This site is the former Petrofka Recreation Site. Petrofka was a major first settlement of Russian Doukhobors who came to Canada in 1899 and settled throughout Western Canada. Near here, they wintered in homes dug into the river bank. Petrofka Village site was well-chosen, near a spring (now Petrofka Spring) and a good river crossing (now Petrofka Bridge). Near the village, there was a flour mill on Radouga Creek, a cemetery and a school (Petrofka School District No. 23).
Topdog & I use the former Petrofka Ferry ramp below the orchard to launch our kayaks for our North Saskatchewan River expeditions.