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Monthly Archives: April 2019
An Abandoned Picnic Shelter in the Woods
Exploring history doesn’t always mean seeking out the biggest sites or the most famous objects. In this video, we go out seeking an abandoned picnic shelter hidden in the woods of Kananaskis. Steps from the highway but hidden from view … Continue reading
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Tagged abandoned, Highway 40, history, Kananaskis, mountains, picnic shelter, woods
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Sunshine Auto Camp
This weekend I learned about a place from Calgary’s past I had never heard of before — the Sunshine Auto Camp. Let’s dig a little into its history and see what we can learn about it.
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Tagged Alberta, auto camp, Calgary, campground, Canada, motels, Saddledome, Stampede Grounds, Sunshine Auto Camp, tourist court
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Grain Elevators of Milk River
With all three grain elevators in Milk River, Alberta currently undergoing demolition, it was time to get on the road and document these soon-to-be-gone giants of the skyline.
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Tagged Alberta, Canada, demolition, grain elevator, history, Milk River, prairie
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