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Monthly Archives: June 2018
We Finally Make it to History Road
This post is more visual than wordy. Take a little trip with the DanOCan.com crew as we make our way up north to attend an event I’ve been trying to get to for several years.
Posted in Events, History, Travel
Tagged Alberta, Canada, History Road, Reynolds Museum, Reynolds-Alberta Museum, Ultimate Car Show, Wetaskiwin
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We Knew Little of New Norway
For our next visit we’re going to move a little further north up Highway 21 from Ferintosh to the village of New Norway. New Norway has a population of less than 300 people but has a lot of interesting old … Continue reading
Posted in History
Tagged abandoned, Alberta, Canada, church, ghost town, history, New Norway, travel'
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Flashing Through Ferintosh
“Shoot first and ask questions later.” It’s sort of how DanOCan.com operates. It is very rare that we know much about a place before visiting. Our style is much more about discovering an interesting place, doing some basic research about … Continue reading
Posted in History, Travel
Tagged Alberta, Canada, church, Ferintosh, history, hotel, John McLeod, Little Beaver Lake, school
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A Quick Stop in Cereal, Alberta
Another stop on our way home from Saskatoon along Highway 9 was Cereal, Alberta. I first visited Cereal in April of 2007 while doing some Geocaching. I remember being quite impressed with the town. I’m not sure how I started … Continue reading
The Cooley Brothers of Chinook, Alberta
UPDATED October 2021: We were driving home from Saskatoon and as we drove Chinook we noticed that it appears a section of the roof of the Cooley Brothers garage has collapsed. This is a very bad sign for the future … Continue reading
Posted in History
Tagged abandoned, Alberta, Canada, Chinook, Chinook Motors, Cooley Brothers, gas station, history
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