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Sunshine Gospel Mission
It’s funny how some places become “trendy” on social media. I had never really heard of this place before but then it suddenly seemed like everyone in the abandoned places groups on Facebook started posting photos of this church. Naturally … Continue reading
A Couple of Tours
I didn’t post links here to the last two videos on our YouTube channel, mainly out of laziness but also as a bit of an experiment, to see how well they perform without being listed here. It’s been a few … Continue reading
Posted in History, Travel
Tagged Alberta, Calgary, Canada, Forestry Trunk Road, Harry Sanders, history, road trip, Stephen Avenue, tour, wild horses
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Crossing the Eleven Bridges to Visit the Ghost Town of Wayne, Alberta
Mabel the Dog and I take another road trip to the Alberta badlands, this time to the ghost town of Wayne, Alberta on Highway 10X.
Posted in drone, History, Travel
Tagged Alberta, Badlands, bridge, Canada, DJI, DJI Mavic Pro, drone, ghost town, ghost towns, grain elevator, Last Chance Saloon, Rosedale, Rosedeer Hotel, Wayne
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Historic southern Alberta hotel destroyed in early morning fire
An Alberta hotel that was built more than 100 years ago is no more following an early morning fire. Source: Historic southern Alberta hotel destroyed in early morning fire The Grange Hotel in Carmangary was built in 1909. We woke … Continue reading
The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Bridge of St. Louis, Saskatchewan (1915)
St. Louis, Saskatchewan is home to the impressive Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Bridge, which was built in 1915. In 1928 two roadbeds were added to the outside of the bridge for automobile traffic, which at the time made it the … Continue reading
Posted in History, Travel
Tagged bridge, Canada, Grand Trunk Pacific, railroad, railway, Saskatchewan, South Saskatchewan River, St. Louis
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