmond,” which refers to Leonard Richmond (1889-1965), a British artist who painted trains and ocean liners for Canadian Pacific, though he preferred to do landscapes like this one when he was painting on his own. He also wrote a series of art instruction books on oils, water colors, pastels, landscapes, and more.

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The inside of this menu is decorated with poppies (the signature flower in the Chateau’s gardens) and small drawings of people engaged in lively activities in and near the Chateau. The table d’hôte side of the menu offered seven different entrées, including duckling, curried eggs, and chicken pate. A complete meal with any of these entrées was $2 (about US$27.50 today). All of the entrées also appeared on the a la carte side along with several kinds of fish, “minute steak saute, Lake Louise,” and cold meats.


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